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The long-standing debate over what to call the genre popularized by Vampire Survivors is finally over. Steam has introduced a new official tag: 'Bullet Heaven.' This video explores the new genre name and highlights other games in the category, such as Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor and Soulstone Survivors.
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00:00Of all humanity's problems in 2026, none of them are as urgent or insurmountable as the big one.
00:04What should we actually call the vampire survivors-like genre?
00:07Auto-battler? Taken already.
00:09Reverse-bullet-hell? Bit of a mouthful.
00:11Vampire survivors-like? Come on, you're not even trying.
00:14But we can finally put the whole issue to bed.
00:16A recent update to Steam's Game Tags has given these games a proper genre title.
00:20Bullet Heaven.
00:21It's pithy, fun and functional and you can already browse through the genre over on Steam.
00:25There you'll find games like Megabonk, Deep Rock Galactic Survivor and Soulstone Survivors.
00:29And vampire survivors, obviously.
00:31Which works for me, so let's find something else to argue about.
00:34Check out the full story on PCGamer.com and be sure to follow us here for more gaming news.
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