- Patrick Klepek's Favourite Games of 2019 (Waypoint): "It’s just a tremendous, perfect little action game. It looks badass, it plays badass, it sounds badass."
- Giancarlo Varanini's Top 11-ish Switch Games of 2019 (Giant Bomb)
- Game of the Year 2019 (SwitchWatch): "Valfaris is the dark horse of our Game of the Year list. Among a list of Nintendo Switch exclusives, Valfaris is the one indie game we chose because of its spectacular action and amazing heavy metal soundtrack."
- PC Invasion's Games of 2019: Jordan’s Picks (PC Invasion): "Breathtaking visuals, a crushing difficulty curve, and a head-banging soundtrack had me cranking my headphones up to 11 as I wrestled with waves of alien baddies."
- Indie Game of the Year (The Famicast): "Beautifully combines a run-and-gun shooter a-la Contra, with glorious heavy metal aesthetics and music, plus a decent helping of gore and explosions!"
- DreadXP Game of the Year 2019 List (Dread Central): "Starts shit off with headbanging metal and never stops. It’s brain damage inducing amounts of fun."
- Hardcore Gamer's Game of The Year Awards 2019 (Hardcore Gamer): Best Platformer (runner-up), Best PC Game (runner-up)
- 20 Best Indie Games of 2019 (Indie Game Lover)
- Top 25 Best Indie Games of the Year 2019 (ClemmyGames)
- Best Indie Game Music of 2019 (IndieGameReviewer): "Valfaris exudes Heavy Metal in all its gloriously over-the-top forms... it always comes back to raw, dirty electric guitar riffs and pummeling blast beats."
- 2D Action Game of the Year (Video Chums): "Went above and beyond my expectations and it remains one of my favourite 2D action games ever made."
Best wishes to everyone for 2020!
Matt | Big Sugar
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