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PONCLE DEALS A NEW HAND OF CHAOS: VAMPIRE CRAWLERS LAUNCHES APRIL 21ST
19th March 2026 – poncle is pleased to announce that Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors will launch for PC (Steam), Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch consoles on April 21st, 2026. The deckbuilding, dungeon-crawling spin-off takes the high-speed action of Vampire Survivors and turns it into a chaotic first-person card-slinging fiesta, allowing players to explore the world of Vampire Survivors from a whole new perspective, mostly because they'll be too busy slinging cards at Mach speed to take in the scenery.
Check out the announcement video here.
Following a wildly successful Steam Next Fest demo, Vampire Crawlers will officially launch on April 21st, 2026. The game will be priced at £9.99 / $9.99 / EUR9,99 / YEN 1200, and will be available for PC and consoles, and on Xbox Game Pass as a Day-1 release. The game will also be available on iOS and Android at a later date.
Didn’t get a chance to join the Steam Next Fest fun? Never fear – poncle's Lets Break Vampire Crawlers video series, kicking off on March 21st, will recap the greatest hits of the demo for those who missed out the first time around. The series will spotlight the demo’s most ridiculous moments of card-slinging chaos, with gameplay footage submitted by real participants across the globe, all of whom came into their Steam Next Fest experience with one thing on their mind: destruction. Turns out, when you give players a deck of chaotic wildcards, their only goal is total annihilation. We couldn't be prouder.
It’s not long now until players will get to sink their teeth into poncle’s next creation. To keep up with all the action ahead of launch, follow poncle on X, via the Vampire Crawlers Steam page or join the Vampire community on Discord.
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poncle is the genre-defining, dopamine-dealing, multinational studio that accidentally took over the video game industry with the global phenomenon Vampire Survivors. Founded by Luca Galante as a humble pandemic project, poncle has mutated from a one-man show into a global collective of coders, entrepreneurs, designers and artists dedicated to one mission: making games that are fun, fair, accessible and absolutely relentless.
We aren't just a studio; we are the architects of the Survivors revolution. With a team stretching across borders, poncle is dedicated to supporting indie developers who share our philosophy: respect the player, keep the price low, and always be the competent chaos you want to see in the world.
