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
801 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Black Myth: Wukong
Chinese myth action RPG with staff combat and tough bosses
96% positive
901K reviews
ELDEN RING
Open-world action RPG with punishing combat and flexible character builds
90% positive
887K reviews
Hollow Knight
Challenging 2D Metroidvania through a ruined underground bug kingdom
96% positive
537K reviews
Hollow Knight: Silksong
An exploration platformer with acrobatic combat across an insect kingdom
86% positive
402K reviews
DARK SOULS™ III
Third-person dark fantasy RPG built around punishing combat and exploration
93% positive
299K reviews
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Third-person ninja action with demanding deflections, stealth, and boss fights
94% positive
278K reviews
Cuphead
Hand-drawn run-and-gun action built around difficult cartoon boss battles
96% positive
219K reviews
Demo Monster Hunter Wilds
Third-person action RPG about tracking monsters and crafting better gear
53% positive
211K reviews
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
Turn-based fantasy RPG with real-time dodges, parries, and counters
95% positive
188K reviews
Path of Exile 2
Dark fantasy action RPG with deep builds and punishing bosses
73% positive
178K reviews
Dead Cells
Fast 2D action roguelite with branching runs and permadeath
97% positive
168K reviews
STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Third-person Jedi adventure with lightsaber combat and Force-powered exploration
88% positive
163K reviews
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Hand-painted Metroidvania platforming through a wounded fantasy world
96% positive
149K reviews
God of War
Third-person Norse action adventure with weighty close-range combat
95% positive
138K reviews
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Souls-like action RPG with three-player, randomized boss runs
80% positive
136K reviews
Hades II
Greek myth action roguelike with witchcraft and repeat runs
95% positive
119K reviews
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
Dark fantasy action RPG built around punishing, deliberate combat
90% positive
110K reviews
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
Third-person dark fantasy action RPG with punishing combat and co-op
82% positive
91K reviews
Phantom Blade Zero
A martial arts action RPG where Chinese swordplay meets machinery
92% positive
85K reviews
STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor™
Third-person Star Wars adventure with lightsaber combat and open exploration
68% positive
85K reviews
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Third-person action RPG with tough bosses and interconnected areas
91% positive
82K reviews
Grounded
First-person backyard survival crafting at the size of an ant
89% positive
80K reviews
ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™
Fast-paced third-person mech action with build-changing part customization
90% positive
70K reviews
No Rest for the Wicked
Isometric action RPG with Souls-style combat and online co-op
76% positive
70K reviews