$19.99Souldiers Parry, slash, explore the afterlife
Fight through a sprawling pixel-art land on the edge of death, where every enemy demands patience and every win is earned.
Is Souldiers worth it?
Souldiers is worth it if…
- you want a metroidvania with a huge interconnected world to comb for secrets
- you enjoy soulslike combat where bosses take real attempts to beat
- you love detailed 16-bit pixel art and a strong soundtrack
- you do not mind long dungeons that take hours to work through
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Combat that makes you earn it
You pick one of three classes at the start, sword, bow or staff, and that choice sticks for the whole run. From there it is slash, parry and dodge against an enemy roster that keeps changing its tricks. Between fights you level up, spend skill points and upgrade gear to shape your class into something that fits how you like to fight. Bosses are the test: they take real attempts, and when one finally goes down it is because you learned the fight, not because you outlasted it.
A world worth getting lost in
Terragaya is one interconnected, handcrafted map, and it is big. Dungeons sprawl, hide treasures, secret pathways and hidden sub-weapons, and each new ability you find, a double jump, a wall jump, an air dash, opens routes you walked past hours earlier. Environmental puzzles sit between the fights, some clever and satisfying, and the whole thing is drawn in vibrant, detailed pixel art with a soundtrack to match. Save points let you teleport back to town to restock and upgrade before pushing on. Come for the exploring as much as the fighting: the map rewards the player who checks every corner.
Death is part of the plan
If punishing, deliberate combat is what you are after, Souldiers delivers it. Enemies respawn at save points, resources run low, and the harder difficulty settings ask you to memorize attack patterns, manage stamina and stay precise under pressure. Bosses take many attempts, and the game is at its best when a fight clicks: you dodge on instinct, parry the swing you died to five times before, and the whole moveset finally feels like yours. When you lose, it is usually clear what went wrong, which is exactly what keeps you coming back for one more try.
What should you know before starting?
Can you play it solo?
Yes, it is a singleplayer game from start to finish. The whole journey through Terragaya, combat, exploration, puzzles and bosses, is built around one player and one character.
How long does a playthrough take?
Expect a long haul. The dungeons are famously large, some taking several hours each, and full exploration with backtracking for missed items stretches things further. Players who finished it commonly report dozens of hours invested.
Does your class choice matter?
Yes, and it is permanent. You choose between sword, bow and staff at the start and cannot switch later, so each class is effectively a different playthrough. Skills unlock as you level, and upgrades let you steer your build toward the combat style you prefer.
