This video is believed to be the reason that Vampire Survivors exploded in popularity overnight. And now it won Best Game at the BAFTAs. Well done!

Having been stuck in a rut of playing the same stale games for the past five to ten years, in six months you've introduced me to literally dozens of amazingly fun and amazingly affordable games. You are the best thing to happen to my life in the last half of 2021.

13:04 "When people look at your OPness, you want them to be impressed." - that just cracked me up!

This is the video that gave Vampire Survivors the initial push into virality. This means Splattercat caused the Bullet Heaven game flood in the last year!

This is where it all began, the start of the VS craze!

I'm surprised how fun this was to watch! Would have watched another hour of this.

Honestly, if this is what the non-"AAA Indie" games are like, then I'm definitely down for you to cover more of them.

This game is the very definition of a Classic Indy Game! I'm pretty old(45). Just the kind of game I loved as a kid. If you like gameplay over graphics!

Steam reviews now have heaps of shouts out to splat-cat. You've done a great thing for these developers. But damn looks like the developers are doing a great thing in their own right, the game looks amazing!

Oh this aged like the finest wine one could brew came from the NoClip documentary btw

This game brings back memories of days sitting on the floor in front of the tv, with a sega control in hand and spending hours of endless fun. No game strategies, no stories with plot twists or super realistic graphics, just hours and hours of fun. Good choice today Splatt.

Your love of this game removed all hesitancy in my purchase.... now I and a few of my family members own this. Great game! Thanks Splat!

Solid gameplay, solid art style, cheaper than a burger. That's a "take my money" moment!

You convinced me to buy it so I will say 3 things related to the game now that I've had some time with it 1. Lack of impressive OPness can be rectified with leveling certain weapons to 8, having the weapons matching item in your inventory (any level) and grabbing a treasure chest. (Weapon evolve system) 2. Matches can go to a max of 30 minutes. 3. You can left or right click on the game to control your character (runs at the mouse) which can let you get more precise control over the knives than just the 8 directions, though no way to aim it without walking.

Heh, it seems like this episode was an effective advocate for this game. A lot of people on Steam seem to be reporting that they bought the game immediately after watching the video! The great price was tough to resist after just listening to Splattercat gush.

Splat "it has like 6 reviews" Splatts community 4 days later: it now has close to 800. Really awesome to see how your video made such a huge difference for this game/team, you rock!

Edit : I forgot to mention that giving such publicity to the game forces respect. You help that game a lot by doing so, even more than you help us finding those rare jewels. You made me discover Battle Brothers, one of the best games I ever played. You are a f*cking hero man. I bought it and I must say it is very good indeed. Reached level 72 and really felt like an overpowered badass mage at the end. All I need now is more content. Another amazing suggestion, thanks a lot.

Splatt' you've worked your magic again ! I don't know how you manage to find such gems but I sure am thankful, super thankful in fact. Watching you play was not far from hypnotic and seeing the power fantasy build up is a joy.

The "The Making of Vampire Survivors - Documentary" from Noclip brought me here an now i am subbed 😀😀

I think this may be the first game I instantly went and bought, after watching all your playthroughs, thanks splat!

I've been playing this for hours now and really love the low skill ceiling and high skill floor, couple things I've found: - The knife is much better when using controller, you don't just get 8 directions you can be super accurate with it. - if you have the level 2 whip you can face the other way during between the first and second swing to get double damage on one side - Early game crowns (+10% XP) is the best set-up for a good run

I'd love if splat did a "budget greats" kind of thing maybe once a week where he finds a sub $5-$10 dollar game to show off.

Addressing that 'seen everything burnout' is super valuable to me as a consumer. You guys that do this for a job hold the most vauble opinions for me as someone with much less time. The one thing I'd love to know from guys like you SplatterCat is what games have stuck with you over the years after the thousands you've played.

Was about to judge a book by its cover and just skip the video, but it actually looks like my kind of game, so thanks for showing it :)

When you said Robotron I about lost it. That was one of the top go-to games in the 80's. I had forgot how many hours I spent on it. Definitely got this game marked down purchase. Looks really fun.

