“soulslike” Games

1. Elden Ring

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Elden Ring takes FromSoftware's Soulslike combat into an open world designed by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. The Legacy Dungeons preserve the dense, interconnected level design of earlier entries while the Lands Between rewards patient exploration. GPA scores it at 95% for both Difficulty and Action — the highest Action score in the database.

2. Dark Souls III

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Dark Souls III accelerates the series' pacing and sharpens its boss design into its most refined form. The lore runs through item descriptions and environmental detail rather than cutscenes. GPA scores it at 90% for both Difficulty and Lore Focus — two axes that define the experience more precisely than genre alone.

3. Lies of P

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Lies of P retells Pinocchio as a Soulslike set in a Victorian-era city overrun by automatons. The weapon assembly system lets players combine handles and blades from different weapons. GPA scores it close to Elden Ring on Difficulty and Dark World, with the Soulslike tag shared across both.

4. Stellar Blade

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Stellar Blade follows EVE on a mission to reclaim Earth from alien creatures. The parry-focused combat rewards learning attack patterns. GPA scores it high on Action and Graphics — the character design and environmental art are among the strongest visual presentations in the Action category.

5. Bloodborne

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Bloodborne moves through Gothic Victorian streets and cosmic horror architecture with an aggressive combat system that punishes defensive play. The Rally mechanic returns health through attacking immediately after taking damage. GPA scores it at the top for Dark World and near the top for Difficulty — the Action score is higher than Dark Souls entries, reflecting the faster combat tempo.

Nioh 2 builds its samurai action around the Soul Core system and a Yokai Shift transformation that temporarily unlocks a second move set. The Burst Counter mechanic rewards reading specific enemy attacks. GPA scores it high on Action and Difficulty — the combination that places it in the Soulslike cluster while the transformation system provides a mechanical layer Dark Souls entries lack.

7. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor continues Cal Kestis's journey through a galaxy under Imperial consolidation, adding new lightsaber stances and a Metroidvania planet structure. GPA scores it high on Action and Story Depth — a sequel that deepens the combat options and the political stakes from Fallen Order.

8. Kena: Bridge of Spirits

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Kena: Bridge of Spirits sends a spirit guide through a village haunted by unresolved grief, clearing corruption to free the dead. The Rot companions add a resource management layer to the combat. GPA scores it high on Emotional Story and Graphics — the visual quality from a small studio remains the most discussed aspect of its reception.

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty reframes Three Kingdoms history as dark fantasy and builds its combat around a Spirit Gauge system where aggressive play generates meter for powerful deflections. GPA scores it high on Action and Difficulty, sharing the Soulslike tag with Elden Ring while running lower on Open World.

10. Demon's Souls

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Demon's Souls was FromSoftware's proof of concept for the Soulslike format, and the PS5 remake preserves the original's structure in high fidelity. The World Tendency system changes enemy behavior based on in-game actions. GPA scores it high on Difficulty and Dark World — the combination that defines the series' origin point.

11. Hyper Light Drifter

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Hyper Light Drifter pushes a terminally ill Drifter through a ruined world, conveying the narrative entirely through visuals without dialogue. GPA scores it high on Action and Dark World.

12. Deaths Door

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Death's Door assigns a crow the administrative task of collecting souls in a Soulslike action game. GPA scores it high on Action and Difficulty.

13. Black Myth Wukong

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Black Myth: Wukong sends the Destined One through a retelling of Journey to the West with shapeshifting Soulslike combat. 10 million copies in four days. GPA scores it high on Action and Difficulty.

14. Wuchang Fallen Feathers

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WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers sets its Soulslike in Ming Dynasty China during a feather plague. GPA scores it high on Action and Dark World.

15. The Binding of Isaac Repentance

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The Binding of Isaac: Repentance adds over 130 items, new characters, and two new endings to the already massive Afterbirth+ base, bringing the total item count above 700. Each run assembles a build from random pickups whose interactions produce emergent results no designer planned. GPA scores it at the top for Roguelike and Difficulty — the combination that identifies the deepest item-synergy sandbox in the genre.

16. Monster Train

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Monster Train loads a hell-bound train with monsters, then runs enemy waves up three floors toward the Pyre at the top. Deck-building decisions are inseparable from unit placement decisions across each run. The faction combinations produce more build variety than the roster count suggests. GPA scores it high on Roguelike and Strategy — the deckbuilder most often recommended to players who have finished Slay the Spire.

17. Darkest Dungeon II

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Darkest Dungeon II moves the campaign onto a stagecoach journey toward a mountain, replacing the base management structure with roguelite path selection. The stress and relationship systems between heroes now determine combat effectiveness directly. GPA scores it high on Roguelike and Dark World — the sequel that deepened the original's psychological horror into its most mechanically cohesive form.