
Vampire Survivors developer Poncle has acknowledged one of the small issues facing the inevitable adaptation of such a successful IP, which is leaning towards being a film in favour of an animated TV series (yes, really). A simple game to pick up and play, its lack of story, characters, and plot is proving challenging to adapt.
As chronicled by IGN, a "live-action film adaptation" is currently in the works; originally conceived as an animated series, at some stage, it was determined that Vampire Survivors deserved the premium treatment. We don't detect a hint of irony in the following statement from Poncle:
"As mentioned last year, rather than jumping the gun and making stuff for the sake of making it, we have preferred to wait to find partners that felt right, especially because to make anything that isn't a video game out of Vampire Survivors requires good ideas, creativity, and that quirky knowledge of the game. That is a very difficult triplet to get 100% right."
That said, the extremely successful solo dev would know what's best and at least seems to understand the ridiculousness of the prospect: "Please remember the game has no plot — it doesn't? — so nobody can really anticipate how a film about it is going to be. That is part of what makes it exciting."