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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 Silver Lining Interactive.
Released on March 24th 2016 is available in English on Windows, MacOS and Linux.

It has received 2,332 reviews of which 1,668 were positive and 664 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. 😐

The game is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.58€ on Gamivo.

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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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

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

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May 2025
Has some interesting spritework, controls feel allright I suppose. Story kinda feels like a middle schooler's fantasy, like think unironic metalocolypse blood and gore but none of the humor. Overall it's something I would give a neutral rating to if Steam had one, as is? I'd probably say 80%, don't pay more than 3-4 bucks.
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March 2025
This is a difficult 2D action platformer. If you want a challenge I recommend this game. It has great heavy metal music in a heavy metal world. I recommend this game for those people that want a challenging experience. Once I beat the game, it felt great.
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Dec. 2024
So I've just decided to reinstall this little gem as the new Valfaris game has come out and I wanted to play through all three games together... Slain came out first, then Valfaris and now a sequel is out...Slain is more melee based and is comparable to a game like Volgarr The Viking. The controls and combat are meaningful and slow. You must plan every move and know your moveset inside out. If you die a lot it's because you're not thinking of something. It is brutal in it's execution but each moment is built to make you think about to approach it best. Just don't stick to one way of resolving combat. You will need to learn the parry. You will need to use magic...just don't be stubborn otherwise you'll make this game near impossible. Very rewarding but requires a lot of patience. For those who like a challenge... P.S. There are minor amounts of BS scattered through out the game. The game loves to throw you into close quarters with a lot of enemies around you (there's beautiful contact damage here so enjoy!) Then, to spice it up, they'll put some ranged filth behind the oncoming enemies forcing you to time your attacks and not make any mistakes. Learn by death exists far too much but each one of these situations just requires you to adapt. Do not forget that returning projectiles will stun allowing for a heavy death blow follow up. And don't forget to change your weapon buff to match the enemies. I also found my inputs getting lost at important times...press your jump button and attack button with intent otherwise the game will stitch you up!! 7/10
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Oct. 2024
This is a solid game , in my humble oppinion. Story is ok, gameplay is where it shines. Beware: you will die hundreds of times. I loved the soundtrack. Reaching a checkpoint feels very rewarding, but could take 50 tries sometimes. The game is dark with a gothik atmosphere. Plays very well with a controller - for a chill gaming session. Overall I would give it 8/10 perhaps. A very solid game!
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Sept. 2024
It's fun to play! And this game has great balance: it's not so hard but You should always be on guard and careful.
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Slain: Back from Hell is currently priced at 11.99€ on Steam.

Slain: Back from Hell is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 11.99€ on Steam.

Slain: Back from Hell received 1,668 positive votes out of a total of 2,332 achieving a rating of 6.94.
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Slain: Back from Hell was developed by Steel Mantis and published by Silver Lining Interactive.

Slain: Back from Hell is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Slain: Back from Hell is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Slain: Back from Hell is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Slain: Back from Hell is a single-player game.

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Slain: Back from Hell does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

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Slain: Back from Hell is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Slain: Back from Hell
11.99€ -96% 11.99€ 0.58€
6.9
1,668
664
Game modes
Features
Online players
1
Developer
Steel Mantis
Publisher
Silver Lining Interactive
Release 24 Mar 2016
Platforms
Remote Play
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