Valfaris
Released Oct 2019
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
85% positive · 2,858 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Valfaris launched on October 10, 2019 as a complete action-platformer. Shortly after release, the developer shipped one free post-launch update — Full Metal Mode on December 7, 2019 — which added a New Game+ style mode, a new weapon, and enhanced boss encounters. That was the final content update for Valfaris itself.
Both DLC items (the Digital OST and Digital Art Book) were released on launch day in October 2019. There are no unreleased DLC entries.
Since December 2019, all developer communications on the Valfaris page have been focused on other projects: the sequel Valfaris: Mecha Therion (announced August 2021, launched November 2023), and most recently Slain 2: The Beast Within (announced April 2025, with a demo released July 30, 2026). The studio is clearly in active development of Slain 2, with no indication of any further content planned for the original Valfaris.
Valfaris is a finished game that delivered its complete campaign at launch and received one bonus content update before the developer moved on.
Evidence
Full Metal Mode free update launched on December 7, 2019, adding New Game+, new weapon, and enhanced boss encounters. This is the last content update for Valfaris.
Valfaris launched as a complete game on October 10, 2019, with the Digital Deluxe Edition (OST and Art Book) also available at launch.
Content
2 of 2 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Silver Lining Interactive
Achievements
35
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
Recently Updated - Full Metal Mode
Valfaris’s take on New Game +. Restart with your entire collected arsenal and upgrades to face off against more difficult enemies, battle buffed bosses encounters, and seek out the new Destroyer class weapon!
After mysteriously vanishing from galactic charts, the fortress of Valfaris has suddenly reappeared in the orbit of a dying sun. Once a self-contained paradise, the grandiose citadel now plays host to an ever-growing darkness.
Therion, a fearless and proud son of Valfaris, returns to his home to uncover the truth of its doomed fate and to challenge the arcane evil at its very heart.
Key Features
- Skulls in space! Gore in space! Metal in space!
- 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
- Feel the power of a seismic soundtrack by extreme metaller and former Celtic Frost guitarist, Curt Victor Bryant
- Forged from the ground-up by the team behind cult hit Slain: Back From Hell
Valfaris Digital Deluxe Edition
In addition to the full game, the Valfaris Digital Deluxe Edition includes the following content:
Valfaris - Digital OST
Composed and recorded by former Celtic Frost guitarist Curt Victor Bryant, enjoy the savage sounds of Valfaris. The OST includes 20 original tracks.
Valfaris - Digital Artbook
From concept sketches to final in-game imagery, this collection showcases the work of Valfaris developer Steel Mantis, a two-man team comprised of Andrew Gilmour (artist and designer) and Thomas Jenns (programmer and designer). Get a closer look at weapon, enemy, and environment art, as well as previously unseen – and unused! – designs.
Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole!
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Last evaluated Aug 28, 2026
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