Every detail of Blood Dungeon looks slapdash, but its mix of platformer and Vampire survivors gets my heart thumping

Julian Benson — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:31:39 +0000

I have sacrificed many an hour to the altar of Vampire Survivors and its kin. Deep Rock Galactic Survivors, Nimrods, Brotato, TerraTech Legion, Soulstone Survivors. I could go on. So I will, Rogue Genesia, 20 Minutes Till Dawn, Halls of Torment, Swarm Grinder. I've even put more time into the Warhammer Survivors demo than I'd care to admit. Many of them follow a similar formula to Poncle's original with only slight tweaks, and yet I'm still drawn into the loop of dodging about an arena, kiting hordes of enemies as my autofiring weapons soar up a generous power curve.

Blood Dungeon, though, is different. By stretching the familiar mechanics of Vampire Survivors over the skeleton of a platformer, Nidhogg's creators Messhof have made something delectably different.

What are we all playing this Steam Next Fest?

Julian Benson — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:04:00 +0000

We're over the hump of this week's Steam Next Fest now. The vent wraps up on Monday, so really we only have the weekend to muscle through and then we're free from the demo life. We can go back to consuming games only in their entirety, leaving these pintxos of play behind.

As ever, thank you for your recommendations in the comments. While we won't get through all 5 billion demos before the 22nd, I feel like we've already unearthed some winners.

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Every detail of Blood Dungeon looks slapdash, but its mix of platformer and Vampire survivors gets my heart thumping

What are we all playing this Steam Next Fest?