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Slain: Back from Hell

Steel Mantis · Silver Lining Interactive · 2016-03-24

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 24, 2016 (Linux), Mar 24, 2016 (Mac), Dec 07, 2017 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 25, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 20, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Nov 22, 2016 (PlayStation Vita)

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.

Slain: Back from Hell is an Action, Indie game released in 2016, priced at $1.94, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (72% of 2417 reviews).

7
playing now
72%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
50/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
60/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (100 downloads)
4.20★
PlayStation Store rating (1,754 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 6h · completionist 12h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.94
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 20:00 UTC (census sample)

Slain! is a platform game developed by Wolf Brew Games and published by Digerati Distribution. The game shares similarities in tone and design to the Castlevania series, with elements of medieval Gothic architecture and heavy metal. The game was received negatively at launch and was overhauled and relaunched as Slain: Back from Hell. The updated version received higher review scores.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 48 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~6/week).
  • · Review velocity up 41% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 28,202 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 61k–145k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,422 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$1.29-90%
GOG$12.99
Microsoft Store$14.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.97 at Fanatical (2024-06-17) · bundled 15×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.49 · on sale 78 of 113 observed days · $0.32 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
252520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

702026-09-16 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 2 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 4 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 1 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 4 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 1 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 0 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 1 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 1 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 1 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 1 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 4 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 2 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 4 players2026-10-15 05:00 — 2 players2026-10-15 20:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
230Sep 2015Aug 2026Sep 2015 — avg 0 · peak 3Mar 2016 — avg 21 · peak 216Jun 2016 — avg 2 · peak 11Sep 2016 — avg 6 · peak 17Dec 2016 — avg 5 · peak 24Mar 2017 — avg 4 · peak 16Jun 2017 — avg 5 · peak 21Sep 2017 — avg 11 · peak 42Dec 2017 — avg 8 · peak 24Mar 2018 — avg 10 · peak 24Jun 2018 — avg 7 · peak 25Sep 2018 — avg 3 · peak 13Dec 2018 — avg 3 · peak 13Mar 2019 — avg 4 · peak 19Jun 2019 — avg 5 · peak 16Sep 2019 — avg 4 · peak 14Dec 2019 — avg 5 · peak 15Mar 2020 — avg 4 · peak 21Jun 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Sep 2020 — avg 3 · peak 15Dec 2020 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2021 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 14Dec 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Jun 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Sep 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Mar 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Jun 2023 — avg 3 · peak 10Sep 2023 — avg 3 · peak 11Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 5Mar 2024 — avg 3 · peak 10Jun 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Sep 2024 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2026 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2026 — avg 2 · peak 9
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$12.99$0.972015-08-072026-10-152015-08-07 — best price $11.692016-08-09 — best price $12.992016-11-23 — best price $6.492017-03-22 — best price $12.992017-07-19 — best price $3.902017-11-28 — best price $12.992018-03-06 — best price $3.252018-07-05 — best price $12.992018-11-22 — best price $2.602019-04-30 — best price $12.992019-11-01 — best price $12.992020-02-20 — best price $3.242020-05-18 — best price $12.992020-08-07 — best price $11.582020-09-26 — best price $11.582020-11-05 — best price $9.542021-01-07 — best price $12.992021-02-20 — best price $12.992021-04-29 — best price $10.942021-07-02 — best price $1.942021-11-02 — best price $12.992022-01-10 — best price $3.242022-03-22 — best price $3.242022-06-13 — best price $12.992022-09-30 — best price $1.562022-12-14 — best price $9.542023-03-16 — best price $1.942023-06-15 — best price $12.992023-11-28 — best price $12.992024-04-28 — best price $10.282024-08-05 — best price $0.972024-12-04 — best price $12.992025-05-11 — best price $10.282026-04-20 — best price $10.282026-06-30 — best price $1.562026-08-26 — best price $1.542026-09-20 — best price $12.992026-10-15 — best price $1.29
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8612026-05-30 — 5 pageviews2026-06-03 — 7 pageviews2026-06-07 — 7 pageviews2026-06-11 — 12 pageviews2026-06-15 — 6 pageviews2026-06-19 — 5 pageviews2026-06-23 — 8 pageviews2026-06-27 — 6 pageviews2026-07-01 — 7 pageviews2026-07-05 — 9 pageviews2026-07-09 — 12 pageviews2026-07-13 — 13 pageviews2026-07-17 — 9 pageviews2026-07-21 — 8 pageviews2026-07-25 — 1 pageviews2026-07-29 — 86 pageviews2026-08-02 — 42 pageviews2026-08-06 — 12 pageviews2026-08-10 — 22 pageviews2026-08-14 — 16 pageviews2026-08-18 — 12 pageviews2026-08-22 — 6 pageviews2026-08-26 — 8 pageviews2026-08-30 — 18 pageviews2026-09-03 — 6 pageviews2026-09-07 — 7 pageviews2026-09-11 — 11 pageviews2026-09-15 — 10 pageviews2026-09-19 — 9 pageviews2026-09-23 — 18 pageviews2026-09-27 — 8 pageviews2026-10-01 — 8 pageviews2026-10-05 — 9 pageviews2026-10-08 — 5 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

30
achievements tracked
80.7%
earned "Get Used To It"
3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-03-24 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,0901%30
PS4 (PlayStation)6,27410%31
Xbox One (Xbox)3,4072%30
PS4, PS Vita (PlayStation)17916%31

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DGoreIndieRetroActionGothicHorrorDifficultPlatformerDark Fantasy

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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