Slain!

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Slain!
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Developer(s) Wolf Brew Games
Publisher(s) Digerati Distribution
Designer(s) Thomas Jenns
Christian Bliss
Programmer(s) Thomas Jenns
Artist(s) Andrew Gilmour
Composer(s) Curt Victor Bryant
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
ReleaseOriginal version
Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux
  • WW: 24 March 2016
Back from Hell
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: August 1, 2016
PlayStation 4
  • NA: September 20, 2016
  • PAL: December 5, 2016
Xbox One
  • WW: October 21, 2016
PlayStation Vita
  • NA: November 22, 2016
  • EU: November 23, 2016
Nintendo Switch
  • WW: December 7, 2017
Genre(s) Platform
Mode(s) Single-player

Slain! is a platform game developed by Wolf Brew Games and published by Digerati Distribution. [1] 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.

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Gameplay

Development

Slain! was developed by Wolf Brew Games. [1] The game was initially scheduled to be released in late 2015, but was delayed to 24 March 2016. [1] Due to the negative reception of Slain!, the game was overhauled and relaunched as Slain: Back from Hell on 2 August of the same year. [2] It was released on the Nintendo Switch, in North America and Europe on December 7, 2017, and in Japan on March 1, 2018. [3] [4]

Reception

Slain! received "mixed or average" and "generally unfavorable" reviews, depending on a platform, according to review aggregator Metacritic. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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