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.
Outward Definitive Edition
Open-world survival RPG where preparation matters as much as combat
73% positive
31K reviews
PICO PARK
Cooperative puzzle platformer where every player must reach the exit
91% positive
30K reviews
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
Difficult dark fantasy action RPG built around martial-arts deflections
50% positive
29K reviews
Sifu
Third-person martial arts brawler where every death ages your fighter
92% positive
29K reviews
NEKOPARA Vol. 1
Voiced anime visual novel about two catgirls at a pastry shop
95% positive
27K reviews
LIZARDS MUST DIE
Third-person hack-and-slash battles against invading lizards and aliens
96% positive
26K reviews
Vampyr
Choice-driven vampire action RPG in flu-ravaged 1918 London
77% positive
25K reviews
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix+
Single-player rhythm game with over 170 songs and music videos
95% positive
24K reviews
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Single-player samurai action RPG with parries and soul-absorbing powers
90% positive
22K reviews
Death's Door
Isometric action-adventure about a crow tracking a stolen soul
93% positive
22K reviews
GreedFall
Third-person fantasy RPG where diplomacy shapes a magical island
76% positive
22K reviews
Another Crab's Treasure
Cartoon soulslike adventure where trash becomes your protective shell
92% positive
22K reviews
Salt and Sanctuary
2D action RPG with tough combat and branching island exploration
89% positive
22K reviews
Blasphemous 2
Difficult 2D Metroidvania with weapon swapping and grotesque bosses
91% positive
22K reviews
Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
Dark fantasy action RPG with weighty combat and towering bosses
59% positive
21K reviews
Darksiders II Deathinitive Edition
Third-person action RPG with acrobatic exploration, puzzles, loot, and scythe combat
79% positive
21K reviews
BIOMUTANT
Open-world action RPG with mutant powers and custom weapons
66% positive
20K reviews
Hyper Light Drifter
Difficult pixel-art action RPG built around combat and hidden paths
93% positive
19K reviews
ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
Dark fantasy 2D Metroidvania with companion-based combat and exploration
95% positive
19K reviews
TUNIC
Isometric action RPG where lost manual pages reveal hidden knowledge
91% positive
19K reviews
Changed
2D action-puzzle adventure with chases and transformation hazards
86% positive
19K reviews
SCARLET NEXUS
Anime action RPG with psychic combat and two interwoven stories
80% positive
18K reviews
She Will Punish Them
Dark fantasy action RPG with succubus customization and companion combat
86% positive
18K reviews
Witchfire
Dark-fantasy first-person roguelite shooter built around risky extraction runs
91% positive
18K reviews