How Vampire Survivors became Vampire Crawlers: Six lessons from building a game based on another developer's IP

How Vampire Survivors became Vampire Crawlers: Six lessons from building a game based on another developer's IP Nosebleed Interactive's Andreas Firnigl on crafting a spin-off of Poncle's smash hit: pub prototypes, shared rules, last-minute changes and more Andreas Firnigl started his career as a tester on Big Mutha Truckers, way back on Gamecube. He founded Nosebleed Interactive almost 15 years ago as CEO and creative director. In 2023, an old contact I had worked with 15 years ago – and who is now at Poncle – came to us with the amazing opportunity to collaborate on a Vampire Survivors spin-off. Luca Galante, the creator of Vampire Survivors, had come up with the idea for a card game spin-off and had already developed an early prototype, but Poncle wanted an external studio to help turn it into a complete game.