Blood Dungeon is a weirdly rad mixture of platforming with Vampire Survivors

From the developer of Nidhogg and Wheel World, Blood Dungeon is a scribbly art mixture of platforming challenges with Vampire Survivor auto-shooting mechanics.

When I say scribbly, another better way to describe it might be — scruffy? Rough? I mean that in the nicest way. It looks great in motion but it certainly won't be for everyone. It was originally revealed during the Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Edition 2026 showcase and I'll admit - I wasn't really sold on it from a trailer. But after playing it? That's a totally different story. I need it injected it straight into my eyes. I want more of this.

Look - I love my bullet heaven survivor-likes or whatever and this is a rather good twist on it all.

See the trailer below:

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From the press release: "I like to sketch ideas in Game Maker once in a while to get them out of my head," says Messhof co-founder, Mark Essen. "While it's been a while since I've done the art for a Messhof project, I still enjoy working in 2D for fun side projects. This game started as a little weekend project that I shared with friends and lent itself to being something I could scratch at over the years as a way to wind down at night. The lack of pressure and small windows of time that defined 90% of the development kept it fun and drove a lot of the design decisions. I had a little $50 tablet with a screen and I did a lot of animation in the car if I had to wait around for something or other."

The full game will feature:

• 9 unlockable playable characters with different traits and weapons.
• 6 unlockable unique survival arenas.
• Over 100 enemy types.
• Over 100 quests to complete.
• Over 100 unlockable weapons and upgrades.
• Dynamic “dungeon dnb” soundtrack by Thomas Hooey.

A gamepad is highly recommended for this one. I've been playing the demo through with my new Steam Controller and it has been a great experience.

Blood Dungeon is another demo you need to stick on your list to try. I'm going to be sad whenever I have to give up the demo, but very happy when I get to play through the much bigger full game.