Bullet heaven video games are primarily the reverse of bullet hells: As a substitute of attempting to dodge countless, nigh-impenetrable waves of enemy projectiles, you’re the supply of these projectiles, utilizing them to mow down countless, nigh-impenetrable waves of enemies. I am fairly certain Vampire Survivors wasn’t the primary recreation of the sort, nevertheless it was undoubtedly the one which dragged it to prominence, inspiring all kinds of imitators—together with, later this yr, a brand new recreation mode in League of Legends.
“After months of labor, it is time to allow you to all know that we’re at the moment engaged on our first bullet heaven survivor PvE recreation mode,” League of Legends developer Selina Liu stated in an replace video posted at present. The brand new mode, she stated, shall be “a little bit totally different tackle League’s core gameplay, however a bit extra chill in comparison with Area.”
“On this mode, you’ll struggle in opposition to hordes of enemies by your self or with mates,” developer Eduardo Cortejoso stated. “So whether or not you are on the lookout for a problem, otherwise you simply wish to have some enjoyable with mates, we wish this to be one thing everybody can take pleasure in.” Cortejoso added that this new mode shall be “markedly totally different” from earlier League of Legends PvE modes like Odyssey: Extraction or Star Guardian.
In addition they posted a single screenshot of the brand new mode because it stands “early in improvement.” Yeah, that appears like Vampire Survivors to me.
There are not any additional particulars in regards to the new recreation mode, together with what it will be referred to as, however we can’t have to attend lengthy to search out out: Cortejoso stated the brand new mode shall be rolled out throughout the 2024 mid-year occasion, and extra details about the mode shall be revealed in future developer updates.