20 Minutes Till Dawn for Windows

Vampire survivor shooter game

20 Minutes Till Dawn is an action game that takes players into a dark world infested with vampires. Armed with a weapon of your choice, your goal is to survive the night. However, as the name suggests, you only have 20 minutes to do so.

20 Minutes Till Dawn will remind players of another horde survival game called Vampire Survivors. You have the giant XP bar at the top filled with the tiny XP droplets from your enemies. However, this time you can choose your character. Moreover, this is more of a traditional twin-stick shooter than an auto-fire survival game. 

What is the game about?

20 Minutes Till Dawn is a roguelite survival game that pits you against vampires. As mentioned, your goal is to survive the onslaught of an endless horde of blood-sucking monsters for 20 minutes. You can select your player from the wide selection of characters, each with its own passive ability. You can choose one with the power to summon a shadow clone or one who can fire a flaming bullet.

You can also create a unique and overpowered build in every run using the game's over 50 upgrades. You can add more forms of damage or augment your gun's abilities. You can even let your pet do all the work for you. The options are easy to read. It also has a simple tree of one base upgrade, two tier-two options, and a final one that ties it all together.

Characters and upgrades will make a huge difference to your survival. The runs can get brutal, especially since you start with only one or two lives. Enemies will also scale up in difficulty and quantity as you play longer. Moreover, every boss fight is lethal. More than the challenging battles, players will also dig the almost-monochromatic graphical style of the game, which gives it a retro and moody feel.

Is the game good?

Overall, 20 Minutes Till Dawn has the potential to be a standout in the growing genre. The game is very challenging despite its short runs. Moreover, it offers a variety of gameplay experiences by allowing you to create your own build from a diverse character selection and upgrades. However, while you have various options, you might use similar pick-ups to have more chances of survival.