Slain!

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.

Slain!
Developer	Wolf Brew Games
Publisher	Digerati Distribution
Designers	Thomas Jenns Christian Bliss
Programmer	Thomas Jenns
Artist	Andrew Gilmour
Composer	Curt Victor Bryant
Platforms	Microsoft Windows, OS X, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Switch
Release	Original 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	Platform
Mode	Single-player

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

Reception

Aggregate score

Aggregator	Score
Metacritic	(PC) 40/100[5] Back from Hell (PC) 74/100[6] (PS4) 68/100[7] (XONE) 69/100[8] (NS) 47/100[9]

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