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Slain: Back from Hell

Slain: Back from Hell

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.

Released Mar 24, 2016 Developer Steel Mantis Publisher Silver Lining Interactive Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux ActionPixel GraphicsGorePlatformerIndie
View on Steam ↗ $12.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

71.5%positive2,332 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Cool game idea. Sweet pixel are. Great audio. Sick amounts of infrasonic (so much 10hz going on). Thanks devs for the awesome infrasonic audio, so few take advantage of this. Appreciated. For me, the game is too hard. I'm a casual. I need one of those 'story' mode or built in…”

— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs played
Recommended · 0 found this helpful

“Challenging and awsome”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Not recommended · 2 found this helpful

“[b]Score:[/b] ★★☆☆☆ [b]Played on Steam Deck:[/b] Yes. [b]Tags:[/b] Action, Platformer, Heavy Metal [b]Game Review:[/b] [i]Slain: Back from Hell[/i] is a clear case of presentation outpacing execution. Its pixel art is striking, often compared by critics to heavy metal album…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:06 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

0playing at last check
324-hour peak
216all-time peak
0 25 50 2017 2019 2021 2023 23 avg · Aug 2016

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

30achievements
3.0%median completion
1.2%rarest: Heart Of Steel
80.7% of players 73.7% of players 39.6% of players 23.9% of players 13.6% of players 12.6% of players 11.3% of players 11.1% of players 7.0% of players 5.1% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.5% of players 3.3% of players 3.2% of players 3.0% of players 2.8% of players 2.7% of players 2.6% of players 2.6% of players 2.4% of players 1.9% of players 1.9% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.7% of players 1.5% of players 1.5% of players 1.3% of players 1.2% of players 80.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
80.7%Get Used To It — Die for the very first time.
73.7%Someone’s Paying Attention! — Successfully avoid the first spike trap in the Bloodgrounds.
39.6%Man ‘O War — Kill every Beholder in the Hive without using mana.
Rarest badges of honor
1.2%Heart Of Steel — Defeat the game without losing a single life.
1.3%Too Metal For Magic — Defeat the game without using any Mana.
1.5%Swift of Foot, Keen of Blade — Destroy Vroll and liberate Chalh within 3 minutes.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$12.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$1.94lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US12.99 USD
EU11.99 EUR
UK9.99 GBP
Australia18.50 AUD
Canada13.99 CAD
Japan1,280 JPY
Brazil25.99 BRL
China42.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$5.1 China Japan Canada Australia US UK EU≈$14

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $10 $20 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Nov 07, 2025
Discord Server Reactivation

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 -titl

Aug 29, 2025
Slain 2 | First Official Teaser Trailer

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 sto

Aug 08, 2025
Slain 2: The Beast Within | 10 000 Wishlists!

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 al

May 15, 2025
Slain 2: The Beast Within | 5000 Wishlists 🩸

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 am

Apr 16, 2025
SLAIN IS BACK - Slain 2: The Beast Within

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 with

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Indie
Player tagsAction · Pixel Graphics · Gore · Platformer · Indie · 2D · Gothic · Difficult · Great Soundtrack · Dark Fantasy · Singleplayer · Retro (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements30
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.wolfbrewgames.com/slain/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8 Processor: 1.5 Ghz or faster Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 500 MB available space