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Slayer : the Demon Haunted World

PLAY Mephistowaltz · 2025-07-25

Steam

ActionIndieRPG

Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 21, 2025 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Slayer is a strategic action game built around a finely tuned combat system and dark narrative. Survival demands more than quick reflexes—you must consider movement direction, positioning, attack angles, parrying, dodging timing, and map structure.

90%
positive of 62 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
$12.99
steam price (US)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 75% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 1.2k–2.8k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 62 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $4.54 at Steam (2026-07-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $17.99 · on sale 16 of 18 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6620252026Week of 2025-03-21: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-21: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-28: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-03-28: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-11: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-18: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-08: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-26: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-05: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-10: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$17.99$4.542025-03-212026-08-082025-03-21 — best price $14.392025-04-04 — best price $15.992025-05-04 — best price $13.592025-05-18 — best price $15.992025-06-26 — best price $12.792025-07-10 — best price $15.992025-07-25 — best price $17.992025-08-24 — best price $16.192025-09-07 — best price $17.992025-09-29 — best price $14.392025-10-06 — best price $17.992025-10-30 — best price $12.592025-11-02 — best price $9.092025-11-13 — best price $12.992025-12-18 — best price $8.442026-01-05 — best price $12.992026-02-19 — best price $8.442026-03-05 — best price $12.992026-03-19 — best price $7.792026-03-26 — best price $12.992026-04-09 — best price $9.092026-04-23 — best price $12.992026-06-10 — best price $7.792026-06-24 — best price $12.992026-07-25 — best price $4.542026-08-08 — best price $12.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportCustom Volume ControlsAdjustable DifficultyKeyboard Only OptionPlayable without Timed InputCommentary availableFamily Sharing

12 supported languages: English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Russian, Spanish - Latin America, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Portuguese - Portugal

Player tags

RPGIndieActionCombatAdventureAction RPGRogue-liteSouls-likeSingleplayerStrategy RPG

Census log

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

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