2026-07-30 09:32 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|
2025-11-07 10:48 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
2025-08-29 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 13:51 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 Manti
2025-05-15 08:47 UTC · Community Announcements · Julia @ Silver Lining
We're only a few weeks into the announcement of Slain 2: The Beast Within, and we've already crossed 5,000 Wishlists on Steam! A massive thank you to everyone who's shown early support - it’s been amazing to see the response so far. Whether you’ve followed Slain 2 over here, shared gifs on social media, or just screamed 'BATHORYN'S BACK!' into the void… we see you. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45585337/394c29652b2983e27600ea3c6b23b32c19de2e2e.gif This is just the beginning. Development is still in its early stages, but we’ve got a whole lot of blood, steel, and metal-packed action in store. The full moo
2025-04-16 13:00 UTC · Community Announcements · julia
{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9157094/e1044c10c91657f83949e571a011f08ecab9888c.png Steel Mantis and Silver Lining Interactive are back to deliver a blood-soaked, pixel-art action platformer like never before! After the massive success of Slain: Back From Hell, Slain 2:The Beast within returns with the same ferocious, fast-paced combat and brutal challenge that fans loved, but this time, it’s set in an all-new, darker fantasy world. The moon is rising, the blood is flowing, and the hunt begins - are you ready to answer its call? What's back and better than ever! Ferocious Hack-and-Slash Combat The signatu
2023-11-21 18:37 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
The new game from Slain: Back From Hell developer Steel Mantis has arrived! 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 Th
2023-11-07 15:56 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
Valfaris: Mecha Therion is the third game from Slain: Back From Hell developer Steel Mantis and it's coming soon! Valfaris: Mecha Therion will launch 21st November on Steam! Be sure to add it to your Wishlist and you'll be notified as soon as it's available. To get ready for launch, the Valfaris: Mecha Therion store page has been updated with new art, new screenshots, and this new trailer: Matt | Big Sugar WISHLIST AND FOLLOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1647920/Valfaris_Mecha_Therion/
2023-08-16 17:00 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
If you're into the games of developer Steel Mantis (Slain: Back From Hell, Valfaris, Valfaris: Mecha Therion), then do yourself a favour and click the following link and join them on their new Discord channel: https://discord.gg/9wEKqUCNug The channel will be the devs' first destination for sharing art and info about their games, as well as shooting the breeze about what they're playing, what they're listening to etc. And, in the very near future, they're going to be putting out a call for playtesters to provide feedback for Valfaris: Mecha Therion, so if that sounds like something you'd want
2023-05-30 12:37 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
Slain: Back From Hell publisher Digerati is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with a big ol' Steam sale. There are plenty of deep discounts on Digerati games to take advantage of, including 85% off Slain: Back From Hell. You can also grab the Deluxe Content with an 85% discount. It includes the official soundtrack and a selection of digital artwork. Head to the sale page to see all the deals, discounts, and bundles on offer! >>> Digerati 10th Anniversary Publisher Sale {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/9157094/574ced6ed97962c88d1e5d37125b3fb62c297084.jpg
2022-10-25 16:24 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
Slain: Back From Hell is participating in the Steam Scream Fest, which starts today and runs until 1st November! You're going to be able to grab it with a huge 85% discount for the duration of the event, so if you've been holding out for the last six years for a deep discount - congratulations, your patience has been rewarded! Don't forget, the team behind Slain: Back From Hell and Valfaris are currently working on a new game in the series – Valfaris: Mecha Therion. Be sure to click the widget below for a closer look. All hail! Matt | Digerati WISHLIST AND FOLLOW! https://store.steampowered.co
2021-08-25 17:56 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
We've just officially revealed the next game from Slain: Back From Hell developer Steel Mantis. It's an action-packed side-scrolling shoot 'em up called Valfaris: Mecha Therion, and it's a sequel to the studio's 2019 action-platformer, Valfaris. It's coming to Steam (and consoles) late 2022. Check out the announcement trailer: Head over to the Valfaris: Mecha Therion Steam page for more details, and to wishlist and follow so you can keep updated with any news. Matt | Big Sugar WISHLIST AND FOLLOW! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1647920/Valfaris_Mecha_Therion/
2019-11-15 13:18 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
Reminder for any Xbox gamers out there that Valfaris lands on Xbox One today and is available to download from the store right now! This latest release means you can now grab Valfaris digitally on PC, Switch, PS4, and Xbox One. And if you want to get physical, there are boxed versions for Switch and PS4 (available from GameStop, Game, Amazon etc.). Matt | Big Sugar https://store.steampowered.com/app/600130/Valfaris/
2019-11-05 16:36 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
As of today, Valfaris is also available to enjoy on PS4! It can be downloaded from the PlayStation Store right now with a 10% launch discount for a limited time. PS4 players in Europe will have to wait an extra day – Valfaris hits the EU PS Store tomorrow, 6 November. The Xbox One version launches Friday, 15 November, although it's available to pre-order now with a 10% discount from the Xbox Store. To celebrate how well Valfaris has reviewed so far – the Switch and PC versions currently have 80 and 88 Metacritic rankings respectively – we've put together a new 'Accolades Trailer' because, hey,
2019-10-10 18:41 UTC · Community Announcements · Cow_102
The wait is over. The time to rip the galaxy a new wormhole is now! I am beyond thrilled and am pretty much bordering on delirious to confirm that Valfaris has launched. It's out there. It's real. You can buy it. You can play it. You can get metal AF on its ass. If you want to live the dream and buy Valfaris right now, it's priced $24.99 and comes with a 10% launch discount for a limited time. You can part with your money at any of these places: Steam Humble GOG Nintendo (for Switch, obvs) Before we get into some other details, let's have a quick, self-indulgent and shamelessly self-promotiona
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