Valfaris

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.

Valfaris is a action, indie and gore game developed by Steel Mantis and published by Big Sugar.
Released on October 10th 2019 is available only on Windows in 15 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Finnish, Korean and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 2,467 reviews of which 2,042 were positive and 425 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 20.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Valfaris into these genres:

Action Indie Gore Platformer Pixel Graphics 2D Great Soundtrack Side Scroller Violent Retro Sci-fi Singleplayer Difficult Shoot 'Em Up Gothic Dark Fantasy Horror Science Old School

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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: 700 MB available space

Reviews

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Jan. 2025

what an incredible followup to Slain Back From Hell. one of my favorite side scrollers EVER

Nov. 2024

HEAVY METAL Looks great, sounds great and plays great. All the reviews complaining about poor controls are clearly quite young, the controls are basically just classic metroid controls.

Nov. 2024

Valfaris is an excellent metroidvania that strikes an even line between the two games. Really enjoy the heavy metal soundtrack that offsets the science fiction setting and pairs closer to the body horror elements of the game. My only complaint is that this game is much easier to play with a controller than a keyboard and mouse, but that was likely a stylistic choice of the devs. I'd be interested to see what they produce in the future.

Nov. 2024

This is a VERY mixed bag. People say this game is hard, but I think they are conflating difficulty with annoying design. It's no harder than any other game of its type, really. It only gets hard during a few REALLY annoying level segments. None of the bosses are particularly unfair. The artstyle and presentation is fine, but the animation is a little stiff. It looks like they may have converted 3D models into pixel art instead of drawing it by hand. I liked it overall. The final boss was a fun challenge to overcome. The weapons are varied and interesting. Good music, too.

Sept. 2024

Very much style over substance. That's if you're into the style. Plays like you're standard run and gun shooter with some good upgrade features and pretty solid controls. Art style is a bit of a mess as it's no doubt meant to be intentionally ugly with the 'hellish' atmosphere. The games strength really lay in leaning towards its music and animations which does make it stand out just a tad. Overall, it's just a beefy action platformer that delivers the amount of fun you would expect. So if you're looking for a more gothic/metal tone for the genre, it's worth the price, especially while on sale.

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