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| Esports | Slain 2: The Beast Within | 10 000 Wishlists! We’re absolutely floored. Slain 2: The Beast Within has just skyrocketed past 10,000 Wishlists . Thank you. This is wild. While Slain 2 is still building its bones, your response and engagement are already making us even more for what's to come and we cannot wait to share it with you. And here’s a secret: we’re cooking up something seriously exciting for later this month. Stay tuned 🤘 Steam ca… | — | |
| Community | Steel Mantis Presents - Slain 2: The Beast Within Steel Mantis is teaming up with Silver Lining Interactive to bring you a brand new, blood-soaked, pixel-art action platformer. If you’ve loved Steel Manti s’ previous titles, you know what’s coming: intense, fast-paced combat, brutal challenges, and an unforgettable story-rich world to explore. Get ready for Slain 2: The Beast Within , the brutal sequel to Slain: Back From Hell. The moon is ris… | — | |
| Esports | VALFARIS SEQUEL IS HALF-PRICE THIS WEEKEND! Wanted to let everyone know that Valfaris: Mecha Therion, the shmup sequel to Valfaris, is available with a 50% discount until Monday, 2nd September. The half-price offer coincides with the release of a new update, which gives players who complete the game the opportunity to test their skills in an arcade-style 'Challenge Mode'. Also very happy to report that Valfaris: Mecha Therion launched th… | — | |
| Community | VALFARIS: MECHA THERION IS OUT NOW! The sequel to Valfaris has arrived! Pilot a behemoth suit forged of metal and vanquish the evil that has unleashed chaos upon the cosmos. Become the machine's beating heart and its venegeful rage. SUIT-UP AND UNLEASH MECHA HELL! Valfaris: Mecha Therion has launched and is available to purchase now for $19.99 USD. There's a 10% discount for a limited time. Also, the two previous games from devel… | — | |
| Community | VALFARIS: MECHA THERION HAS A RELEASE DATE! The sequel to Valfaris is almost here! Valfaris: Mecha Therion is launching 21st November on Steam! Be sure to add it to your Wishlist and you'll be notified as soon as it's available. To get ready for launch, the Valfaris: Mecha Therion store page has been updated with new art, new screenshots, and this new trailer: Matt | Big Sugar WISHLIST AND FOLLOW! | — | |
| Community | PLAYTESTERS WANTED FOR VALFARIS: MECHA THERION! Valfaris developer Steel Mantis is looking for playtesters to put the upcoming Valfaris: Mecha Therion through its paces and provide feedback. If you're interested, click the following link and complete the playtest application form: They're looking for a wide range of players, so it doesn't matter if you've never played any of Steel Mantis' previous games, or if shoot 'em ups aren't usually yo… | — | |
| Community | JOIN THE DEVELOPER DISCORD! If you're into the games of developer Steel Mantis ( Slain: Back From Hell , Valfaris , Valfaris: Mecha Therion ), then do yourself a favour and click the following link and join them on their new Discord channel: The channel will be the devs' first destination for sharing art and info about their games, as well as shooting the breeze about what they're playing, what they're listening to etc. A… | — | |
| Esports | VALFARIS SEQUEL - DEMO LIVE NOW! The very first demo for Valfaris: Mecha Therion – the sequel to Valfaris – is live now and available to download from the game's Steam page! Demo content: · Tutorial level · 1x full stage: 'Ruins of Anvin' · 3x Destroyer class weapons: Hellwraith, Hellhammer, Bringer of Mayhem · 2x Melee class weapons: Bathoryn, Therion's Fist · 3x Auxiliary class weapons: Homing Swords, Electroburst, Bunker-Bu… | — | |
| Game update | December 2021 Patch You can now wishlist the new Valfaris: Mecha Therion directly from the title screen. Unleash an new scale of carnage with Therion in a 2.5d sidescrolling mech game! | 7810105 | |
| Esports | VALFARIS SEQUEL REVEALED – FIRST TRAILER AND DETAILS! Valfaris sequel news coming in hot – we've just officially announced Valfaris: Mecha Therion. It's coming to Steam (and consoles) late 2022. Check out the announcement trailer: Yes, it's a shmup, and – YES! – developer Steel Mantis is behind it, so you can expect another explosive, action-packed outing for Therion, who this time pilots a metal colossus as he continues his pursuit of Lord Vroll.… | — | |
| Esports | TRIFOX – A NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT FROM BIG SUGAR! Wanted to share the news that we have a new game joining the Big Sugar family – we've just announced Trifox! A colourful and cartoonish action-adventure inspired by the golden age of 3D platformers, Trifox is coming to Steam (and consoles) early next year. There's a demo available to download now from the game's Steam page , so head there if you want to give Trifox a try! Matt | Big Sugar | — | |
| Community | Hidden references you (probably) never noticed! Hey there! It’s been a while. Hope everyone’s doing OK. Been meaning to put this post together for ages, and finally got around to it. So here you go – these are a few (but not all) of the hidden references we snuck into Valfaris that you probably never even noticed: SLAIN: BACK FROM HELL During the Valfaris intro sequence, Hekate says: “Time to wake up, Therion.” This is a reference to Valfari… | — | |
| Community | 'Deleted Scenes' – see what didn’t make the finished game! Thought it would be cool to share some of the bosses, enemies, and scenes that didn’t quite make it into the final version of Valfaris for one reason or another. Enjoy! VALFARIS SCHEMATICS I’m not 100% sure if this scene of Therion studying a plan of Valfaris on board the Wolfship was created for one of the game’s trailers or as part of an ending cinematic. Either way, it didn’t make the cut. D… | — | |
| Community | The best Valfaris speedruns so far! The first Games Done Quick marathon of the year finishes tomorrow and, although Valfaris didn't feature in the event, it seems like a perfect opportunity to give a shout-out to the speedrunners who have recorded the most impressive times beating Valfaris so far. FASTEST FINISH Time: 55 mins 03 secs Player: Jackerizzle -- FASTEST FINISH: ALL WEAPONS Time: 1 hr 6 mins 26 secs Player: TheHope -- F… | — | |
