2026-07-30 09:31 UTC · Community Announcements · Julia @ Silver Lining
Greetings everyoneWe're very excited to share that our new title, Slain 2: The Beast Within finally has a demo! You asked for it, and now it’s time to unleash your inner beast. You finally get your first hands-on look at what we've been working on! Download it, tear it up, and let us know what you think! You can share your feedback in the Demo Feedback Thread in Discussions.Try it now! Consoles ConfirmedWe’ve been working behind the scenes, and we are thrilled to officially announce that the hunt is expanding. Slain 2: The Beast Within will also be launching on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|
2026-04-25 18:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Julia @ Silver Lining
Attention! Starting today, Valfaris: Mecha Therion is featured as a Steam Daily Deal! For the next two weeks you car grab it at a massive 80% discount. The Saga Continues...While you’re ripping through the galaxy, don’t forget that the team at Steel Mantis are forging a new action-packed metal nightmare: Slain 2: The Beast Within is officially on the horizon & has just passed over 20 000 wishlists!Slay. Be Slain. Rise Again. If you want to stay in the loop with the freshest sneak peeks and behind-the-scenes updates as we process the playtest results, make sure to follow Steel Mantis on Twitter
2025-11-07 10:51 UTC · Community Announcements · Julia @ Silver Lining
Greetings, Slayers.We come bearing news! As we are soon heading into the Year of The Beast, the Steel Mantis Discord server has been reactivated! What some of you might remember as the Valfaris-titled server has now been fully reawakened as the official home for all things Steel Mantis, past, present, and future. The Discord has been revamped with organised channels, new community spaces, and yes: Steel Mantis himself is back. Expect sneak peeks, playtesting opportunities, and more coming soon. We’d also love to hear your suggestions for the server, what you’d like to see, discuss, or take par
2025-08-28 15:30 UTC · Community Announcements · Tom
We’ve got a killer update for you. Slain 2: The Beast Within just tore its way into the MIX Showcase with a brand new, full-metal teaser trailer. Check it out below. But that’s not all. Our Steam store page just got an update. We’ve loaded it up with the new gameplay trailer and fresh gifs. Thanks to all of you for your support. It's been awesome so far, and there is SO much more to share.So crank the volume, check out the new page, and hit that Wishlist button if you haven’t yet. Thanks for riding with us, more metal, more blood, more steel coming soon. Steel Mantis & Silver Lining Interactiv
2025-08-08 13:57 UTC · Community Announcements · Julia @ Silver Lining
|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 cannot handle the might of the gifs! Come hang with Steel Mantis for the freshest gifs and sneak peeks. More steel. More metal. More blood. Coming soon. This is only the opening riff. Rock on 🤘 Steel Mant
2025-04-16 13:00 UTC · Community Announcements · julia
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 Mantis’ 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 rising, the blood is flowing, and the hunt begins. Step into the boots of Prince Akran, the last of the Wolf Knights, and wield the sentient sword Bathoryn as you fight through hordes of demonic creatures. Tr
2024-08-30 16:08 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
Quick reminder that you can grab Valfaris: Mecha Therion with a 50% discount until Monday, 2nd September. Worth mentioning that both of Steel Mantis' previous games – Valfaris and Slain: Back From Hell – are also currently on offer, discounted by 85% and 90% respectively. https://store.steampowered.com/app/600130/Valfaris/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/369070/Slain_Back_from_Hell/ Also very happy to report that Valfaris: Mecha Therion launched this week on consoles and is now available to download on Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox. Check out the console launch trailer: Thanks for your cont
2024-08-26 11:31 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
ALL HAIL! The brand new arcade-style Challenge Mode is now available! If you've already beaten the game, Challenge Mode will be ready to play as soon as the latest update has installed. If you haven't beaten the game, Challenge Mode will remain locked until you do! These are some of the main differences between Challenge Mode and the default Original Mode: Therion is equipped with lives instead of a health bar Weapons are upgraded on-the-fly by collecting pick-ups Earn a score by defeating enemies and destroying anything that's destructible Weapons can be downgraded if you're hit by an enemy G
2024-08-08 09:57 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
Challenge Mode is coming in a free update to Valfaris: Mecha Therion on 26th August. Designed to give skilled players another way to play through the game, Challenge Mode includes some arcade-style changes, such as lives instead of health, a scoring system, and weapon upgrades via pick-ups. Challenge Mode details: Score Increase your score by killing enemies and destroying anything that's destructible! Defeat bosses quickly for bonus points {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/41116270/8a78aab9e7744d527ac9158f572a8c48970c88bb.gif Lives + Checkpoints Number of current lives are represented by red bars on the HUD
2024-03-31 01:47 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
All hail! The Valfaris: Mecha Therion Official Soundtrack is now available on Steam! Composed and recorded by former Celtic Frost guitarist Curt Victor Bryant, it includes 22 original tracks and is priced $4.99 USD. You can find the full track list at the OST store page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2689790/Valfaris_Mecha_Therion_Soundtrack In addition to the OST, we've also just uploaded a PDF manual for the game. It includes all the good stuff that old school game manuals used to include: game info (controls, difficulties, weapons, power-ups, mechanics etc.), story background, screensh
2023-12-12 15:23 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
Hey everyone – we got the tick. Valfaris: Mecha Therion is now officially verified on Steam Deck, so enjoy playing wherever the hell you like! Check out the video below to see it running on the Deck:
2023-12-08 19:01 UTC · Community Announcements · treytreytrey
The Galaxy has been ripped a new wormhole that leads straight to version 1.0.5! We've had some weapon & module adjustments, overall performance improvements, and added in Polish localization! WEAPONS Electroburst Now charges more quickly. No longer slows down your movement while charging. Wrath of Kykris No longer destroys plasma projectiles (it will still destroy solid ones like missiles). Uses more energy to fire. Small damage nerf. MODULES Reflector Edge Increased damage of reflected projectiles. Increased number of types of projectiles that can be reflected. Crash-Burst Now unleashes bansh
2023-11-28 16:20 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
It's been a week since Valfaris: Mecha Therion launched and we wanted to say a huge thank you for the fantastic support. It's already rated 'Very Positive' on Steam (with 96% positive reviews!), and has a score of 84 on both Metacritic and OpenCritic, so we're really happy with how it's been received! Congratulations to the 18% of players who have so far defeated Vroll and ALL HAIL the truly gifted 4.5% who have successfully slain the evil lord on 'Great Horned One' difficulty. We look forward to seeing more players achieve this great victory! For any achievement hunters, be sure to check out
2023-11-21 18:03 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
It's time! 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 developer Steel Mantis are both heavily discounted right now and you can pick up the complete trilogy in the following bundle: Slain: Back From Hell, Valfaris, Mecha Therion Bundle https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/12286/ A 2.5D
2023-11-17 12:34 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
With the release of Valfaris: Mecha Therion fast-approaching (it launches 21st November), we thought it would be useful to cover some of the basics to get you prepped for blast off! THERION'S STORY CONTINUES... In his pursuit of the evil Lord Vroll (which began in the previous game, Valfaris), Therion has travelled to the edge of the edge, where the unholy flourish, and the sadistic revel in demonic pleasures. His thirst for retribution unsated, Therion wields a new weapon, a behemoth suit forged of metal. Encased within it's giant frame, he becomes the machine's beating heart and its vengeful
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