Valfaris: Mecha Therion News

[h3]The very first Valfaris: Mecha Therion demo is now live and available to download from the game's Steam page![/h3]

Here's what you can do in the demo:

• Play through the tutorial
  
• Play through the entire second stage, 'Ruins of Anvin'
  
• Try three of the Destroyer class weapons (Hellwraith, Hellhammer, Bringer of Mayhem)
  
• Try two of the Melee class weapons (Bathoryn, Therion's Fist)
  
• Try three of the Auxiliary class weapons (Homing Swords, Electroburst, Bunker-Buster)
  
• Try two of the Module unit suit power-ups (Reaper, Crash-Burst)
  

It's also worth mentioning that weapons can be upgraded — simply land at a checkpoint and select the 'Upgrade' option. If you have enough resources, you'll be able to increase the rank of the selected weapon. You start the demo with a stash of 30 Blood Metals, which will allow you to upgrade one of your weapons at the very first checkpoint if you want to.

On the first attempt, a single playthrough of the demo will take most players between 15 and 30 minutes. However, it's very much designed with multiple playthroughs in mind, so you can try the different weapon loadouts (and also find a couple of small secret areas).

If you play the demo and have any feedback, please go ahead and drop it here: Demo Feedback

Thanks for playing!

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Exciting news – we're releasing the very first demo for Valfaris: Mecha Therion on here in the next few days!

Here's what you'll be able to do in the demo:

• Play through the tutorial
  
• Play through the entire second stage, 'Ruins of Anvin'
  
• Try three of the Destroyer class weapons (Hellwraith, Hellhammer, Bringer of Mayhem)
  
• Try two of the Melee class weapons (Bathoryn, Therion's Fist)
  
• Try three of the Auxiliary class weapons (Homing Swords, Electroburst, Bunker-Buster)
  
• Try two of the Module unit suit power-ups (Reaper, Crash-Burst)
  

And here's a look at just some of what the Ruins of Anvin has in store:



We'll let you know as soon as the demo is live!

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We've been quiet on here since we announced Valfaris: Mecha Therion back in August, so this is just a quick update to let you know development is going well and things are still on track for a launch later this year.

As we get closer to release, we'll be posting more regularly. In the meantime, please enjoy this selection of GIFs:











We can't wait to share more with you soon!

Matt | Big Sugar

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1647920/Valfaris_Mecha_Therion/

Valfaris was a sumptuous metal-themed 2D platformer with some of the most impressive pixel art this side of Owlboy. The work of Slain studio Steel Mantis, it was a bonkers modern take on classic action-platformers like Shadow of the Beast. Now it's getting a sequel called Valfaris: Mecha Therion that mixes things up a bit...
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Welcome to the Steam page for Valfaris: Mecha Therion – a new side-scrolling shoot 'em up from developer Steel Mantis, and sequel to the studio's previous game, Valfaris. It's still early in development and won't be out until late 2022 for PC and consoles, but you can expect an action-packed shmup with a challenging, old-school feel, crunchy low-poly visuals, and gore galore!

Take a look at the reveal trailer:
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If you played Valfaris and are interested to know why Steel Mantis wanted to switch from action-platformer to shmup for the sequel, programmer and designer Thomas Jenns discusses it in a post on the Playstation Blog.

We're looking forward to sharing more Valfaris: Mecha Therion info with you soon!

Matt | Big Sugar

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