Death Parade: Dev Update #3

Hello again, my fellow Vampire Survivors Crawlers,

Marthello here, with some news.

Vampire Crawlers is coming to mobile

That’s right, Vampire Crawlers is coming to iOS and Android on October 12 at 9:00 AM BST, which is much more specific than “2026.”

Soon, you’ll be able to crawl dungeons, build Combos and become overpowered from the convenience of your phone.

Now, back to Death Parade. 

This time, we’re looking at a new Mana card and taking a closer look at one of the new Arcanas.

Karoma's Mana

Karoma’s Mana is a new purple Mana card designed to keep your hand moving. At its base cost, it uses one Mana to Switch one card, then gives that Mana right back to you.

It also introduces Adaptability, which changes the card’s cost to one more than the last card added to your Combo. The further your chain goes, the more carefully you’ll need to decide where Karoma’s Mana belongs.

The new Adaptability Gem lets you add the effect to existing cards, too. Death Parade’s release date has already proven a little too adaptable, so from now on, we’re just keeping that effect in the deck.

Chair Game

Earlier, we revealed the names of Death Parade’s four new Arcanas and didn’t explain them. I’ve now been authorized to explain one:

Chair Game is designed for when you have an active chain, but none of the cards left in your hand can continue it. 

Once per turn, it Switches up to four cards, discarding the dead ends and drawing replacements that might keep your Combo alive. Yes, even if your Combo is only x1.

Because Switch discards cards before replacing them, cards with Afterlife can still activate, cards with Scavenge (formerly Scavenger; we discarded the “r”) can grow stronger and any other discard effects can also trigger. So, what looked like a failed chain can suddenly become damage, scaling and another chance to keep your Combo going.

We hope you enjoy Death Parade and the patches still to come, each with a shiny new mechanic to unlock and toggle across every stage. Use it or don’t, all the new content is yours either way.

As for whether this is the final preview, there’s only one way to find out.

~ Marthello