I saw this on my steam discover queue and dismissed it. After watching you play and talk about it for 15 mins, I just bought it. Looks super fun. Thanks again for another gem.

Splat being the trailblazer for this game. Your exposure has made this game incredibly popular.

Oh man, reminds me of one of my favorite mobile games "Magic Survival", minimal artstyle and same type of gameplay, such a good game both of these!

Your review of this game cause my wife to buy it and play it pretty much non-stop for 2 days now. The silence is a welcome reprieve. 10/10

I am so thankful for this! I instantly got the game and have been playing it for the last 14h, lol. It is an amazing start and I hope it gets developed further into something even more amazing. Thank you, Splattercat!

"When people are looking at your OPness you want them to be impressed" - for sure 🤣

Without this beautiful level up screen I would have been gone in seconds. The way it slides in really shows that this game is more than its cover

After watching you playing this game I went and bought it the next day. I love it. It reminds me of gaming on table top games in the 80's when my parents would take us to the pub. I've already lost hours to this game. Thanks for bringing back the memories Splat. ☺️

After 2 minutes I bought this game and put 10 hours into it. I can't stop playing and I love it.

Bought the game based upon your review. 7 hours later had all the present achievements and also a very enjoyable morning. Keep the recommendations coming.

I love the fact that I first saw this on wanderbots channel and he thanks you for tweeting about this game. And now I get to watch you play it 🥰

I bought this game in April, & have kept playing this regularly. Such a surprisingly good game, and I'm saying this as someone who usually steers clear from "hardcore" leveling-bullet hell type of game. And I was pleasantly surprised to have heard that this game took off since Splatt's video!

It's a great thing your doin with these videos. Not only for us gamers, but for the developers too. This was well worth the $3, and I would have NEVER known about it. Not to mention you probably increased sales on this game 10 fold. A winfal well deserved by whoever made this game. Hats off to you bro.

I might have said that before, but I really love your presentation style, your comparisons, and your tangents. Consistently awesome vids.

"...let's go ahead and put a little bit more ***TREASURE CHEEEEEEESST***

Welp you've done it again, convinced me to buy something I wouldn't have even knew existed otherwise. ^^;

I normally prefer games with fancy graphics, but you got me interested in this. I've already spent hours with it. So thanks. My mother tongue is not English, but I really enjoy how well articulated and funny you are in your videos. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for showcasing this game. Picked it up and dropped 9 hours on it right out the gate. For three bucks this was easily money well spent.

Thanks Splatty I love this one for simplistic fun!!!!! Great Find Bro!

Ive not heard or read anyone say it yet, so allow me to point out the humongous amount of Castlevania easter-egging going on in this game! The book revolving around you, cross weapons, diamonds being thrown, whips, bats, skeletons throwing bones, busting candles/fire for items, etc. Very cool! This does look really fun, thanks for sharing!

so, it's June 2023, and i just started playing the game last week. i vaguely recall splatt doing a video in it, but i've only been watching him for a year. thought i'd go and [re?] watch the vid. considering how many VS clones have been out since- Splatt's reviewed a whole bunch, and says he gets lots more, i can't believe it's only 1-2 years old [KZfaq doesn't say when this video was posted, just that it's '1 year' old. it is funny watching splatt stumble his way thru, like how he ran from the skeleton hoard even tho he had garlic. i've only been playing a week, but when i saw that i was like, yeah, i remember when i did that.

I watched this video for 10 minutes and bought the game, the next 6 hours was non stop playing! Thanks for the suggestion! Also this is my first video of yours I have watched, definitely gonna check out more of your vids now :)

You sold this game to me. Their video and screenshots didnt look like anything special but seeing it here looks like a fun callback to arcade games. Thanks for the game man.

This style of game is 100% something I'll pick up and just play for 5 minutes during the day. Thank you! Love this.

