League of Legends will have a PvE mode inspired by Vampire Survivors

“We already told you [en enero] “We were preparing a new game mode, so we want to tell you more about it,” says Selina Liu, producer of League of Legends. “We let it be known that we were creating a different version of the basic LoL experience, but calmer than Arena. After months of work, we can now tell you that we are creating our first PvE survival mode.”

“In this mode you will face hordes of enemies alone or with friends,” adds Eduardo Cortejoso, producer at Riot Games. “Whether you are looking for a challenge or want to hang out with friends, we want everyone to have a great time. Many players, including myself, have great memories of other PvE modes like Odyssey or Star Guardians, but this time we want to develop something completely different. Although we still can't teach you too much, we can help you get an idea of ​​how the initial phase of development is going.

Below you have the screenshot of the LoL survival PvE mode in its early stages of development.

Riot Games has yet to offer many details about the PvE survival mode, but from the information we have so far everything seems to indicate that we are facing a mode inspired by Vampire Survivors. This title belongs to the genre of bullet heavenwhich is the opposite of bullet hell. Instead of trying to dodge a never-ending bullet hell, the player is the source of the automatic projectiles that must take down endless, unstoppable waves of enemies. Although this genre with elements of roguelite It is not new, Vampire Survivors has been the game that has popularized it.

Among the representatives of the genus bullet heaven that have been inspired by Vampire Survivors we have Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, which managed to sell 500,000 units in its first week.