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.
Meta Ghost: Breaking Show
Cyberpunk action roguelite with televised battles against machine opponents
72% positive
1,801 reviews
Eternal Strands
Third-person fantasy action RPG with elemental magic and climbable giants
88% positive
1,781 reviews
King of the Bridge
Chess-based strategy game against a cheating bridge troll
95% positive
1,770 reviews
Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus
Japanese folklore platformer with staff-bouncing combat and interconnected exploration
84% positive
1,733 reviews
Alaloth: Champions of The Four Kingdoms
Isometric fantasy action RPG with methodical combat and open-world exploration
72% positive
1,616 reviews
8Doors: Arum's Afterlife Adventure
Side-scrolling Metroidvania through an afterlife inspired by Korean folklore
78% positive
1,594 reviews
Withering Rooms
Horror action RPG in a mansion that changes nightly
96% positive
1,589 reviews
Cat Bait
Pixel-art action roguelite where helper cats fight rodent swarms
96% positive
1,547 reviews
Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
Pixel-art action RPG with Souls-like combat and seven possessed bosses
73% positive
1,517 reviews
Corpse Keeper
Dark fantasy action RPG with decaying fighters and timed expeditions
74% positive
1,419 reviews
Pascal's Wager: Definitive Edition
Dark fantasy action RPG with difficult bosses and five playable characters
70% positive
1,375 reviews
BELOW
Dungeon crawler with procedural depths, deadly traps, and survival crafting
71% positive
1,371 reviews
Unbound: Worlds Apart
Side-scrolling puzzle-platformer where portals change gravity and time
83% positive
1,339 reviews
Pronty
Underwater Metroidvania where a robotic swordfish serves as your weapon
91% positive
1,323 reviews
NanoApostle
2D boss-rush action with parries and multi-stage bio-weapon fights
95% positive
1,296 reviews
The Light Brigade: Definitive Edition
Single-player VR roguelite shooter with magic and procedural battlegrounds
88% positive
1,278 reviews
Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition
2D action platformer built around leaping between surfaces
81% positive
1,275 reviews
Tree Simulator 2022
Tree simulation about standing still, alone or with others
97% positive
1,258 reviews
AWAKEN - Astral Blade
2.5D action platformer with parries, upgrades, and hidden paths
82% positive
1,255 reviews
VALKYRIE ELYSIUM
Action RPG with fast combos and summoned warrior spirits
63% positive
1,218 reviews
Fireboy & Watergirl: Elements
Co-op puzzle platformer about guiding two characters past hazards
85% positive
1,210 reviews
Grimlord
VR dark fantasy action RPG with Souls-like combat and bosses
78% positive
1,150 reviews
LOST EPIC
Side-scrolling action RPG with customizable weapon skills and god battles
72% positive
1,138 reviews
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne
Fantasy visual novel with tactical sections and a sixth throne claimant
87% positive
1,137 reviews