Comparison

Vampire Crawlers vs Project Neon

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

Head to head
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

Project Neon

Embark on a top-secret mission in this 16-bit shoot 'em up adventure. Navigate the cosmos to retrieve a recluse from Mars and dismantle his interplanetary defenses to save Earth from ecological collapse.

Highlights
  • Interplanetary defense dismantling
  • Boss battles
  • Intense 16-bit arcade action
  • Cosmic navigation
  • Shoot 'em up gameplay
Features
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PROJECT NEON is a retro arcade space shooter, built as a brand new game for the Neo Geo. It runs on original MVS and AES arcade hardware, on a cartridge we build ourselves, and players around the world play it on real cabinets today. This is that same game, now on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. BUY IT ONCE, OWN IT One price, the complete game. No ads, no in-app purchases, no timers, no account. Everything is in the box, just like an arcade cartridge. One purchase covers every Apple device you own. A REAL ARCADE SHMUP • Hand-drawn 16-bit pixel art, made inside the limits of the original hardware • A soundtrack composed for the Neo Geo sound chip • Fierce bosses guarding four planets on the way to Mars • Built for high-score chasing • Touch controls, game controller support and haptics Ready to fly to Mars and save Earth?

Screenshots

Vampire Crawlers4 screens
Project Neon3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Project Neon at 100% against Vampire Crawlers's 46%. Project Neon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.5) and device support (5 vs 2). Vampire Crawlers's advantage is price ($9.99 vs $14.99) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Vampire Crawlers costs $9.99 and Project Neon $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Project Neon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vampire Crawlers has 88 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of Vampire Crawlers's written reviews are positive against 100% of Project Neon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vampire Crawlers ships an update weekly, Project Neon every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Vampire Crawlers versus Project Neon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVampire CrawlersProject Neon
Price$9.99 — better$14.99
Rating3.5 (88 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews46.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings88 — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#5 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB15 MB
Age rating+99+
DeveloperPoncleFULLSET

Customer experience

Vampire Crawlers

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

Project Neon

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vampire Crawlers

No in-app purchases

None

Project Neon

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vampire Crawlers free?
Vampire Crawlers costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Project Neon free?
Project Neon costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vampire Crawlers or Project Neon?
Project Neon is rated higher. Vampire Crawlers averages 3.5 out of 5 from 88 ratings, while Project Neon averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Vampire Crawlers or Project Neon have ads?
Neither Vampire Crawlers nor Project Neon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vampire Crawlers or Project Neon?
Vampire Crawlers ships an update weekly, and Project Neon every 5 weeks. Most recently, Vampire Crawlers was updated on October 25, 2026 and Project Neon on October 24, 2026.

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