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.
Crash Bandicoot™ 4: It’s About Time
Difficult 3D platformer with reality-bending masks and playable characters
87% positive
4,206 reviews
BERSERK and the Band of the Hawk
Dark fantasy hack-and-slash as Guts cuts through enemy hordes
82% positive
4,204 reviews
NINJA GAIDEN 2 Black
Third-person ninja action with fast swordplay and bloody battles
78% positive
4,172 reviews
Going Under
Satirical action roguelite through the ruins of failed startups
90% positive
4,170 reviews
NEKOPARA Extra
Short visual novel following two catgirls before the patisserie opens
97% positive
4,065 reviews
Bound By Flame
Third-person action RPG where demonic power threatens your humanity
68% positive
4,050 reviews
Hellsplit: Arena
Room-scale VR melee combat against undead in dark fantasy
84% positive
3,958 reviews
Ashen
Open-world action RPG with tough combat and optional co-op
67% positive
3,861 reviews
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree
Side-scrolling dark fantasy action RPG with interconnected exploration and demanding combat
76% positive
3,825 reviews
VOIN
First-person dark fantasy action RPG with melee-focused loot runs
94% positive
3,768 reviews
Death Trash
Isometric action RPG with shotguns and grotesque cosmic horrors
92% positive
3,724 reviews
Vigil: The Longest Night
Side-scrolling action RPG with dark exploration and tough boss fights
86% positive
3,654 reviews
Dwarven Realms
Single-player action RPG built around enemy hordes and loot crafting
82% positive
3,651 reviews
Scars Above
Third-person sci-fi shooter with elemental combat on an alien planet
77% positive
3,617 reviews
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
Weapon-switching action RPG set in a cursed, Greek-inspired city
78% positive
3,512 reviews
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue
Free 2D bullet-hell boss rush to rescue a princess
97% positive
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Momodora: Moonlit Farewell
Side-scrolling Metroidvania with customizable sigils and demon battles
92% positive
3,289 reviews
Souldiers
2D action adventure across an interconnected realm near the afterlife
69% positive
3,151 reviews
Blue Fire
3D adventure platformer built around precision jumps and exploration
81% positive
3,112 reviews
ELDERBORN
First-person dark fantasy slasher with difficult, weapon-based melee combat
86% positive
3,108 reviews
Lonely Mountains: Downhill
Downhill bike racing through mountain trails with off-road shortcuts
91% positive
3,094 reviews
KINGDOM HEARTS III + Re Mind (DLC)
Colorful action RPG spanning Disney and Pixar worlds
90% positive
3,064 reviews
Legendary Tales
Fantasy VR dungeon crawler with physics-based combat and co-op
75% positive
3,026 reviews
Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Third-person Souls-like action RPG exploring an interconnected megastructure
75% positive
2,997 reviews