Valfaris

Release Date: October 10, 2019

Action, science fiction, platformers, 2D, indie games, side-scroll, singleplayer

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Valfaris is a two-dimensional platform game by Steel Mantis team, known from Slain: Back From Hell, published by Digital Uppercut Productions. The production is a development of ideas from the previous work of the creators. Once again we get the climate inspired by heavy metal, but this time the authors have abandoned the fantasy reality for the sake of science fiction.

Plot
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Valfaris is a two-dimensional platformer set in a science fiction world with a heavy metal twist. The production was developed by Steel Mantis studio, the developers of Slain: Back From Hell.

Plot

The game takes us into a distant future. The action begins when the star fortress Valfaris, which was lost years ago, unexpectedly appears in the orbit of the extinguishing Sun. We play as a warrior named Therion, who spent his childhood in this fortress. He is given the task of discovering what exactly led to the disappearance of the fortress and to defeat the evil that has nested in its corridors.

Mechanics

Valfaris is a typical two-dimensional platformers. While playing, we explore extensive maps with a partially open structure, avoid threats and pitfalls and, above all, fight against hordes of enemies.

The game only offers a single player campaign. The combat system is extensive and brutal, and we can use a variety of firearms. The gameplay is diversified by fights with bosses and occasional puzzles.

Technical aspects

The strength of Valfaris is its design. The game offers pixeled graphics made in the same style as Slain: Back from Hell. Creators of the visual setting were inspired by the albums of heavy metal bands and comic books related to this genre. The soundtrack was composed by Curt Victor Bryant, a musician who was the guitarist of in a heavy metal band called Celtic Frost.

Last updated on May 8, 2019

Videos and Screens

[1:02] Valfaris E3 2017 trailer

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