Not going to lie, went and got this game Splatty and it is VERY addictive. I keep getting that "one more run" feeling and before you know it 2 hours are gone and you are like DANG! Thanks for the recommend on this one my man, you are the best!

Thanks for featuring this! I have 12.6 hours played in the last two days. It's addicting!

Magic Survival on phones is in the same genre and really fun as well for anyone interested in this kind of gameplay.

another of those games that i passed on when I saw it on steam but seeing you play it man it looks like a good time.

Just wanted to comment that I really like your videos. If there is some game I really like, I watch it through, otherwise I am sleeping to your voice (no offense, its really soothing). You are actually curing my insomnia at this point. Also "They always run" and "Wanderlost" has great graphics, thank you for showing them :D Have a nice day everyone!

I cant believe i actually might have missed this gem of a game. thank you so much Splat!

I saw all these positive comments, but then I saw the game and I was like, "Mm, nah, looks lame." Ten minutes later and I NEED this to come to the Switch! This game looks so damn fun!! If they can really flesh it out in early access, and balance it right, I think this could be a genuine hit.

Also think this game could have some amazing twitch intergration where chat can pick what random even like the bat mobs and plant circle comes up next

This was an instant buy for me . Really awesome execution of an old idea

This man singlehandedly put this game on the map.

Sold me when you said Robotron. That is the game I keep my home arcade machine set to by default. Thanks as always Splat

26:10 "And it's really a shame that it's sitting on steam right now with like three reviews" Me: goes to a steam link, game has about 380 reviews now, and a lot of them are referencing to Splatter video, that is really nice to see

Thank you for trying this game out, it's the exact kind of game I love! I cannot wait to buy and play it

Inlaid Library: “But what’s a stone mask doing here?” Love that JoJo reference

Wow. I just saw the first 5 Minutes of the video, bought it and played for 2h straight. This game just flows so well, when hundreds of enemies are on screen! Quite addictive. Sound design definitely has the now classic increasing pitch for reward pling.

Always enjoy the videos that you can tell how much you love the game

I'm so glad this game absolutely blew up in popularity, streamers gave this game great exposure and it is a really addictive, fun game that is frequently getting new content

Castlevania was a huge inspiration with this game. The characters, drops and items are all inspired by Castlevania. Bible, the cash bags, dagger. ect ect.

Most refreshing gaming i seen in a minute. Old school vs modern

Yay! Thank you for sifting the pile to bring us affordable fun that looks like it could run on a variety of systems!

Splatty, my man! So I picked this little gem up a few days ago after watching this vid, and it is an absolute blast. The latest patch did add a fullscreen mode, via ALT+Enter or F11. Cheers!

Watched the vid back when it came out but never commented. Just came back to say, this game is suddenly BOOMING in popularity right now (end Feb early March 2022), and I honestly think you're coverage on this game via this video helped pushed it to the right people, just like when people discovered Amogus. Seriously I've never seen anyone play it before you, and then suddenly even vtubers are playing it, in droves btw. Anyways just wanted to say thanks personally because I was also one of those people who got into this game because of you. Keep up the good work my guy

Thanks for this one Splat, I’m having a blast. And for the price of one beer, great value

I love this game and am glad it's gotten attention since! It's a bit sad people still see pixel art and consider it low quality art, when this game has some nostalgic and incredibly well done pixel art, compared to most pixel art games being frankly terrible.

Curse you SplatterCat!!! I just sunk 4 hours in this game . Honestly, it's extremely addictive. Thank you for your daily dose of wonder

I really like this, a good find! Thanks for the spotlight Splat c:

I played a game exactly like this on my smartphone about 6 months ago. It had a lot more characters and the graphics seemed better. It was a F2P with something extra you could pay for.

FYI, the "glowing" enemies with the blue outline are Elites that drop treasure chests when killed.

Splatter:"I need more exp" The same Splatter ignored skill that give him more exp. Twice! THRICE! QWADRUPLICE!!!

