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4.6 out of 5
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Heavy metal platforming action is here - With arcade combat and gore galore, take on old-school gameplay with the most metal soundtrack you've ever heard.
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About Slain: Back from Hell
About this game
You control the fate of Bathoryn, a doomed hero in a Gothic world, who seeks to liberate six cursed realms from six deadly overlords. He must battle his way through this blighted land, packed with gruesome pixel art foes before ascending (or sometimes descending) into a stronghold, all the while defeating fiendish traps and vile monsters alike.
At the heart of every domain Bathoryn will confront a mighty foe - defeat it and his quest continues to its ultimate destiny. Fail, and you’ll die gruesomely – mauled by werewolves, disintegrated by floating monstrosities, squashed by great weights or torn apart by hidden blades. And you will fail…
There are 3 key areas to be mastered in order to vanquish Slain: Back from Hell.
- Learn to wield 3 deadly elemental weapons, each one exploiting weaknesses in different enemy types. Each has a different combo, timing and use. Mastering quick switching between weapons is the path to victory!
- Glean the placement and timings of enemies and booby traps.
- Generate, conserve and unleash your Mana wisely.
Accompanied by the heavy metal visuals is an even heavier metal soundtrack recorded by Curt Victor Bryant (formally of Celtic Frost).
YOUR OFFICIAL SLAIN: BACK FROM HELL STEAM KEY GIVES YOU:
- Challenging ‘elemental’- based melee and magical combat
- 6 hours of bone-crushing, metal-fueled mayhem & gore
- 3 unique weapons to choose from in your fight against the demon hordes.
- Fully recorded soundtrack by Curt Victor Bryant formally of Celtic Frost. \m/
- Cunningly concealed secrets (shhh).
- Boss fights, mini-boss fights, sub-mini- boss fights & macro-sub- mini-boss fights.
- No laborious levelling, no tedious grinding, no wimpy crafting!
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- March 24, 2016
- Developer:
- Andrew Gilmour
- Publisher:
- Digerati Distribution
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Franchise:
- Slain Back from Hell
- Link:
- Play Styles:
- 2D
Singleplayer
- Features:
- Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Leaderboards
Singleplayer
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8
- Processor: 1.5 Ghz or faster
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- 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
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- 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
Critic Reviews
75
Based on 10 Critics
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0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
0% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
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Easy
7.14%
Just Right
14.29%
Tough
42.86%
Unforgiving
35.71%
Don't Ragequit! 42.86% of players consider this game to be Tough
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Tried It
6.67%
Played It
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Beat It
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Conquered It
6.67%
Completionist! 6.67% of players have Conquered It
Slain: Back from Hell User Reviews
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1 - 8 of 9 Reviews
OzReviewer
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Got this as a bonus gift with another game I purchased and ended up playing this almost as much as the game I bought. Fun little game that was challenging at times, which I could play casually on occasion.
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Underrated gem.
Verified purchase
Game is amazing, just like the classics but with modern twists.
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Sean
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It was okay. I wouldn't rate it 3 stars because I know some people enjoy this type of game more then other people. I thought this game was pretty good until about halfway through and then the quality dropped off a little. One thing i really liked about it though was the art style and for people that like this type of game will probably enjoy it much more then me.
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Lex
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+ decent although too simple boss fights
+ difficult, but not overly so (except for one level I had an issue with at the end)
+/- short and doesn't get too repetitive
+/- simple mechanics
- parries on some enemies are too hard and defeating them without it is a slog
* tagged as metroidvania and souls-like - it's neither. You go in a linear way point A to point B (mostly left to right) with no upgrades of any kind, just skill and three weapons to switch between.
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MasterMester
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Good artstyle, boring to frustrating gameplay in general - a lot of instant deaths which are not something i enjoy when it is done in the way this game does, fun bossfights though.
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Fanatical User
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So metal, quite hard. Too much pixels. This in pixel perfect or cellshading ish style would be KILLER
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Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Sadistic in difficulty old school hack and slash. A game which made my rage in frustration often.
But with perseverance everything is possible, add to that a heavy metal art style and soundtrack and you got a metalheads dream.
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Fanatical User
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Very metal game ;D it's climatic, and quite challenging
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Frequently Asked Questions
Are you ready for a challenge? 14% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 79% of GameFAQs users said Slain: Back from Hell is Tough or Unforgiving.
Yes, Slain: Back from Hell is not fully Steam Deck Verified but the publisher says it is "Playable" on Steam Deck. Valve’s testing indicates that Slain: Back from Hell is Playable on Steam Deck. This game is functional on Steam Deck, but might require extra effort to interact with or configure.
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
- This game's launcher/setup tool may require the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or have difficult to read text
- Some functionality is not accessible when using the default controller configuration, requiring use of the touchscreen or virtual keyboard, or a community configuration
Minimum:
- OS: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8
- Processor: 1.5 Ghz or faster
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Minimum:
- 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
70% of critics on Metacritic recommend Slain: Back from Hell. The Metascore is 75 out of 100.
75% of Fanatical users recommend Slain: Back from Hell. The average review score is 4/5
Slain: Back from Hell was released on March 24, 2016
Yes, Slain: Back from Hell supports MacOS.
Yes, Slain: Back from Hell supports Linux.
Slain: Back from Hell is published by Digerati Distribution
Slain: Back from Hell was developed by Andrew Gilmour
Fanatical users tagged Slain: Back from Hell as Action, Platformer, and Hack and Slash
Fanatical users tagged Slain: Back from Hell as Pixel Graphics, Difficult, Dark Fantasy, and Violent
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Slain: Back from Hell as Action
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Slain: Back from Hell as Platformer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Slain: Back from Hell as Hack and Slash
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