| Community | GOTY shout-outs for Valfaris! Well, whaddya know! Valfaris has popped up in a few Game of the Year lists! Take a look... · Patrick Klepek's Favourite Games of 2019 ( Waypoint ): "It’s just a tremendous, perfect little action game. It looks badass, it plays badass, it sounds badass." · Giancarlo Varanini's Top 11-ish Switch Games of 2019 ( Giant Bomb ) · Game of the Year 2019 ( SwitchWatch ): "Valfaris is the dark horse of o… | — | |
| Community | Valfaris fan art! Any time we see a piece of Valfaris fan-art, it really makes our day. So it's our absolute pleasure to share all the following pieces with you here. Thanks to the artists who spent time on these. We love them all! Oh, and in addition to the Valfaris fan-art, we've added some from developer Steel Mantis' previous game, Slain: Back From Hell. "Let's go to HELL together!!!" By T4TAN0S Valfaris By… | — | |
| Major update | Full Metal Mode update is live! So you completed Valfaris and are feeling pretty smug about yourself. Well, don't get too cocky because the challenge isn't over yet! I'm happy to confirm that the free Full Metal Mode update is now live and it can't wait to kick your ass. Here's what Full Metal Mode has got in store for you: · All weapons, upgrades, and upgrade items carry over between runs · Enemies have increased health, att… | — | |
| Major update | Full Metal Mode – free update coming 7th Dec! If you've completed Valfaris and are looking for a new challenge – good news! – we're rolling out Full Metal Mode as a free update next Saturday, 7th December. Not for the faint-hearted, Full Metal Mode is essentially a New Game+ that turns the deadly up to MAX by remixing various aspects of gameplay. The new mode will unlock after completing the game, so if you've already got a 'Clear Game' sa… | — | |
| Community | Nominate Valfaris in The Steam Awards! Nominations for the annual Steam Awards have opened! Having looked through this year's categories, we think Valfaris is worthy of some love in the 'Outstanding Visual Style' category. Obviously we are biased as hell, but if we had a dollar for every time we had seen or heard glowing praise for Valfaris' looks, well, we would have enough dollars to buy the award with a big, fat bribe. But we don… | — | |
| Esports | Now available for Xbox One! Reminder for any Xbox gamers out there that Valfaris lands on Xbox One today and is available to download from the store right now! This latest release means you can now grab Valfaris digitally on PC, Switch, PS4, and Xbox One. And if you want to get physical, there are boxed versions for Switch and PS4 (available from GameStop, Game, Amazon etc.). Matt | Big Sugar | — | |
| Esports | Now on PS4! (and coming soon to Xbox One) As of today, Valfaris is also available to enjoy on PS4! It can be downloaded from the PlayStation Store right now with a 10% launch discount for a limited time. PS4 players in Europe will have to wait an extra day – Valfaris hits the EU PS Store tomorrow, 6 November. The Xbox One version launches Friday, 15 November, although it's available to pre-order now with a 10% discount from the Xbox St… | — | |
| News | Reddit AMA. Live NOW on r/PCgaming Hey you! Yes, you. There's a Reddit AMA Live now on r/PCGaming. Want to learn more about the inspiration of the ludicrously beautiful artwork, punishingly designed levels, or headbanging sound track. Head over to the PCGamring Subreddit right now and ask away. Have fun, play nice, be cool, etc etc. Valfaris AMA | — | |
| In-game event | Patch 1.0.5 - Gamepad Update (Fixed) Hello! Thank you for your patience. We have rooted out what we believe to be the issue with controller compatibility. Particularly the lack of input from triggers. Please let us know if you as are still having issues. Brief patch notes below. · Fixed issue with trigger buttons not working when Steam's Controller Configuration Support mode is switched on. · Increased compatibility with control p… | — | |
| Community | Going to EGX? So are we – come see us! We're going to be at EGX again this year with Valfaris. It's taking place at Excel in London, and the show starts tomorrow, 17 October, and runs until 20 October. We'll be attending for the duration and can be found at booth RZ10 . The showfloor demo will give folks the chance to play through the first two levels i.e. Landing Pad and Eco-Dome. Thomas (Valfaris programmer and designer) will be o… | — | |
| In-game event | Update - Bugs | Controller Workaround Hello, Thank you all for the support and for playing Valfais. We are keeping our eye on the Bug Report thread and will be addressing as many bugs as possible in an upcoming patch. For now, we are noticing some people are having issues with their controllers not working properly. There seems to be an issue communicating with the Steam API. We are currently investigating a permanent solution and… | — | |
| Esports | Developer live-stream – details Quick post to let everyone know that Thomas Jenns, one half of Valfaris developer Steel Mantis, will be live-streaming the game later today, Saturday, 12th October, at 4pm BST. As the game's programmer and designer, it's safe to say Thomas knows Valfaris inside and out, so should be super interesting watching him play and hearing him talk about his work on the very first Steel Mantis title buil… | — | |
| News | Valfaris is out now! The wait is over. The time to rip the galaxy a new wormhole is now! I am beyond thrilled and am pretty much bordering on delirious to confirm that Valfaris has launched. It's out there. It's real. You can buy it. You can play it. You can get metal AF on its ass. If you want to live the dream and buy Valfaris right now, it's priced $24.99 and comes with a 10% launch discount for a limited time.… | — |
Announcements are the developer’s own posts to the game’s Steam news feed: updates and their patch notes, in-game events, releases and sales. The important ones are marked on the players chart.