Valfaris (2019)

Steel Mantis

Nintendo Switch · PC (Microsoft Windows) · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

3.30 from 77 ratings

1285 members have it in their collection · 9 playing now · 932 backlogged · 64 wish listed

How long? Main story 6h (from 6 logged playthroughs)

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.
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Release dates

  • Oct 09, 2019 (Europe) Nintendo Switch
  • Oct 09, 2019 (North_America) Nintendo Switch
  • Oct 10, 2019 (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • Nov 05, 2019 (Worldwide) PlayStation 4
  • Nov 15, 2019 (Worldwide) Xbox One

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3 stars
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2 stars
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1 star
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hewward

Review hewward 3/5 · Dec 18, 2021

Contra + Heavy Metal + Gore = Valfaris

I enjoyed this game in the beginning up until I didn't.

I think that the platforming wasn't challenging and I appreciate that the checkpoints were plentiful.

The graphics were (by design) pixely and I'm getting a little worn out on the aesthetic. The bosses were difficult, but once you learned them, provided little in the way of challenge.

It was …

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I enjoyed this game in the beginning up until I didn't.

I think that the platforming wasn't challenging and I appreciate that the checkpoints were plentiful.

The graphics were (by design) pixely and I'm getting a little worn out on the aesthetic. The bosses were difficult, but once you learned them, provided little in the way of challenge.

It was a solid game overall, not bad, but not awesome.

~David.

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