Brotato vs Vampire Survivors
Updated for Brotato 1.2.0.1 · checked 2026-11-05
Both list at $4.99 on the US Steam pages I checked. Vampire Survivors, released 20 Oct 2022, is a survival clock of about 30 minutes: you move, weapons evolve, and the crowd does not pause for a shop. Brotato, released 23 Jun 2023, is 20 waves of 20 to 90 seconds with a shop between them, a cap of six weapons, and the option to aim.
Both support local co-op up to four on their PC store text. Vampire Survivors also carries an online co-op tag. I will not call that a native Brotato-style server, and I will not call it the same thing as Brotato's Remote Play path. The tags are not identical and I leave them that way.
I do not have a sourced hour-count for 'which game is longer.' I will not invent one. If you want a shop and a build you edit between waves, Brotato is the structure. If you want a single uninterrupted clock, Vampire Survivors is the structure.
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FAQ
Which is cheaper?
Neither, at list price. Both were $4.99. Sales move independently.
Do both have online co-op?
Vampire Survivors' store tags include online co-op. Brotato's official co-op is local, with Remote Play as a Steam feature.
Sources
Public pages linked below were compared on 2026-11-05. Rows with one source are labeled; differing catalogs retain their own counts.
- Steam store page for Brotato — checked 2026-11-05
- Steam page for Vampire Survivors — checked 2026-11-05