# Vampire Survivors

> Vampire Survivors reached 77,061 concurrent Steam players.

- Owner: poncle
- Kind: Game
- Sector: Gaming
- Seed date: 2021-03-31
- Peak date: 2022-02-20
- Spread Score: 31 (Niche, provisional), v1.2
- Mechanics: Maker origin, Platform jump

## Summary

Vampire Survivors appeared on itch.io before its Steam Early Access release. A YouTube gameplay video preceded a larger Steam audience, and press interviews followed the rise.

## Timeline

- 2021-03-31 — poncle (Open web) — poncle released version 0.1.0 on itch.io.
- 2021-12-17 — poncle (Open web) — The game entered Steam Early Access.
- 2022-01-06 — SplatterCatGaming (YouTube) — SplatterCatGaming posted gameplay.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/vampire-survivors

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Vampire Survivors.” Case HIS-01068. Spread Score v1.2: 31/100. Updated 2026-10-16. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01068