{"id":1977537,"date":"2026-06-07T16:55:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1977537"},"modified":"2026-06-07T16:55:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T13:55:50","slug":"surprise-cult-hit-vampire-survivors-is-getting-a-new-name-vampire-survivors-first-survivaton-plus-a-new-free-expansion-pack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1977537","title":{"rendered":"Surprise! Cult hit Vampire Survivors is getting a new name, Vampire Survivors &#8211; First Survivaton, plus a new free expansion pack"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/vampire-survivors\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Vampire Survivors<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Surprise! Cult hit Vampire Survivors is getting a new name, Vampire Survivors &#8211; First Survivaton, plus a new free expansion pack<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Expect 10 new characters, 16+ new weapons and evolutions, a new XL stage, eight new music tracks, and more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Screenshot-2026-06-07-at-17.50.34.png?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Close-up anime-style illustration of a fierce, demonic-looking character with glowing red eyes and spiky white hair, wearing dark red armor with gold accents. The character is snarling and appears to be casting dark blue energy from their hands and weapon. The background is a vibrant, energetic red.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Screenshot-2026-06-07-at-17.50.34.png\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"318\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Poncle<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-07T16:55:50+00:00\">June 7, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"6c04556c-c070-4c06-b3dc-41edabb07c81\" data-name=\"Vampire Survivors\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Vampire Survivors\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Vampire Survivors\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Vampire Survivors\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Vampire Survivors\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Vampire Survivors\" title=\"Follow Vampire Survivors\"><br \/>\n  Follow Vampire Survivors<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Award-winning Vampire Survivors has announced a new expansion pack and a new name: Vampire Survivors &#8211; First Survivaton.<\/p>\n<p>The surprising name change \u2013 dropped during Summer Game Fest week \u2013 comes as Poncle seeks to disaggregate its new lineup of &#8220;Survivors-like projects&#8221; separately from the studio&#8217;s flagship title, hitherto known as Vampire Survivors.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Expansion | Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hzs7c8XppPw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hzs7c8XppPw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Expansion | Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Expansion | Announcement Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hzs7c8XppPw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Survivaton is the name of Poncle&#8217;s new lineup of Survivors-like projects,&#8221; the team explained. &#8220;Short for &#8216;survive a ton&#8217;, the label encompasses internally developed games that build on the foundation of the studio&#8217;s flagship title, Vampire Survivors, in collaboration with selected content partners. Each project will aim to introduce major gameplay changes, content expansions, or genre twists exploring ideas substantial enough to stand as their own games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Survivaton initiative will serve as Poncle&#8217;s umbrella for future survivors-like releases, and reflecting its place as the foundation of the series, Vampire Survivors will also be renamed to Vampire Survivors &#8211; First Survivaton.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>To mark the change, Poncle has shadow-dropped its next patch, update 1.15, on Steam, introducing a raft of new content, with the patch coming to other platforms &#8220;a bit later, by the end of the month&#8221;. The studio needs the additional time to manage &#8220;platform-specific optimisations and differences in save slots management&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the bright side, we will also be releasing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> version, with better performance and mouse support!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While we don&#8217;t yet have a firm release date for the DLC, Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Expansion is expected &#8220;this summer&#8221; and\u2026 Well. It&#8217;s already June.  You can expect 10 new characters, 16+ new weapons and evolutions, a new XL stage, eight new music tracks, and more. The studio is also expanding Legacy of the Moonspell with additional content and permanently reducing its price &#8220;ensuring both it and Legacy of the Bloodmoon deliver a similarly substantial experience&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In ancient times, Saint Baal&#8217;Thasar had a vision of paradise, lit by a bright, red moon,&#8221; Poncle explains. &#8220;And so he founded the Order of the Red Moon, to lead people to a land of eternal life. The myth says that Baal&#8217;Thasar found his paradise during a pilgrimage, and so never returned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Expansion is coming this summer to PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and mobile later this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/vampire-survivors-poncle-15-new-games-italy-japan\">Poncle has also expanded in Italy and Japan<\/a>, with Sawaki Takeyasu overseeing the latter&#8217;s local development.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Award-winning Vampire Survivors has announced a new expansion pack and a new name: Vampire Survivors &#8211; First Survivaton.<\/p>\n<p>The surprising name change \u2013 dropped during Summer Game Fest week \u2013 comes as Poncle seeks to disaggregate its new lineup of &#8220;Survivors-like projects&#8221; separately from the studio&#8217;s flagship title, hitherto known as Vampire Survivors.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Expansion | Announcement Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hzs7c8XppPw?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/hzs7c8XppPw\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Expansion | Announcement Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Expansion | Announcement Trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hzs7c8XppPw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Survivaton is the name of Poncle&#8217;s new lineup of Survivors-like projects,&#8221; the team explained. &#8220;Short for &#8216;survive a ton&#8217;, the label encompasses internally developed games that build on the foundation of the studio&#8217;s flagship title, Vampire Survivors, in collaboration with selected content partners. Each project will aim to introduce major gameplay changes, content expansions, or genre twists exploring ideas substantial enough to stand as their own games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Survivaton initiative will serve as Poncle&#8217;s umbrella for future survivors-like releases, and reflecting its place as the foundation of the series, Vampire Survivors will also be renamed to Vampire Survivors &#8211; First Survivaton.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>To mark the change, Poncle has shadow-dropped its next patch, update 1.15, on Steam, introducing a raft of new content, with the patch coming to other platforms &#8220;a bit later, by the end of the month&#8221;. The studio needs the additional time to manage &#8220;platform-specific optimisations and differences in save slots management&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On the bright side, we will also be releasing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> version, with better performance and mouse support!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While we don&#8217;t yet have a firm release date for the DLC, Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Expansion is expected &#8220;this summer&#8221; and\u2026 Well. It&#8217;s already June.  You can expect 10 new characters, 16+ new weapons and evolutions, a new XL stage, eight new music tracks, and more. The studio is also expanding Legacy of the Moonspell with additional content and permanently reducing its price &#8220;ensuring both it and Legacy of the Bloodmoon deliver a similarly substantial experience&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In ancient times, Saint Baal&#8217;Thasar had a vision of paradise, lit by a bright, red moon,&#8221; Poncle explains. &#8220;And so he founded the Order of the Red Moon, to lead people to a land of eternal life. The myth says that Baal&#8217;Thasar found his paradise during a pilgrimage, and so never returned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Expansion is coming this summer to PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and mobile later this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/vampire-survivors-poncle-15-new-games-italy-japan\">Poncle has also expanded in Italy and Japan<\/a>, with Sawaki Takeyasu overseeing the latter&#8217;s local development.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Vampire Survivors Surprise! Cult hit Vampire Survivors is getting a new name, Vampire Survivors &#8211; First Survivaton, plus a new free expansion pack Expect 10 new characters, 16+ new weapons and evolutions, a new XL stage, eight new music tracks, and more. 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