Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 110 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Difficulty: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Story: 31 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Controls: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 3k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise11% are divided22% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
110 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
But what makes this game so different is the risk involved with checkpoints.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Even though I'm typically pretty indifferent to the headbanging demonic gore-fest kind of atmosphere this game emulates, I found myself getting really sucked into the environments, the art design, and - most importantly - how smooth and satisfying this combat is.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Valfaris is an amazing game with a unique flow, clean combat, a simple-yet effective system, and balanced difficulty (you'll die a lot haha).
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The pixel-art style looks incredible in the screenshots but to see it in motion is unreal!
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Valfaris is an amazing game with a wonderful gritty aesthetic, intense game play, and a chaotic-catchy Doom/Groove/Industrial Metal Kick-ass soundtrack!
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I had a blast playing this on my Steam Deck, and I'd highly recommend this to people who like a serious challenge and want to experience a really cool twist on this classical genre.
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay110 reviews
Combat91 reviews
Difficulty79 reviews
Graphics54 reviews
Audio51 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion
Characters67% still recommend
Players complain
Story87% still recommend
Controls58% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on TV
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$2.49$24.99−90%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
7 points recordedtoday · $2.49
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