Steel Mantis
Steel Mantis is an independent American game developer based in Canadian, Texas, headed by Andrew Gilmour and Thomas Jenns. The studio produces games infused with heavy metal music and themes, and is known for Slain: Back from Hell (2016), Valfaris (2019), and Valfaris: Mecha Therion (2023). Originally founded as Wolf Brew Games some time around 2014, the company was renamed to Andrew Gilmour Studios in in 2017, and adopted the trade name Steel Mantis in 2021.
Steel Mantis at a Glance
Steel Mantis has been active in the gaming industry from 2019 to 2026, with 5 titles tracked on PlayPile. Their catalog primarily spans Platform, Shooter, Arcade, with additional titles in Indie and Hack and slash/Beat 'em up. With an average community rating of 84.2/100, Steel Mantis is among the highest-rated studios in our database -- 2 of their rated titles score 80 or above. Their highest-rated title on PlayPile is Valfaris: Mecha Therion (87.5/100). Games from Steel Mantis are available across 4 platforms, most notably PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch.
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