{"id":1070580,"date":"2026-01-22T03:35:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=499801"},"modified":"2026-01-22T03:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T03:35:52","slug":"vampire-survivors-is-free-for-one-day-only-and-thats-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/vampire-survivors-is-free-for-one-day-only-and-thats-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Vampire Survivors is free for one day only and that&#8217;s today"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/vampire-survivors-is-free-for-one-day-only-and-thats-today.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/22927447\/vampire-survivors-review-roguelike-bullet-hell-steam-pc-browser-8-bit-characters-power-ups\">Vampire Survivors<\/a><\/em> is a roguelike perfectly designed to swallow your holiday vacation whole, and it\u2019s free for the next 24 hours on PC via the <a href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/p\/vampire-survivors-f699a1\">Epic Games Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The premise is simple: Slay little monsters until you <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/m7i7fGnHT6I\">become a god<\/a>. Every run of <em>Vampire Survivors<\/em> is an opportunity to find some combination of abilities that clears the screen and earn enough gold to come back even stronger on the next one. There are several characters to try, bosses to fight, and secrets to find, too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Vampire Survivors<\/em> was one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/what-to-play\/22956981\/best-games-2022-list\">our favorite games of 2022<\/a>, and we liked it so much that it\u2019s also one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/what-to-play\/23313023\/best-roguelikes-on-nintendo-switch-steam-playstation-xbox-pc\">our favorite roguelikes<\/a> ever. Its simplicity is what keeps you coming back, and probably what has sparked the horde of <em>Vampire Survivor<\/em>-likes all over Steam. The OG, however, is king.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">I\u2019d argue <em>Vampire Survivors<\/em> is also one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/best-games\/22948034\/steam-deck-best-games\">best games for the Steam Deck<\/a>. And even though today\u2019s giveaway isn\u2019t available on Steam, well, nobody can stop you from putting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/guides\/23548311\/epic-games-launcher-steam-deck-install-protonup\">Epic Games Launcher on there<\/a>. It runs great on Valve\u2019s handheld PC and won\u2019t fill your storage space up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">All five <em>Vampire Survivor<\/em> DLCs are also <a href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/all-dlc\/vampire-survivors-f699a1?sortBy=relevancy&amp;sortDir=DESC&amp;count=40\">on sale<\/a> until Jan. 2, and each one is under $5. You could be playing as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/467976\/vampire-survivors-castlevania-dlc-release-date-price\">Castlevania characters<\/a> or fighting off imposters in its <a href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/p\/vampire-survivors-vampire-survivors-emergency-meeting-29e2c2\"><em>Among Us<\/em> collab<\/a>. None of them are necessary for new bloods until you\u2019ve been cursed like the rest of us. But forewarning: All it takes is one good run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The Epic Games Store\u2019s <em>Vampire Survivors<\/em> deal runs until Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. PST.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/499801\/vampire-survivors-epic-games-store-free\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vampire Survivors is a roguelike perfectly designed to swallow your holiday vacation whole, and it\u2019s free for the next 24 hours on PC via the Epic Games Store. The premise is simple: Slay little monsters until you become a god. Every run of Vampire Survivors is an opportunity to find some combination of abilities that clears the screen and earn enough gold to come back even stronger on the next one. There are several characters to try, bosses to fight, and secrets to find, too. Vampire Survivors was one of our favorite games of 2022, and we liked it so much that it\u2019s also one of our favorite roguelikes ever. Its simplicity is what keeps you coming back, and probably what has sparked the horde&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/vampire-survivors-is-free-for-one-day-only-and-thats-today\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1070581,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1070580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Vampire Survivors is free for one day only and that&#8217;s today | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Vampire Survivors is a roguelike perfectly designed to swallow your holiday vacation whole, and it\u2019s 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