Brutal soulslike battles

If you want punishing boss fights with blood and harsh finishers, these soulslikes have you learning patterns, timing parries and pushing through dark worlds.

False Hero

False Hero

False Hero is a fast-paced soulslike where your mask lets you steal attacks from the enemies you kill and chain them into your own combos.

89% of 385 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$15.99
Rubinite

Rubinite

You study each Bloodstained monster, use Focus to expose its weak point, then land the lethal strike. Short, hard, and full of heart.

94% of 4,522 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 39$19.99
Mortal Shell II

Mortal Shell II

Their flesh is your weapon. Mortal Shell II is a dark, brutal action RPG where you possess eight lost warrior Shells, upgrade melee and ranged…

80% of 20,839 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 991$49.99
GRIME II

GRIME II

You are a Formless, an art mimic that steals enemy shapes. Parry with hand-tendrils, absorb foes into molds, then turn their attacks back on bosses…

86% of 1,968 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 65$20.99
Nioh 3

Nioh 3

Nioh 3 is a dark samurai action RPG set in an alternate Warring States period full of bandits and yokai.

78% of 12,072 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 849$59.39
Tombwater

Tombwater

Fight through a mad Wild West mining town with guns, blades and spells, one gruesome boss at a time.

91% of 312 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19$24.99
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

Castlevania: Belmont's Curse

Rose Belmont hunts beasts through burning Paris with the Vampire Killer whip, facing Death, Medusa, Carmilla and Joan of Arc.

77% of 8,739 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,886$29.99
The First Berserker: Khazan

The First Berserker: Khazan

Khazan is a hardcore action RPG about a disgraced general out for revenge.

85% of 21,441 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 497$59.99
Serpent's Gaze

Serpent's Gaze

Serpent's Gaze is a punishing third-person action game for soulslike fans: heavy, tactical melee combat, tough enemies and relentless bosses in an…

87% of 801 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 57$15.99
Blades of Fire

Blades of Fire

Blades of Fire is a dark fantasy adventure where you play Aran de Lira, the last warrior who can forge true steel.

74% of 563 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$39.99
Phantom Blade Zero

Phantom Blade Zero

Soul has sixty-six days to live and a murdered master on his record.

93% of 89,766 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 498,874$59.99
Onimusha: Way of the Sword

Onimusha: Way of the Sword

As Miyamoto Musashi in Malice-twisted Edo-period Kyoto, you cut down Genma, absorb their souls through the Oni Gauntlet, and duel rival swordsmen to…

90% of 17,355 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,583$69.99
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN

A standalone Elden Ring adventure rebuilt as a co-op roguelike about surviving two nights in Limveld and killing a Nightlord.

83% of 130,469 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 21,700$39.99
Hell is Us

Hell is Us

Hell is Us is a third-person action-adventure set in the isolated country of Hadea, torn by civil war and a calamity that raised supernatural…

83% of 4,748 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 121$49.99
FOUNTAINS

FOUNTAINS

Master high-skilled combat to uncover the secrets of this war-torn empire and escape your captors.

85% of 442 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$14.99
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers

WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring…

58% of 45,368 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 233$49.99
Duel Corp.

Duel Corp.

Duel Corp. is a Souls-inspired action RPG in a sandbox open world where everyone woke up with darkened eyes and the dead came back soulless.

71% of 1,264 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$24.99
Dinoblade

Dinoblade

You are a young Spinosaurus with a colossal Great Sword held in your jaws, fighting other weapon-wielding dinosaurs to stop an extinction.

89% of 2,595 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 35$19.99
Weird RPG 2

Weird RPG 2

An innovative third-person action RPG where you can choose traditional weapons to fight monsters fairly, or activate cheats like godly powers.

92% of 808 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$9.99
Lies of P

Lies of P

A soulslike that turns Pinocchio into Geppetto's puppet stalking the plagued, blood-covered city of Krat.

91% of 59,603 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,406$59.99
CODE VEIN II

CODE VEIN II

A dark anime soulslike about Revenant hunters, time travel, and drinking your enemies.

68% of 5,596 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 322$34.99
DEATH PENALTY

DEATH PENALTY

DEATH PENALTY is a hand-drawn dungeon crawler that drops one unarmed human into a demonic fortress full of devils.

82% of 139 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$11.99
Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree

A dark fantasy side-scrolling soulslike set in crumbling Faelduum, where you build an Inquisitor from six classes and learn to dodge, parry, and…

75% of 3,102 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 119$17.99
No Rest for the Wicked

No Rest for the Wicked

A brutal, beautiful action RPG from the makers of Ori, with weighty Souls-like combat where timing and build matter.

80% of 67,207 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 950$39.99

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