Valfaris & Slain: Back From Hell Double Pack Revealed For Switch

Valfaris & Slain: Back From Hell Double Pack Revealed For Switch

Indie publisher Big Sugar have revealed the Valfaris & Slain: Back From Hell Double Pack for the Nintendo Switch.

The double pack contains both of developer Steel Mantis’ heavy metal inspired platformers – Slain: Back From Hell, as well as its spiritual successor Valfaris. The pack is already available for purchase on the North American Switch eshop, and will release for Europe next week on April 23rd.

Check out the trailer below, along with the full press details:

Indie publisher Big Sugar is delighted to present the Valfaris & Slain: Back From Hell Double Pack, which is available to download now for Nintendo Switch in North America, and arrives tomorrow, 17 April, for Xbox One in all regions. The bundle arrives in the European eShop next Thursday, 23 April. A launch discount will be available for all versions for a limited time.

Developed by two-man team Steel Mantis, and featuring original soundtracks by former Celtic Frost guitarist, Curt Victor Bryant, Valfaris and Slain: Back From Hell are inspired by old-school gaming sensibilities, and heavy metal music and culture.

After a disastrous launch due to various design and technical issues, the original Slain! was withdrawn and taken back into development for several months. Repaired and polished by the newly formed Steel Mantis, the game was rebranded as Slain: Back From Hell and re-released in the summer of 2016.

It has since built a fan-base of players who appreciate its hardcore challenge, gory-but-gorgeous visuals, and relentless guitar riffs. Despite getting off to such an inauspicious start, and still being a game that consistently divides opinion, Slain: Back From Hell has clocked up almost 300K downloads.

Valfaris – the spiritual successor to Slain: Back From Hell – launched at the end of 2019 and, just like its predecessor, has been praised by players for its retro-inspired action, heavy metal aesthetic, and forceful soundtrack.

It’s also been a hit with critics, appearing on several GOTY lists, including ones from Giant Bomb, Hardcore Gamer, and Waypoint. The PC version of Valfaris is currently ranked by Metacritic as the #15 Best PC Game of 2019.

About the games

Valfaris: A 2D action-platformer forged from heavy metal. Wield an array of deadly weaponry as you venture into the mysterious fortress of Valfaris. Uncover the truth of its doomed fate and challenge the arcane evil at its very heart. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Amazing pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
Savagely reduce foes to piles of gibs with an array of brutal weaponry
Explore a diverse range of tainted environments as you venture ever deeper into the dark world of Valfaris
Dominate ranks of deadly enemies and bosses, from the weird to the grotesque (and some that are just grotesquely weird)
Gorge your eyes on devastatingly awesome pixel art hand-crafted by Andrew Gilmour
Complete the game to unlock Full Metal Mode for an even deadlier challenge!

Slain: Back From Hell: A heavy metal inspired arcade combat game with stunning pixel art visuals, challenging old-school gameplay, and a brutal soundtrack. Fight through a Gothic world and face the deadly overlords that reign over each of its cursed realms. Defeat them to continue your quest, or fail and die gruesomely…
Challenging elemental-based melee and magical combat
6 hours of bone-crushing, metal-fuelled mayhem and grisly gore
Choose from 3 unique weapons in your fight against the demon hordes
Cunningly concealed secrets (shhh)
Boss fights, mini-boss fights, sub-mini- boss fights and macro-sub- mini-boss fights
No laborious leveling, no tedious grinding, no wimpy crafting!

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