Most played scary soulslike games
Creeping dread runs through these most played scary soulslike fights. DARK SOULS™ III and Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition throw you against relentless bosses where you study patterns, time dodges and deflects, and lose progress when you fall. Hollow Knight brings the same tension to dark tunnels and ruined halls, where every corner can hide something waiting for you.
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
A standalone Elden Ring adventure rebuilt as a co-op roguelike about surviving two nights in Limveld and killing a Nightlord. Pick one of eight Nightfarers, loot fast, plan routes, fight bosses that punish sloppy rolls, and do it again with friends. Brutal, fast and built for soulslike fans.
83% of 130,590 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 19,512$39.99Path of Exile 2
Path of Exile 2 is a dark action RPG with a six-act campaign, over a hundred bosses, and combat that punishes sloppy positioning and careless builds. Bosses each have mechanics to learn through repeated tries, which should feel familiar to soulslike fans.
76% of 169,362 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16,578Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is FromSoftware's fast, punishing take on soulslikes, set in brutal Sengoku Japan. As the one-armed wolf, you guard a young lord, lose him, and cut your way back through the Ashina clan with a katana, stealth, and deadly prosthetic tools. Deflect, break posture, and land the killing blow.
95% of 262,181 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5,797$59.99Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
A turn-based RPG where every enemy turn is a timing test. You dodge, parry and counter in real time, learn attack rhythms, and aim for weak points while building your party through gear, stats and skills. Set in a Belle Époque-inspired dark fantasy where the Paintress paints one lower number each year.
95% of 184,404 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6,135$49.99Hollow Knight
A hand-drawn 2D action adventure through Hallownest, a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. You dodge, dash, and slash through twisting caverns and ruined cities, learn 30 bosses the hard way, and forge your own path with spells, skills, and charms. Worth playing for the fights and the fall.
96% of 509,119 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5,265$14.99Dead Cells
Dead Cells is a 2D action-platformer with souls-lite combat and no checkpoints: kill, die, learn, repeat. You possess a new corpse each run and fight through an ever-changing castle with tough but fair foes, a panic roll for close calls, and progress that carries over into the next attempt.
97% of 157,576 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3,879$24.99DARK SOULS™ III
DARK SOULS III is the genre-defining soulslike finale: a ruined dark fantasy world of colossal enemies, faster and harder combat, and bosses that take many tries. Learn patterns, manage stamina, dodge at the last moment, die, and go again. Bleak, tense, and deeply rewarding when it clicks.
94% of 280,255 Steam reviews are positive$59.99DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
A dark fantasy action RPG where death costs you health and every corner hides another ambush. Scholar of the First Sin reshuffles enemies, adds the invader Forlorn, and bundles all DLC. Harsh, strange, and generous with builds, it is worth playing for soulslike fans who want a long, thorny journey.
84% of 85,307 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,815$39.99Onimusha: 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 the death. For soulslike fans, the draw is reactive swordplay built on parries, deflections, and perfectly timed Issen counters against tough bosses.
90% of 17,500 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,583$69.99REMNANT II®
REMNANT II pits survivors against deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds, solo or in three-player co-op. You learn boss patterns, swap gear for each biome, and push through dynamically generated dungeons to stop an evil from unmaking reality. Methodical gunplay with melee when things get close.
82% of 47,153 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,285$49.99DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
The soulslike that started it all, remastered in sharp high definition at 60fps. Wander the dark, looping kingdom of Lordran, learn brutal bosses one death at a time, and shape your own build from swords, spells, and armor. Includes the Artorias of the Abyss DLC.
92% of 102,595 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,068$39.99Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
Rose Belmont hunts beasts through burning Paris with the Vampire Killer whip, facing Death, Medusa, Carmilla and Joan of Arc. Seal bosses into tarot cards for new spells, mix seven weapon types with relics, and swing through a fast, gothic action-exploration hunt that rewards learning patterns.
77% of 9,158 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1,796$29.99
