Games Like Vampire Survivors | Free in Your Browser

Vampire Survivors turned a simple idea into a genre: your weapons fire on their own, the screen fills with enemies, and every level-up asks you to pick one of a few upgrades. Players now call these games "survivors-likes" or "bullet heaven" games. Vampire Survivors itself is not a browser game, so this page starts with free picks you can play in a browser tab right now, then covers the best survivors-likes on PC and mobile.

What makes a game feel like Vampire Survivors

• Automatic attacks. You do not aim or press fire; your build does the work.
• A pick every level-up. A short choice of upgrades, over and over, building one run's power.
• Swarms that keep growing. Every run ends eventually; the question is how far you get.
• Permanent progress. What you earn in a run buys upgrades that carry over, so the next run goes further.

Free survivors-likes in your browser

One Turret, the closest match

One Turret is the PlayBrain game closest to the Vampire Survivors loop. A single turret sits in the middle of the arena and fires on its own while enemies walk in from every side. Kills fill a bar; when it fills, the battle pauses and you pick one of three cards: a new weapon, a copy that merges into a weapon you hold, or a stat boost. Bosses drop chests, and two weapons at level 3 or more can be joined into a fusion, much like a weapon evolution.

The difference: the turret never moves. All of your skill goes into the picks, which makes it easy to play one-handed on a phone. Runs pay coins for permanent upgrades, and there are 200 stages plus an Endless mode. Read our One Turret tips for builds.

Best for: the pick-a-card build loop without the dodging.

Tank Arena, upgrade stats as you level

Tank Arena is a Diep.io-style shooter. Destroy shapes and enemy bots to level up, put points into seven stats and evolve your tank class. You aim and steer yourself, so it is more hands-on than Vampire Survivors, but the level-up and build choices scratch the same itch.

Best for: players who want to move and shoot as well as build.

Space Blast and Asteroids, pure wave survival

Space Blast and Asteroids are classic arcade shooters where the waves keep coming and the goal is to last. There are no upgrade picks, but the "how long can I survive?" tension is the ancestor of the genre.

Best for: quick five-minute sessions.

Arcane Defense, builds against waves

Arcane Defense is a path-based tower defense game with six tower types, elemental fusions between neighbouring towers and boss waves. It is slower and more planned than a survivors-like, but the fusion combos reward the same kind of build thinking.

Best for: players who like planning ahead between waves.

The best survivors-likes on PC and mobile

These are not browser games, but they are the titles most players mean when they search for games like Vampire Survivors.

How to choose

• Want the closest free match in a browser: One Turret.
• Want to move and aim too: Tank Arena.
• Want the original: Vampire Survivors on PC or mobile.
• Want a free download with a big roster: HoloCure.

For more genre picks, see our best browser roguelikes and best browser tower defense games.