Free Vampire Survivors Update Is Out Now, Adds Several SaGa Emerald Beyond Characters

Vampire Survivors developer Poncle has officially revealed the next big--and free--update for the game on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and mobile devices. Shown off during the Triple-I Initiative stream, the Emerald Diorama is based on Square Enix’s fantasy RPG franchise SaGa, and it's now available to download.

The update adds a lot of new content to Vampire Survivors, including 12 new characters and skins, plenty of new weapons, and the Glimmer gameplay mechanic. Whenever you attack with specific weapons, there's a chance to instantly learn a special technique through this system, allowing you to unleash swords, sorcery, and missiles.

For the new characters, several SaGa protagonists will join the game roster. These include:

• Tsunanori Mido -- A fate-forged master of Kugutsu puppets
• Ameya Aisling -- An undercover witch searching for her lost magic (and cats)
• Bonnie & Formina -- A duo of daring detectives who fight side-by-side with fists and firearms
• Diva No.5 -- A songstress mech forsaken for singing a forbidden melody, travelling between different worlds--and robotic bodies--in search of her heart

Poncle says that you can also expect a teacher of heroes, an Emperor unthawed, and a Dismal King with some bloodthirsty tendencies, as well. Some of the other interesting features of this update include a "party" system of sorts for the SaGa crew, and when the health bar for these characters reaches a critically low point, they'll activate their Showstopper ability. This gives the heroes a brief boost to their Might, Luck, and Cooldown stats.

The action will also unfold on a new SaGa-inspired stage and there'll be several remixes of classic Saga tracks to listen to while you mow down hundreds of monsters.

Cross-save support is also headed to Vampire Survivors, but not to PlayStation consoles due to a legal issue. Poncle cited privacy issues as the reason why cross-save will not be available on PS4 and PS5, and the developers says that chances of it coming to those consoles remain "slim" for now.