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A grim free-to-play loot-driven ARPG with an enormous passive skill tree and socketed gem system that enable near-limitless build crafting. Its deep endgame mapping and seasonal leagues keep theorycrafters hooked for years.
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A dark fantasy action RPG built around extraction gameplay: you fight monsters and rival players solo or with a team, and only a successful escape lets you keep your loot. Classes, combos and skills add variety.
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Strong character progression
The genre-defining hack-and-slash classic: pick one of seven classes and carve through four grim acts, hoarding randomized loot and refining skill builds. Chasing runewords and uniques remains compelling to this day, solo or online with friends.
94 %
Strong character progression
A hack-and-slash ARPG built around deep buildcrafting, where every skill has its own tree, plus 15 mastery classes and a generous crafting system. A time-travel story across different eras frames an endless loot-driven endgame.
93 %
Strong character progression
A visually striking Diablo-style hack-and-slash with classless character building via a huge rotatable passive tree and flashy avatar transformations. Lots of loot and build freedom, though it launched in a rough state.
93 %
Strong character progression
An isometric hack-and-slash action RPG where legendary heroes battle draconic hordes, craft builds through the Ancestral Grid and grow a home city. Tamed wyrmlings fight at your side.
92 %
Challenging difficulty
A punishing first-person fantasy dungeon crawler where squads of class-based adventurers compete for loot against monsters and each other. Every run is an extraction gamble between greed and survival.
92 %
Dark, serious atmosphere
The genre-defining hack-and-slash: you descend floor by floor through randomized catacombs beneath Tristram all the way into Hell, chasing ever-better loot. Its oppressive gothic atmosphere and iconic soundtrack remain legendary.
92 %
Strong character progression
The second Souls entry sends you as a cursed undead through the decaying kingdom of Drangleic, offering punishing bosses, huge weapon and build variety, and a sprawling, branching world packed with secrets.
91 %
Strong character progression
A hardcore dungeon crawler where you descend ever deeper into a grim, mysterious dungeon. The mood is oppressive and the challenge steep.
91 %
Strong character progression
Nioh 2 is a punishing samurai action RPG set in Sengoku-era Japan, where you play a half-Yokai and master stances, timing and supernatural powers. Its deep loot and build variety and fast, demanding combat make it a standout for Soulslike fans.
