Valfaris

In Valfaris, the player controls Therion, who is armed with a sword and a plasma pistol. The pistol can be fired in eight directions. Therion also has access to a heavy gun and a shield. Therion's energy meter is depleted when he uses the shield or the heavy gun.

The energy meter is replenished when Therion kills an enemy or loots a supply cache. Therion can use the shield to block incoming fire, but he cannot move while using it. If the shield is used at the correct time, it can send projectiles back towards enemies. Blood metal is used to upgrade Therion's weapons, making guns fire faster and giving swords longer reach.

Valfaris was developed by Steel Mantis, an independent studio that previously developed Slain: Back from Hell. The game was first revealed through a trailer released during E3 2017 and was originally scheduled for release in 2018 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. In 2018, a 30-minute gameplay trailer was released, showing off the game's weapons, saving system, and weapon upgrades. Valfaris was featured as part of the Indie Megabooth at PAX West 2018, and a game demo of Valfaris was shown at Gamescom.

A Nintendo Switch version of the game was also confirmed by video game publisher Digerati. Valfaris was featured at EGX 2018.

Valfaris received "generally favorable" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic. It received a score of 31 out of 40 from Famitsu, based on individual reviews of 8, 8, 8, and 7.

Liam Croft from Push Square praised the game's platforming sections, weapon variety, and visuals. He called the boss fights "incredibly cool", but felt that the game's enemies respawned too quickly. Dom Reseigh-Lincoln from Nintendo Life liked the Valfaris extreme metal soundtrack and the visuals. He believed that the Resurrection Idols made saving the game easier. He also felt that enemies respawned too quickly, and thought that the game needed a dodge button.