Another one of those “didn’t see this coming” items. Developer poncle’s hit roguelike Vampire Survivors is the latest video game to get a television adaptation. Los Angeles-based Story Kitchen is teaming up with poncle founder Luca Galante to adapt Vampire Survivors into a “premium, animated television series.”
Per Deadline, the project is now in search of a writer, and is being shopped around to animated TV networks.
“The most important thing in Vampire Survivors is the story, so it’s a dream come true to see what started as a little indie game I made on my weekends come to life as an animated TV show!,” says Galante. “It’s also great to be partnering up with such experienced and talented people to make the show. I do wonder if they’ve realized that there isn’t a single vampire in Vampire Survivors, though.”
Story Kitchen co-founder Dmitri M. Johnson said: “When our Head of Creative, Dan Jevons, flagged Vampire Survivors for us last year upon its initial release, we were prepared to dismiss it as just another vampire game. Hundreds of hours played later, we were all hooked, and we just could not get enough!! Needless to say, we’re truly honored to partner with this incredible team and to continue the Vampire Survivors story!”
It’s the latest success for the game, which snagged the Best Game and Best Game Design honours at the BAFTA Game Awards earlier this month. Vampire Survivors is still going strong, having just released its latest DLC, “Tides of the Foscari”, back on April 13. Vampire Survivors is available on PC via Steam, Xbox One, and the Xbox Series.