The latest title from the creators of Vampire Survivors, 'Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors' (hereinafter 'Vampire Crawlers'), has stormed the charts, securing a top-selling spot while earning 'Overwhelmingly Positive' marks right out of the gate.

Released on the 21st by Poncle, Vampire Crawlers is a deck-building roguelike. You navigate dungeons filled with enemies and obstacles to hoard treasure and gems. Leveling up grants you fresh cards or weapon evolutions, and you can even summon allies for help. Once your expedition wraps up, you head back to town to permanently buff stats like XP gain and damage output.

The core gameplay element is the combo system, triggered by playing cards in specific mana sequences. This can amplify card effects significantly. You can slot gems into cards to double your damage or draw extra cards, and by mixing in various wildcards, you can construct near-infinite attack chains.

As of 3:00 PM on the 22nd, the Steam user consensus is 'Overwhelmingly Positive' (1,296 reviews, 98% positive). Players are raving, calling it a "masterpiece that brings real innovation to the dungeon crawler genre," noting that "the thrill of chaining cards is unreal," and asking, "Where did my time go?" However, some players have pointed out that the Korean translation is currently lacking.

Thanks to this warm reception, Vampire Crawlers hit 3rd place on the Steam sales charts on the 22nd. Elsewhere, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II climbed to 7th place following a 50% discount during the medieval game festival, while Ready or Not has slipped out of the rankings.

Meanwhile, in the top 20 for daily peak concurrent players, Crimson Desert saw a slight dip, sliding from 12th to 13th place. Warframe followed a similar trend, falling to 20th, while War Thunder grabbed 18th and Deadlock secured 19th.