Slain: Back from Hell

Slain: Back from Hell. A heavy metal inspired arcade combat with puzzle elements and gore galore. Stunning visuals and true old school gameplay accompanied by the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.

Slain: Back from Hell is a action, pixel graphics and gore game developed by Steel Mantis and published by Digerati.
Released on March 24th 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 2,286 reviews of which 1,633 were positive and 653 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 1.19€ on Steam and has a 90% discount.

The Steam community has classified Slain: Back from Hell into these genres:

Action Pixel Graphics Gore Platformer Indie 2D Gothic Difficult Great Soundtrack Dark Fantasy Singleplayer Retro Side Scroller Hack and Slash Horror Souls-like Violent Demons Metroidvania Epic

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Requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8
Processor: 1.5 Ghz or faster
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Storage: 500 MB available space

MacOS

OS: Mac OS X 10.7+
Processor: 1.5 Ghz or faster
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ Compatible Card
Storage: 500 MB available space

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 10.10+
Processor: 1.5 Ghz or faster
Memory: 1 GB RAM
Graphics: OpenGL 3.0+ Compatible Card
Storage: 500 MB available space

Reviews

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April 2024

Slain isn't a particularly lengthy game; its story feels short, and one can complete it in under five hours on the first playthrough. However, what kept me invested for many hours were the challenging achievements. With 70-80% of the achievements being rare, Slain offers a solid challenge for achievement hunters, often requiring multiple hours of restarts, reruns, or retries to obtain them. Despite its brevity, the gameplay experience can be intense, occasionally suffering from delayed button inputs on controllers. While the variety of enemies may not be extensive, their ability to swiftly slay the player in just a few hits makes rushing through the game on the first attempt a daunting task. One aspect I thoroughly enjoyed was the parry mechanic, which rewards precise defense timing with a satisfying counterattack. Parrying enemies in Slain feels incredibly rewarding and adds depth to the combat. On the auditory front, the metal rock soundtrack, while fitting for the genre, didn't leave a lasting impression on me. In summary, Slain is a solid choice for fans of classic metroidvania games, featuring a straightforward yet challenging gameplay loop centered around hitting, spellcasting, and parrying. However, I would recommend waiting for a sale to purchase it, as the full price may not feel justified. Overall, Slain is best suited for those seeking a satisfying challenge and aiming to collect all of its achievements.

March 2024

the game can be fun and has amazing art style but is rather obtuse and will require you to relearn basic mechanics from similar games due to the timing in many actions being slow, delayed, and unable to be cancelled, being as specific as not to parry a projectile being not too far and not too close, and will not register as a deflection despite not event touching you yet, in many cases, on top of having to learn the enemies attack patterns. I find myself preparing to counter one attack, enacting it, and then taking damage from another newly attacking enemy at the same time. My brain tells me to react but I can't. I press the button and nothing happens because the animation hasn't finished playing out. You have to commit, you have to be so deliberate as too see everything, plan every single move, and execute it with mounting pressure, if any new enemy, if any new variable is introduced, you will take damage, you will probably die. It's frustrating that my reflexes are severely handicapped in this case. I love learning but not at the cost of sponteniety. I have an easier time with Contra than I do this one but there is still much enjoyment to be had as long as you're as stubborn as the game is

Feb. 2024

Like Valfaris, the gameplay is decent but quite repetitive and restrictive (very little platforming/low jump height). Frequently you are walking along a straight line with enemies either side of you, and having to time parries or your strong attack repeatedly. The game is very striking and beautiful with its messy pixel art look. In fact, sound/visuals largely carried the experience for me.

Jan. 2024

The game is in a weird spot. It's not a bad platformer, its just not good enough. Some tweaks would make it less painful to play. But there are some things that are well done, like the music and pixel art.

Dec. 2023

I thought this game was fine in 2016 but they did a great job updating it. It plays wonderfully on the top resolution my monitor can produce. It always looked gorgeous and it still does. I love the music and the checkpoints appear often. Our protagonist got woken up from a good, deep sleep and is angry about it - I can relate. He probably took 20 grams of melatonin before that spacy ethereal handsy dickwad woke him up so now he's got to go to cvs and get more. I can relate. I'd be hacking away at everyone else I met with a sword too. They made a fine game better, so credit to them. It works great with a Steam gamepad too, so I assume whatever the more popular gamepad was also works. And if not, Gabe blew inventory out at $5 so it's your fault otherwise. Buy Slain.

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-90% 11.99€ 1.19€

6.9

1,633

653

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Developer

Steel Mantis

Publisher

Digerati

Release 24 Mar 2016

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