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
860 games on PC, with requirements, reviews and prices.
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Godfall Ultimate Edition
Third-person fantasy action RPG built around melee and armor loadouts
64% positive
1,835 reviews
Desktop Defender
Idle tower defense that runs in a corner of your desktop
92% positive
1,827 reviews
Slain: Back from Hell
A gothic action platformer with weapons that exploit elemental weaknesses
72% positive
1,816 reviews
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GOOOOOOAL!
A vertical platformer where a bear smashes its way upward
95% positive
1,780 reviews
King of the Bridge
Chess-based strategy game against a cheating bridge troll
95% positive
1,741 reviews
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Japanese folklore platformer with staff-bouncing combat and interconnected exploration
84% positive
1,733 reviews
Frenzy Retribution
Fast-paced hack-and-slash where executing stunned enemies restores your health
74% positive
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Morbid Metal
Sci-fi action roguelike built around switching characters mid-combo
81% positive
1,718 reviews
Touhou Kanjuden ~ Legacy of Lunatic Kingdom.
Bullet-hell shooter with chapter retries for clearing patterns without hits
98% positive
1,691 reviews
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Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms
Isometric fantasy action RPG with methodical combat and open-world exploration
71% positive
1,658 reviews
FIGHT KNIGHT
First-person dungeon crawler with real-time fistfights on a grid
91% positive
1,654 reviews
Demo Meta Ghost: Breaking Show
Cyberpunk action roguelite with televised battles against machine opponents
71% positive
1,570 reviews
Mohrta
A dark fantasy shooter with five dimensions playable in any order
91% positive
1,560 reviews
Princess&Blade
Hack-and-slash RPG where revealing outfits strengthen a talking sword
80% positive
1,552 reviews
Demo Cat Bait
Pixel-art action roguelite where helper cats fight rodent swarms
96% positive
1,547 reviews
Demo Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
Pixel-art action RPG with Souls-like combat and seven possessed bosses
73% positive
1,517 reviews
FALLSTRUKTUR
First-person platforming built around controlled falls through a vertical world
95% positive
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Source of Madness
Side-scrolling action roguelite with magic and procedurally generated monsters
69% positive
1,490 reviews
Escape from Yandere
First-person horror about surviving a sleepover with a controlling friend
74% positive
1,446 reviews
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos
Martial arts action-adventure with dice games that change battle rules
90% positive
1,437 reviews
Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn
Third-person action RPG with Souls-style combat, guns, and fox magic
75% positive
1,433 reviews
Yusetsu
A romance visual novel built around drinks and bar conversations
89% positive
1,431 reviews
Corpse Keeper
Dark fantasy action RPG with decaying fighters and timed expeditions
74% positive
1,419 reviews
Foregone
A side-scrolling action platformer mixing melee combat with gunfire
81% positive
1,412 reviews