When does the Vampire Survivors Operation Guns DLC and Contra crossover release?

Classic run-and-gun meets modern bullet hell.

A Vampire Survivors character with a whip flanked by protagonists from Contra over a fiery background.
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Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns is indie studio poncle’s latest crossover DLC that brings the classic 80’s run-and-gun franchise, Contra, into the modern bullet hell roguelite of Vampire Survivors

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Operation Guns, which was first revealed via a teaser trailer in the April 10 Triple-i Initiative showcase, is an official collaboration with Konami that introduces iconic characters and locales from Contra. The official FAQ for the DLC emphasizes that there’s going to be a lot of “guns, headbands, explosions,” and more to translate the original series’ experience into the gameplay of Vampire Survivors. 

When does Vampire Survivors: Operation Guns DLC release?

Operation Guns will be released on Wednesday, May 8 across all Vampire Survivor versions. That includes PC through Steam, Xbox, Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch. According to the official Steam announcement, the DLC will introduce a six-chapter Adventure alongside 22 new weapons (11 base weapons and 11 evolutions), 11 characters (as well as a secret 12th character), one large map, and a bonus map.

Not all of the weapons are guns, despite the trailer’s focus on the bombastic run-and-gun aesthetic. Poncle has also stated the weapons will have a lower damage output as an homage to the original difficulty of the Contra games, but that there’ll be “a lot [of] Arcana interactions to customise the difficulty to your liking.”

During the Triple-i Initiative showcase, poncle also announced Vampire Survivors will finally be coming to PlayStation 4 and 5 this summer: Operation Guns, as well as all previous DLC like the Among Us crossover DLC, Emergency Meeting, will also become available to buy on PlayStation at the same time.

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Corin is a lifelong RPG enthusiast and has been writing guides, news, and reviews for games since 2019. Their favourite games to write about include Final Fantasy, Persona, Pokemon, and for some reason, Minecraft. While they love to dig into any new major RPG release, you'll most likely find them grinding tomestones in FFXIV or reinstalling Skyrim for the millionth time.