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2023PCPlayStationXbox74 % positive19.99 €

An action RPG with fast, parry-focused combat in which you explore the ruins of a lost civilization alongside an animal companion. Death is woven into the journey and changes what awaits you.

Melee combat with weapons or fists
Fantasy setting
Lots to discover
Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

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Best alternative overall: Dark Souls: Remastered 96% match – Melee combat with weapons or fists
Newest alternative: False Hero 92% match – released 2026

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Dark Souls: Remastered

96 %Match

2018PCPlayStationXboxNintendo SwitchSteam Deck playable92 % positive39.99 €

The genre-defining Soulslike: a bleak, intricately interconnected world of punishing combat, hidden paths and bosses that demand patience and precise timing. The remaster adds sharper visuals and includes the Artorias of the Abyss expansion.

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Lords of the Fallen

Lots to discover

A grim Soulslike where a magic lantern lets you shift between the realm of the living and the realm of the dead. Weighty combat, interconnected level design and the Umbral mechanic make exploration tense and demanding.

Dark Souls II

Challenging difficulty

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.

False Hero

Challenging difficulty

A fast-paced soulslike where you steal enemy attacks and chain them into your own combos. You explore a corrupted land of the gods and face demanding boss fights.

Demon's Souls

Challenging difficulty

This remake of the genre-founding classic sends you through fog-shrouded, bleak fantasy realms full of merciless enemies and punishing bosses. Modern visuals and fluid combat make the birth of the Soulslike feel fresh again.

Thymesia

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

A fast, punishing soulslike where you play plague doctor Corvus, relying on precise parries and dodges and on the disease powers of plundered weapons. Combat rewards aggression over turtling, set in a grim, decaying kingdom.

Darksiders III

Timing and reflexes matter (parrying, dodging)

As Fury you hunt the Seven Deadly Sins across an interconnected, apocalyptic world. Combat with whip, dodging and magic feels Souls-inspired and rewards precise timing.

Black Myth: Wukong

Lavish presentation

A visually stunning action RPG based on Journey to the West, pitting you as a staff-wielding monkey warrior against a parade of spectacular bosses. Transformations, spells and precise dodging define its demanding combat.

Grime

Lots to discover

A surreal 2.5D soulslike Metroidvania set in a strange, organic world obsessed with anatomy. Combat centers on parrying and absorbing enemies, backed by interconnected exploration full of shortcuts and secrets.