Vampachi v1.1
Dodge, evolve, survive! This is my PICO-8 take on Vampire Survivors. As a vertical shmup. It started out way more Vampire Survivors-like and turned out way more shmup-like. At least it's not just a clone.
Story
Yeah, sure. Okay, well: Help vampire hunter Liz Belmont to survive until dawn. Except dawn will never come. Sorry.
Features
Endless survival shmup gameplay
15 types of enemies
4 types of bosses
10 upgradable abilities and weapons including:

A god-worthy hammer
An adorable bee
A Pac-Man
A fluffy sheep
A Croissant
Melee damage
up to 8-way shooting (completely automated)

How to play
Just dodge everything on screen but the blue gems. Those will level up your abilities and give you bonus weapons.
Shooting is completely automated. You don't need to press any buttons.
Fly near enemies to kill them with your melee claws.
Press C to start the game.
Use the arrow keys to move and dodge.
Or use a game controller.
To-do

More overall balancing.
Maybe a score system overhaul.

Update v1.1

further balanced gameplay and difficulty (I hope so)
added new dynamic explosion effects
bosses now appear in random order for more diversity