- Released
Mar 24, 2016
3,878 days ago- Platforms
- PC
- Switch
- PS4
- Xbox One
- Mac
- +3
Release dates
North America dates- Dec 7, 20173,255 days ago
- Switch
- Nov 22, 20163,635 days ago
- PS Vita
- Oct 21, 20163,667 days ago
- Xbox One
- Sep 20, 20163,698 days ago
- PS4
- Mar 25, 20163,877 days ago
- PC
- Mar 24, 20163,878 days ago
- Mac
- Linux
About
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 was received negatively at launch, and was overhauled and relaunched as Slain: Back from Hell. The updated version received higher review scores.
Trailers
Screenshots
How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 97 players- Main story
- 6 h
- Main + extras
- 8.5 h
- Completionist
- 12 h
Game info
UnityEditions, DLC & expansions
Studios
Age ratings
- ESRBMBlood and Gore, Violence
- PEGI7No content descriptors
- CEROCViolence
- USK16No content descriptors
- GRAC15+Violence
- CLASS IND12Violência (Violence)
- ACBMNo content descriptors
Languages
7 languagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian and 1 more
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnglishEnglish (US) | |||
| FrenchFrançais | – | – | |
| GermanDeutsch | – | – | |
| ItalianItaliano | – | – | |
| Japanese日本語 | – | – | |
| RussianРусский | – | – | |
| Spanish (Spain)Español (España) | – | – |
Themes & tags
Story & names
Players control Bathoryn, a hero in a Gothic world, seeking to liberate seven great towers from 7 deadly overlords.
Bathoryn must battle his way through a doomed land packed with gruesome pixel art foes before ascending (or sometimes descending) each tower, defeating puzzles, traps and monsters alike. At the heart of each tower, he must confront a mighty overlord. Defeat it and Bathoryn’s quest continues. 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…
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Also known as
- SlainAlternative title
- Slain.exeWindows Executable
Release dates by region
15 releases in 6 regions
japan
- Mar 01, 2018Switch
The Slain series
All 2 games
This gameSlain: Back from Hell2016
Slain 2: The Beast Within2026
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Where to find it
Data from IGDB and Steam. Critic scores from OpenCritic. Dates shown for North America, in your local time zone.