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Valfaris
Set in a far corner of space, Valfaris is a heavy metal infused 2D action-platformer and the next game from the team behind Unity Awards finalist, Slain: Back From Hell. Brutal combat. Deadly enemies. Stunning pixel art. Savage soundtrack. Get ready to rip the galaxy a new wormhole.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“There's so much blood that when an enemy explodes into a gory mess, the blood actually comes out of your computer screen and splatters you in the face. Soundtrack goes so hard that goth girls will be able to hear it from miles away. If aliens ever try to invade Earth, we will…”
— a player, Steam review · 22 hrs played“[h1] Grotesque platformer with lots of guns and shooting. Gameplay is similar to Contra - obliterate alien creatures and make your way through. Level design is interesting and introducing something new frequently. Alien planet like environment with jumping platforms, climbing…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Game's hard for all the bad reasons. It's not Ikaruga hard, or DoDonPachi hard, it's just RNG hard.”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:45 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
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.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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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.
| Genres | Action, Indie |
| Player tags | Action · Indie · Gore · Platformer · Pixel Graphics · 2D · Great Soundtrack · Side Scroller · Violent · Retro · Sci-fi · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Cloud · Remote Play on Phone · Remote Play on Tablet · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Finnish, Korean, Simplified Chinese |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 35 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://valfarisgame.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8 Processor: 1.5 Ghz or faster Memory: 1 GB RAM Storage: 700 MB available space