Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube806k Surprise! Vampire Survivors is getting a huge free update today, and it's moving away from Konami and joining forces with Square Enix. Announced during today's Triple I showcase, it's not a Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts DLC — both of those would be amazing, of course, but we really admire the choice that poncle settled on. The new Emerald Diorama Expansion focuses on Square most unusual series, SaGa. We don't think anyone saw this coming. We certainly didn't! But, like any other Vampire Survivors content, it looks excellent, and a ton of effort has gone into ensuring it's faithful to the series, particularly the latest brand new game, SaGa Emerald Beyond.Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube806kWatch on YouTube More than 12 characters, 16 weapons, a new stage, and lots of new mechanics are being added as part of the Emerald Diorama update. Some characters will be able to play in a party (just like any good JRPG), and a new Showstopper mode means SaGa characters with critical HP will get a boost to all of their stats. Images: Poncle Images: Poncle That's not all, either. poncle is also adding tons of new features to the game outside of the SaGa expansion. There's a free update to the main game focusing on chickens with a new stage and new character, alongside two brand new adventures with six chapters each — one for the base game, and one for the Tides of the Foscari DLC. Vampire Survivors' last DLC was a massive paid expansion focusing on the Castlevania series, and it was brilliant — one of our favourite experiences of 2024. In fact, all the Vampire Survivors updates have been great. This DLC is yet another capstone in SaGa huge resurgence over the past few years, too. 2024 saw Emerald Beyond and a remake of Romancing SaGa 2 launch, while this year, we've already been treated to SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered. Will you be returning to Vampire Survivors with this new update? Get hunting in the comments. It's about family A saga of SaGa Finally, some vampire killers Related Games See Also Share:2 1 Alana has been with Nintendo Life since 2022, and while RPGs are her first love, Nintendo is a close second. She enjoys nothing more than overthinking battle strategies, characters, and stories. She also wishes she was a Sega air pirate. Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment... Related Articles Surprise! The N64 App Is Also Getting Some Enhancements On Switch 2 It's not just GameCube Review: SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered (Switch) - A Solid Port Of A Great JRPG It's about family Review: Rift Of The NecroDancer (Switch) - Imagine If Guitar Hero & Ikaruga Made A Baby Slimes to the left of me, zombies to the right