Dark Soulslike Bosses and Ruins

Time your parries and learn brutal boss moves as you push through plague-ridden cities and ruined empires. Every death costs you, so adjust your build and try again.

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: 55$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 20,815 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,254$49.99
Stonemachia

Stonemachia

Zefiro is a living pawn who can change into other chess pieces mid-fight, fighting through Medhelan, a gloomy land hit by the Plague of Angels, to…

95% of 1,375 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 18$19.99
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: 36$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 12,065 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 848$59.39
Hollow Knight: Silksong

Hollow Knight: Silksong

As Hornet, princess knight armed with needle and silk, you climb the haunted kingdom of Pharloom toward its shining citadel.

89% of 391,201 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5,417$19.99
JUMP KING QUEST

JUMP KING QUEST

A vertical dark-fantasy climb where every ledge is a fight. You charge each jump, trade blows with enemies and bosses using soulslike moves and…

88% of 1,258 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 28$14.99
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 8,686 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,886$29.99
Tearscape

Tearscape

As a hunter, you explore a dark, interconnected world filled with dungeons, relying on precise combat to survive.

89% of 352 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$14.99
Solateria

Solateria

Solateria is a hand-drawn action metroidvania built around parries: learn an enemy's rhythm, deflect at the last instant, and answer with a hard…

82% of 765 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 23$13.99
Mina the Hollower

Mina the Hollower

Mina the Hollower is a top-down action-adventure with soulslike teeth: a cursed island, beastly bosses, and death that costs your bones and spark.

87% of 7,912 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 409$19.99
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: 540$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: 14$39.99
Kristala

Kristala

Kristala is a dark fantasy action RPG where you play a feline warrior fighting a curse over the world of Ailur.

71% of 498 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 13$27.59
Verho - Curse of Faces

Verho - Curse of Faces

A first-person dark RPG in the King's Field tradition, set in the land of Yariv after 264 years of isolation.

91% of 1,281 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 18$19.99
Phantom Blade Zero

Phantom Blade Zero

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

93% of 83,938 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 557,260$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 17,314 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3,131$69.99
AI LIMIT

AI LIMIT

As Arrisa, an immortal Blader, you cross the ruined city of Havenswell, repair the Branches that bring you back to life, and learn bosses the hard…

92% of 23,167 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 181$34.99
MIO: Memories in Orbit

MIO: Memories in Orbit

A nimble robot wakes on a drifting ark overgrown with rogue machines, and soulslike fans get a metroidvania of hard bosses, sharp platforming, and…

82% of 4,810 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 141$19.99
Infinitevania

Infinitevania

Infinitevania is a retro-styled 2D metroidvania where you travel between worlds, kill powerful creatures, and absorb their powers to destroy the Core.

92% of 302 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$14.99
Fallen Tear: The Ascension

Fallen Tear: The Ascension

Hira is a kid with a dark element and a god-sized problem, wandering the hand-drawn world of Raoah with 22 allies to recruit.

75% of 422 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 20$18.74

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