Slain: Back from Hell

Overview
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.
SteamMostly Positive (72%)
2,426 Steam user reviewsMetacritic74/100
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Gameplay
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About the game
- Developer
- Steel Mantis
- Publisher
- Silver Lining Interactive
- Released
- Mar 24, 2016
Description & review sources
- 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.
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You control the fate of Bathoryn, a doomed hero in a Gothic world, who seeks to liberate six cursed realms from six deadly overlords.
He must battle his way through this blighted land, packed with gruesome pixel art foes before ascending (or sometimes descending) into a stronghold, all the while defeating fiendish traps and vile monsters alike.
At the heart of every domain Bathoryn will confront a mighty foe - defeat it and his quest continues to its ultimate destiny. Fail, and you’ll die gruesomely – mauled by werewolves, disintegrated by floating monstrosities, squashed by great weights or torn apart by hidden blades. And you will fail…
There are 3 key areas to be mastered in order to vanquish Slain: Back from Hell.
- Learn to wield 3 deadly elemental weapons, each one exploiting weaknesses in different enemy types. Each has a different combo, timing and use. Mastering quick switching between weapons is the path to victory!
- Glean the placement and timings of enemies and booby traps.
- Generate, conserve and unleash your Mana wisely.
Accompanied by the heavy metal visuals is an even heavier metal soundtrack recorded by Curt Victor Bryant (formally of Celtic Frost).
Features
- Challenging ‘elemental’- based melee and magical combat
- 6 hours of bone-crushing, metal-fueled mayhem & gore
- Choose from 3 unique weapons in your fight against the demon hordes.
- Full soundtrack recorded by Curt Victor Bryant formally of Celtic Frost. \\\\\\\\m/
- Cunningly concealed secrets (shhh).
- Boss fights, mini-boss fights, sub-mini- boss fights & macro-sub- mini-boss fights.
- No laborious levelling, no tedious grinding, no wimpy crafting!
- Developer
- Steel Mantis
- Publisher
- Silver Lining Interactive
- Released
- Mar 24, 2016
Ratings & review sources
SteamMostly Positive (72%)
2,426 Steam user reviewsMetacritic74/100
System requirements
Features, requirements and screenshots describe the Steam PC version. Other stores and editions may differ.
Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows XP, Vista, 7 or 8
- Processor: 1.5 Ghz or faster
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Storage: 500 MB available space
Recommended
Not provided by the platform.
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- 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
Recommended
Not provided by the platform.
Linux
Minimum
Minimum:- 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
Recommended
Not provided by the platform.
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Features & game information
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Play modes
- Single-player
Steam features
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Leaderboards
- Remote Play on TV
- Family Sharing
Controller & mod support
- Controller support
- full
- Mod support
- Not specified
Game details
- Genres
- Action
- Indie
- Developer
- Steel Mantis
- Publisher
- Silver Lining Interactive
- Released
- Mar 24, 2016
- Content type
- game
- Operating systems
- windows
- mac
- linux
- Achievements
- 30
All community tags
Community tag votes
- Action92
- Pixel Graphics84
- Gore82
- Platformer76
- Indie73
- 2D70
- Gothic59
- Difficult59
- Great Soundtrack57
- Dark Fantasy42
- Singleplayer37
- Retro28
- Side Scroller24
- Hack and Slash22
- Horror18
- Souls-like18
- Violent17
- Demons10
- Metroidvania7
- Epic5
Languages & audio
- English
Related editions & add-ons
Steam purchase options; availability and pricing are confirmed on Steam.
Sources, updates & publisher notice
- CheapShark Oct 11, 2026 08:31 UTC
- Steam Spy Oct 10, 2026 11:53 UTC
- Steam Store Oct 10, 2026 11:53 UTC
- Steam reviews Oct 11, 2026 09:02 UTC
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Publisher notice
Slain: Back From Hell ©️ Andrew Gilmour Studios, LLC. Published by Digerati Distribution & Marketing LLC. "Slain" "Digerati" are trademarks or registered trademarks of Digerati Distribution & Marketing LLC or Andrew Gilmour Studios, LLC, as applicable. All rights reserved.