Well you sold me Splatty I bought this right after watching the video and this game hands down is a treat, its worth a play for anyone just looking for a game to just load up have a good time. It's fantastic

I picked it up as soon as you told us the price. Thanks man, your pile sifting has been extremely helpful.

Thanks Splaty, already logged over 2hrs and im hooked!! :)

I really liked that you included a late game run at the end

Definitely an example of don't judge a book by it's cover.

Great video, definitely going to check this one out

I liked the detail that all the names are Italian...Simon Belmond's original name was Simone Belmondo, but due to mistranslations his name became French. So it's interesting that a vampire horde game has, I think, brought a small homage to that little lost detail from the Castlevania series. 04:20 "Peachone" is a funny way to spell the word "piccione" which means "pigeon" in Italian, and it's the closest to how we would write it for an Anglo-speaking audience to make them understand the phonetics/how to enunciate that word.

Just bought it, had a lot of fun already, thanks Splat.

Picked it up, Splat does not lie. This is a banger. Word to the wise, unlock Gennaro ASAP and level knives until you can "evolve" them...this game gets NUTS. Also I too remember Robotron Splat, Gen X represent!

I feel like there are Let's Play channels that are one-sided takers for the games they play. Only using the game as a springboard to grow their channel. I feel a LP channel is best when it works as both a review and an outlet to learn about hidden gem games. That's one thing I always appreciate about SCG's channel. It never feels like he's just exploiting the game's content and not trying to help the creators grow their own product. This is a wonderful example of a KZfaqr making an interesting video by showcasing a game that not many of us had heard about, talking both about the positive and negative aspects of the current state of the game, a call to action for those interested to help support the creator, and even offered what I feel are very good pieces of advice on how they could improve the game. (Like when you suggested there be regions that gave the player something to strive towards in that area, and when you suggested to "gamify" the menu system.) Good job finding and talking about this game. I really hope it improves the profile of the creator and brings more people to the game!

Thanks for the content man I’ve found a bunch of good games because of you.

This game seems heavily inspired by the old Castlevania games. The first character is obviously a Belmont with the whip as his main weapon. The powerups like the daggers, axes, holy water, cross boomerang, and ect. are all directly out of the old Castlevania games. Several of the characters seem straight out of there too. I'm not upset by this... I think it's awesome, really. I'm just saying that I saw what they did there. Even the giant library is an entire map in several of those games. If this was a spinoff of Castlevania, it wouldn't surprise me whatsoever.

IT JUST CAME TO MOBILE LAST MONTH! I just now found out, but I can now play the actual original Vampire Survivors on mobile, and it had full controller support! I don't think all the characters are available yet, but it's all FREE so far! It's freakin awesome! This game became huge, to where like everyone knows it, and there's a TON of knockoffs on mobile. So awesome that I can now play exactly what you are playing in this vid, and it's actually the official devs that released it on mobile!

as soon as i saw the game play i got it. its amazing!!!! ty. love your vids.

The impact you've had on Steam is impressive. Well done for a deserving title.

Their playerbase jumped from like 60 players to over 1000 since this vid dropped. Good on ya splat with the coverage.

That was a surprisingly heartful endorsement by Splat. I'm going to go right now and give this game a try!😆

love your videos and the abundance of indie games that we get to know because of you, thx

Getting some massive Crimsonland vibes and I'm sold! Excellent, my guy!

That was a shockingly fun watch! Bought it, love it!

Wow! got hooked just watching, wanted it to continue!

Dang, this looks pretty fun. Usually, I'm content to just watch games nowadays (age + lack of good games + lack of funds) but this looks like it would be great to kill an hour or so. Do you show all the games you try out or are there some major turds that you test and decide it's not up to your standards? You always seem so positive and only offer constructive criticism. I can't remember ever hearing you say something just outright sucks (In fairness I haven't seem every one of your videos. I've seen a lot of them, though). Anyway, hope you have a great New Years! I'm 100% positive you're going to break one million subs this year, 2022 The Year of the Splat! (sounds like a Nickelodeon thing, lol)