Comparison

Vampire Crawlers vs LUMINES REMASTERED

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Vampire Crawlers

Embark on a turn-based card-driven adventure in a dark world. Build powerful decks, explore dungeons, and unleash devastating combos to defeat monsters and find treasures. Choose your pace, from tactical turns to rapid play.

Highlights
  • Turn-based card combat
  • Deck-building mechanics
  • Roguelite dungeon exploration
  • Combo-driven gameplay
  • Character progression
  • Collectible power-ups
Features
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In a dark world, a new adventure begins. Explore maps, level up powers, kill monsters. Find treasures. From the somehow triple-BAFTA‑winning creators of Vampire Survivors, Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors turns the snowballing thrill of Survivors into a hyper turn‑based, card‑driven BLOBBER with rogue-lite elements. Build busted decks, explore familiar dungeons from a new perspective, and unleash world‑ending combos. Either take your time and be tactical, or play turns as fast as you humanly can: The outcome is always accurate, we call it hyper for a reason! What is this game about Snowballing, turn‑based carnage: Play cards in ascending mana order to land combos; each step multiplies the next card’s effect. Use Wilds to extend the stack and keep going to 10, 20, 30… Can you reach infinite? Pick your pace: Either take your time and be tactical, or play turns as fast as you humanly can: The outcome is always accurate, we call it hyper for a reason! Deck-Building: Accumulate experience and level up to gain new cards, headbutt chests for customization gems and power‑ups; chase weapon evolutions and summon survivors to trigger cascade of effects and break the game. Crawling: Explore multi‑floor dungeons packed with something seldom seen in Vampire Survivors: functioning walls. And then all sorts of unique treasures and interactions. Find the shovel to dig into the next floor, that will most likely take place in the clouds! Starting Tips: - Try different Crawlers, each one changes your deck. - Visit the village after every run and remember to buy Power-Ups. - Play cards in ascending mana to trigger combos.

About

LUMINES REMASTERED

Experience an addictive audio-visual puzzle game with block-dropping action and a vibrant soundtrack. Try free modes before unlocking the full experience with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • Audio-visual puzzle gameplay
  • Multiple game modes
  • House, trance, and techno soundtrack
  • Intuitive touch controls or gamepad support
  • Online leaderboards
  • Cloud saves
Features
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY] Try the first 15 levels in Challenge Mode and the full 60-second Time Attack Mode for free, then unlock the full game with a single in-app purchase. LUMINES REMASTERED brings the ultimate audio-visual puzzle phenomenon straight to your fingertips, beautifully marrying sound, light, and puzzle-action into one addictive yet simple game. Immerse yourself at the center of high-energy, block-dropping action while you groove to awesome house, trance, and techno beats. LUMINES REMASTERED is engineered perfectly for mobile. Take control by choosing from multiple intuitive touch layouts or connecting a gamepad for old-school precision. Take Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s critically acclaimed masterpiece with you everywhere and lose yourself in the music. Key Features: - Feel the vibes: 40 stages and a legendary soundtrack of house, trance, and techno beats—from chill to upbeat. Shuffle stages like a music playlist in Skin Edit mode. - Feel the challenge: From the non-stop puzzle fun of Challenge mode to the Time Attack, Puzzle, Mission, VS CPU and a 2P Battle (local only) modes, there's more than enough to sink your teeth into. - Feel the fun: Unlock all the music, stages, and avatars, and climb the ranks to the top of the online leaderboards. Cloud saves keep your progression going. - Feel the music: Grab your favorite pair of headphones and turn on vibration (if offered) on your device to immerse yourself in the experience.

Screenshots

Vampire Crawlers4 screens
LUMINES REMASTERED4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: LUMINES REMASTERED at Free against Vampire Crawlers's $9.99. LUMINES REMASTERED also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.5) and review sentiment (63% vs 46%). Vampire Crawlers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#5 vs unranked). On ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

LUMINES REMASTERED is free to download; Vampire Crawlers costs $9.99 up front. LUMINES REMASTERED sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Vampire Crawlers asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LUMINES REMASTERED holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 88 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Vampire Crawlers's written reviews are positive against 63% of LUMINES REMASTERED's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vampire Crawlers ships an update weekly, LUMINES REMASTERED every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Vampire Crawlers versus LUMINES REMASTERED: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVampire CrawlersLUMINES REMASTERED
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating3.5 (88 ratings)4.6 (56 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews62.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88 — better56
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#5 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB596 MB
Age rating+94+
DeveloperPoncleSound Games

Customer experience

Vampire Crawlers

All ratings87 ratings
Positive51.7%
Neutral16.1%
Negative32.2%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive46.4%
Neutral11.6%
Negative42.0%

LUMINES REMASTERED

All ratings54 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral7.4%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral16.3%
Negative20.9%

In-app purchases

None

Vampire Crawlers

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LUMINES REMASTERED

One-time2
  • Unlock Full Game$7.99
  • Unlock Full Game$9.99

Questions

Is Vampire Crawlers free?
Vampire Crawlers costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is LUMINES REMASTERED free?
LUMINES REMASTERED is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vampire Crawlers or LUMINES REMASTERED?
LUMINES REMASTERED is rated higher. Vampire Crawlers averages 3.5 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while LUMINES REMASTERED averages 4.6 from 56 ratings.
Do Vampire Crawlers or LUMINES REMASTERED have ads?
Neither Vampire Crawlers nor LUMINES REMASTERED shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vampire Crawlers or LUMINES REMASTERED?
Vampire Crawlers ships an update weekly, and LUMINES REMASTERED every 2 weeks. Most recently, Vampire Crawlers was updated on October 25, 2026 and LUMINES REMASTERED on October 24, 2026.

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