Vampire Survivors Open Beta Test for Online Mode Adds Free Roaming
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Key points
- In Vampire Survivors open beta test for online mode, players can freely roam around independently of the stage.
- The online open beta was released on Aug. 29, 2025, and will remain active until full launch.
- No matchmaking is available, as online mode will be purely cooperative and can be played by sharing room codes or joining rooms through platform invites.
Vampire Survivors open beta test for online mode began on Aug. 29, 2025, allowing players to freely roam around independent of the stage. Features for the open beta are expected to be added by late September, after which the beta will simply fully launch; no exact date for the full launch is currently available.
The online mode has no matchmaking and will be purely cooperative. Players can share room codes and join rooms through platform invites; no cross-platform play is supported at launch.
In the official blog post, the developers stated that they are looking into adding cross-platform play, but the “bureaucracy from certain platforms is insane and clearly thought for massive titles, so [they’ll] worry about it later.”
The online update for the base game on PC and console to include Online mode will be a free update; for the mobile version, players will have to purchase at least one expansion pack to enable Online mode.
The update includes 15 new achievements to unlock:
- 2 new stages
- 2 new characters
- 2 new weapons and their evolutions
- 1 old passive weapon
- 3 new darkanas
- 3 new relics to get:
- 1 new power-up
- 1 new character transformation
- 1 new game mode: PARTY MODE
To avoid spoilers and keep true to the official patch notes, the exact new characters and their abilities will not be shown here. The character descriptions can be found on the official blog post; the descriptions are hidden in a black highlight.
As of writing, Vampire Survivors has “Overwhelmingly Positive” reviews with 121,897 overall English reviews. The title celebrated its full release on PC on Oct. 20, 2022, followed by its Xbox release on Nov. 10, 2022. The mobile, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch versions were released thereafter.
