Best Souls-like games on PC
Action games centered on difficult combat, where players learn enemy attack patterns and improve through repeated attempts. Many also use RPG progression and dark fantasy settings.
- Demanding, timing-based combat
- Learning enemy attack patterns
- Repeated attempts after failure
Related: Difficult, Action RPG, Dark Fantasy, RPG
273 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
Black Myth: Wukong
Chinese myth action RPG with staff combat and tough bosses
96% positive
1.2M reviews
ELDEN RING
Open-world action RPG with punishing combat and flexible character builds
93% positive
1.2M reviews
Hollow Knight
Challenging 2D Metroidvania through a ruined underground bug kingdom
97% positive
562K reviews
Monster Hunter: World
Third-person action RPG about tracking and hunting giant monsters
89% positive
518K reviews
DARK SOULS™ III
Third-person dark fantasy RPG built around punishing combat and exploration
94% positive
440K reviews
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Third-person ninja action with demanding deflections, stealth, and boss fights
95% positive
356K reviews
Monster Hunter Wilds
Third-person action RPG about tracking monsters and crafting better gear
49% positive
331K reviews
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Turn-based fantasy RPG with real-time dodges, parries, and counters
95% positive
279K reviews
Path of Exile 2
Dark fantasy action RPG with deep builds and punishing bosses
75% positive
226K reviews
Cuphead
Hand-drawn run-and-gun action built around difficult cartoon boss battles
96% positive
222K reviews
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Souls-like action RPG with three-player, randomized boss runs
82% positive
191K reviews
God of War
Third-person Norse action adventure with weighty close-range combat
96% positive
185K reviews
Dead Cells
Fast 2D action roguelite with branching runs and permadeath
97% positive
184K reviews
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Third-person Jedi adventure with lightsaber combat and Force-powered exploration
88% positive
176K reviews
Crimson Desert Enhanced
Open-world fantasy action adventure with varied combat and exploration
84% positive
175K reviews
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Dark fantasy action RPG built around punishing, deliberate combat
92% positive
155K reviews
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Hand-painted Metroidvania platforming through a wounded fantasy world
96% positive
146K reviews
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
Third-person dark fantasy action RPG with punishing combat and co-op
84% positive
132K reviews
MONSTER HUNTER RISE
Third-person action RPG about fast monster hunts and gear crafting
83% positive
126K reviews
Hades II
Greek myth action roguelike with witchcraft and repeat runs
96% positive
123K reviews
Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Open-world samurai action with sword combat, stealth, and exploration
94% positive
97K reviews
Grounded
First-person backyard survival crafting at the size of an ant
90% positive
96K reviews
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™
Third-person Star Wars adventure with lightsaber combat and open exploration
71% positive
86K reviews
ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™
Fast-paced third-person mech action with build-changing part customization
92% positive
86K reviews