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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The Last Faith
Gothic 2D action game with tough combat and ability-gated exploration
82% positive
4,939 reviews
En Garde!
Third-person sword-fighting action with improvised props and comedy
90% positive
4,924 reviews
MIO: Memories in Orbit
A 2D metroidvania about exploring a decaying, overgrown spaceship
82% positive
4,872 reviews
Hell is Us
Action-adventure with melee combat and exploration without maps or markers
83% positive
4,817 reviews
Rubinite
Boss rush action built around exposing and striking enemy weaknesses
94% positive
4,546 reviews
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Dark fantasy 2D action RPG with nonlinear exploration and demanding bosses
79% positive
4,538 reviews
Beast of Reincarnation
Action RPG combining sword fighting with commands for a dog
58% positive
4,426 reviews
Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time
Difficult 3D platformer with reality-bending masks and playable characters
86% positive
4,401 reviews
The Dark Queen of Mortholme
Story-driven action game where you play the final boss
83% positive
4,382 reviews
Demo Echoes of Aincrad
Action JRPG with a custom hero and a combat partner
49% positive
4,284 reviews
Hunt Down The Freeman
Fan-made first-person shooter about a marine hunting Gordon Freeman
53% positive
4,241 reviews
NEKOPARA Extra
Short visual novel following two catgirls before the patisserie opens
97% positive
4,222 reviews
Weird RPG
Top-down action RPG with dodge-heavy boss fights and unusual weapons
92% positive
4,218 reviews
SiNiSistar 2
A 2D action RPG mixing melee attacks and exorcism magic
90% positive
4,094 reviews
Demo Mini Ninjas
Third-person ninja action-adventure mixing stealth, combat, and exploration
90% positive
4,071 reviews
Eraser
Precision platformer with midair parries and falls that erase progress
83% positive
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BERSERK and the Band of the Hawk
Dark fantasy hack-and-slash as Guts cuts through enemy hordes
81% positive
4,051 reviews
STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN
Fast third-person action RPG with many jobs and weapons
82% positive
3,989 reviews
NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION
Action roguelite with a dungeon that rebuilds between runs
64% positive
3,983 reviews
Hellsplit: Arena
Room-scale VR melee combat against undead in dark fantasy
84% positive
3,958 reviews
SWORN
Co-op action roguelite reclaiming Camelot from a corrupted King Arthur
79% positive
3,925 reviews
Ashen
Open-world action RPG with tough combat and optional co-op
67% positive
3,861 reviews
Hentai Vs Furries
Adult-themed third-person shooter with furry enemies and unlockable skins
91% positive
3,759 reviews
Demo Death Trash
Isometric action RPG with shotguns and grotesque cosmic horrors
92% positive
3,724 reviews