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Valfaris cover art

Valfaris

Steel Mantis · Silver Lining Interactive · 2019-10-10

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ActionIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 09, 2019 (Nintendo Switch), Nov 05, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Nov 15, 2019 (Xbox One), Oct 10, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

7
playing now
82%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
85/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
77/100
IGDB user rating (26 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$24.99
steam price (US)

7 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Valfaris is a 2D action platforming game developed by Steel Mantis and published by Big Sugar. The game was released for Windows and Nintendo Switch on October 10, 2019, and later for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November. Merge Games distributed the physical copies of the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch versions in November 2019. Amazon Luna version arrived in December 2020. The game's soundtrack was composed by former Celtic Frost guitarist Curt Victor Bryant.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 7 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 127 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~16/week).
  • · Review velocity up 38% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 22% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 70k–169k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,813 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

IndieGala$3.29-87%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$3.29-87%
GameBillet$3.32-87%
GOG$24.99
Microsoft Store$24.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.87 at Fanatical (2024-11-22) · bundled 12×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $24.99 · on sale 42 of 56 observed days · $1.42 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
16416420192026Week of 2019-10-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 5 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2622026-08-06 23:00 — 15 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 10 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 16 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 20 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 24 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 20 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 13 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 13 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 12 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 3 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 14 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 19 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 9 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 6 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 11 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 9 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 20:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 7 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$49.99$1.992019-03-062026-08-302019-03-06 — best price $49.992019-12-11 — best price $18.692020-01-18 — best price $16.192020-03-09 — best price $20.882020-05-25 — best price $24.992020-06-30 — best price $12.492020-08-10 — best price $22.392020-09-16 — best price $24.992020-10-13 — best price $22.392020-11-09 — best price $24.992020-12-10 — best price $21.132021-01-12 — best price $18.362021-02-04 — best price $22.392021-03-12 — best price $11.242021-04-20 — best price $18.362021-05-13 — best price $21.132021-07-02 — best price $8.742021-08-11 — best price $24.992021-11-01 — best price $9.992021-12-01 — best price $18.362022-01-24 — best price $9.002022-03-30 — best price $24.992022-05-24 — best price $24.992022-07-22 — best price $7.492022-10-11 — best price $7.492022-12-12 — best price $6.242023-02-21 — best price $24.992023-05-25 — best price $6.242023-09-17 — best price $24.992024-01-09 — best price $4.992024-04-11 — best price $24.992024-06-11 — best price $3.742024-08-28 — best price $18.362024-11-13 — best price $24.992025-01-12 — best price $24.992025-06-23 — best price $24.992026-04-25 — best price $3.742026-06-11 — best price $22.492026-07-30 — best price $2.962026-08-30 — best price $3.29
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5062026-05-31 — 9 pageviews2026-06-03 — 17 pageviews2026-06-06 — 13 pageviews2026-06-09 — 11 pageviews2026-06-12 — 14 pageviews2026-06-15 — 17 pageviews2026-06-18 — 16 pageviews2026-06-21 — 10 pageviews2026-06-24 — 15 pageviews2026-06-27 — 8 pageviews2026-06-30 — 9 pageviews2026-07-03 — 14 pageviews2026-07-06 — 13 pageviews2026-07-09 — 12 pageviews2026-07-12 — 13 pageviews2026-07-15 — 9 pageviews2026-07-18 — 12 pageviews2026-07-21 — 17 pageviews2026-07-24 — 11 pageviews2026-07-27 — 49 pageviews2026-07-30 — 34 pageviews2026-08-02 — 25 pageviews2026-08-05 — 24 pageviews2026-08-08 — 12 pageviews2026-08-11 — 36 pageviews2026-08-14 — 23 pageviews2026-08-17 — 14 pageviews2026-08-20 — 14 pageviews2026-08-23 — 17 pageviews2026-08-26 — 13 pageviews2026-08-28 — 15 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

35
achievements tracked
93.5%
earned "Get Used To It"
10.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing2 DLC

15 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Turkish…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)7,5212%35
Xbox One (Xbox)1,1463%34
Switch (Nintendo)410%0
Switch (Nintendo)60%0
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

Player tags

2DGoreIndieRetroActionGothicSci-fiViolentDifficultPlatformer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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