London, United Kingdom - 6 June 2026 - Indie studio poncle today announced a new chapter for its award-winning hit Vampire Survivors and beyond, headlined by Legacy of the Bloodmoon, the game's next expansion arriving this summer. 

Alongside the reveal, the studio introduced Survivaton, a new label for its growing lineup of Survivors-inspired projects, released a free content update for Vampire Survivors, and announced a new Japan studio to be led by acclaimed game creator Sawaki Takeyasu (Devil May Cry). The announcements follow a breakout year for poncle, including the April launch of Vampire Crawlers, the studio's second original release, which surpassed 1 million players in its first week.

Survivaton & Vampire Survivors - First Survivaton

Survivaton is the name of poncle's new lineup of Survivors-like projects. Short for "survive a ton," the label encompasses internally developed games that build on the foundation of the studio's flagship title, Vampire Survivors, in collaboration with selected content partners. Each project will aim to introduce major gameplay changes, content expansions, or genre twists exploring ideas substantial enough to stand as their own games.

The Survivaton initiative will serve as poncle's umbrella for future survivors-like releases, and reflecting its place as the foundation of the series, Vampire Survivors will also be renamed to Vampire Survivors - First Survivaton.  

To celebrate this new chapter, the game is releasing its free Patch 1.15 update on Steam today, featuring a new stage, new characters, new weapons, and new Darkanas. Patch 1.15 will be released on all other platforms a bit later, by the end of the month, due to platform-specific optimizations and differences in save slots management. On the bright side, we will also be releasing a Nintendo Switch 2 version, with better performance and mouse support!

• Visit the Vampire Survivors store pages: Steam | Epic | PlayStation | Xbox | iOS | Play Store | Switch

• Watch the trailer on YouTube here

• Read the poncle’s Steam News post here

Players looking for more information on the series can visit poncleup.com.

Vampire Survivors: Legacy of the Bloodmoon Expansion Pack 

Off the heels of its name change, Vampire Survivors - First Survivaton will also be getting a long-awaited expansion pack, Legacy of the Bloodmoon. The “evil twin” to the game’s first-ever expansion pack Legacy of the Moonspell and expected this summer across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and mobile platforms, Legacy of the Bloodmoon will include a substantial 10 new characters, more than 16 weapons and evolutions, a new XL stage, and 8 new music tracks. As part of this release, poncle will expand Legacy of the Moonspell with additional content and permanently reduce its price, ensuring both it and Legacy of the Bloodmoon deliver a similarly substantial experience. 

Poncle Japan

To further support its growing global ambitions, poncle is establishing poncle Japan, a dedicated Japanese subsidiary focused on deepening the studio's presence in one of the world's most important gaming markets.

Headed by Sawaki Takeyasu, poncle Japan will oversee local development initiatives and strategic partnerships across the region. The team will serve as a bridge between poncle's global operations and Japanese players, creators, and industry partners, ensuring the studio's games and initiatives resonate with local audiences while helping identify new opportunities for growth and collaboration.

For more information on Vampire Survivors, Legacy of the Bloodmoon, Survivaton, and Vampire Crawlers, visit poncle.games and follow @poncle_games on social media.

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About poncle

poncle is the studio behind Vampire Survivors, founded by Luca Galante. What started as a solo project by Luca Galante during the pandemic has somehow grown since into a wider international team making games built around strong mechanics, fair pricing, replayability, and a general reluctance to waste the player’s time.

After the unexpected success of Vampire Survivors, poncle has continued to grow while sticking to the same basic idea: make games that are accessible, generous, and capable of escalating into complete nonsense when handled correctly.

Alongside its own projects, poncle also works with and supports other developers who share a similar view of games: respect the player, keep the price fair, and make something worth coming back to.