Vampire Survivors announce new DLC Tides of the Foscari

The BAFTA-winning game is getting bigger

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Fresh off its well-deserved win at the BAFTA Game Awards for Best Game, Vampire Survivors have today announced its second slate of DLC coming onApril 13namedTides of the Foscari.Vampire Survivors burst onto the scene with its 1.0 edition onXbox Game Passlast year in November, following a period of time in preview on PC Game Pass. It quickly dominated the gaming landscape with its minimalistic but stylish pixel graphics, high replay value and simple but incredibly addictive gameplay. In fact, even Xbox CEOPhil Spencerrevealed he had 100% achievements in the game.

All current achievements completed. Fantastic game @poncle_vampire #VampireSurvivors #XboxShare pic.twitter.com/LPqA5MZu3QFebruary 26, 2023

Tides of the Foscari, will be the second expansion of Vampire Survivors, following the release ofLegacy of the Moonspellin December 2022. Like the DLC before it, it will unlock new achievements so we, and Phil, will need to play to maintain our 100% records.

Here’s the content we know is included in the upcoming Vampire Survivors: Tides of the Foscari DLC:

You canhead over to Steamto view more images of the expansion so far, and the DLC is once again priced at a pleasing $1.99 for tons of new content.Vampire Survivorsis available on Xbox and PC Game Pass, but the DLC will be priced separately. You will be able to enjoy the expansion via theXbox Cloud Gamingif you haveXbox Game Pass Ultimate.

Vampire Survivors take home Best Game Award at BAFTAs

This expansion comes fresh off the news of Vampire Survivors' triumph at the BAFTA Game Awards last night. Not only did they win the Best Game Design award, they took home the biggest honor of the evening by beating off stiff competition in the Best Game category.Its a well-deserved accolade for what is a tiny development team, and just goes to show that you don’t have to have an AAA budget to garner respect and accreditation within the gaming industry. Many expectedGod of War RagnarokorElden Ringto swoop in take the final award, and as you can tell by the acceptance speech the developers themselves were shocked by their win. They needn’t be so humble, Vampire Survivors was a stand-out indie success story for both critics and gamers in 2022, and as long as it keeps releasing quality expansions, it will maintain its trajectory.

Vampire Survivors

If you haven’t played Vampire Survivors yet, you are missing out on an Indie gem of epic proportions. Combining elements of shoot ‘em up, rogue-lite and survival tactics, you’ll become so addicted you’ll wonder how you ever played anything else.

Buy from:Xbox

The indie sensation Vampire Survivors is available in every tier of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, letting you face off against hordes of monsters on Xbox, PC, and every other device imaginable through Xbox Cloud Gaming.

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