Popular atmospheric soulslike games
Heavy air hangs over these popular atmospheric soulslike games, from the haunted climb of Hollow Knight: Silksong to the plague streets of Lies of P and the open wastes of ELDEN RING. You study boss patterns, time dodges and parries, and push forward after each death while light, sound and ruined places set the tone for slow exploration.
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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. You explore the corrupted Land of the Gods, learn dozens of combat arts, and test them against bosses with strict, fair movesets. Worth playing for the build-crafting and the fights.
89% of 400 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 35$19.99Mortal 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 weapons, and roam a compact open world to dethrone false gods. Fast, stamina-free combat rewards posture breaks and well-timed parries.
80% of 21,056 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2,431$37.49Stonemachia
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 return to Heaven. Parry-heavy combat, fast form-swapping, and statue-like angels drawn from Italian art make this dark action-adventure worth a look for soulslike fans.
95% of 1,382 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 11$19.99GRIME 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 across a surreal world of painted nails and giant vases. Worth playing for inventive, deliberate combat and strange, lived-in lands.
86% of 1,982 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 65$20.99Nioh 3
Nioh 3 is a dark samurai action RPG set in an alternate Warring States period full of bandits and yokai. You switch instantly between head-on Samurai combat and fast Ninja movement and techniques while exploring a tense open field. Worth playing if soulslikes appeal to you for hard, deliberate fights and steady learning through defeat.
77% of 12,098 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 959$59.39Hollow Knight: Silksong
As Hornet, princess knight armed with needle and silk, you climb the haunted kingdom of Pharloom toward its shining citadel. Expect swift acrobatic combat, more than 200 foes and over 40 bosses, crafted tools and traps, and a long, difficult pilgrimage soulslike fans will recognize.
89% of 391,557 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5,609$19.99Castlevania: 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$29.99Tombwater
A top-down Soulslike set in a cursed Wild West mining town. Slash and shoot Eldritch beasts with guns, blades and spells, explore a dense interconnected world full of secrets, and uncover what drove Tombwater mad. Grim pixel art, lonely guitar, and over twenty gruesome bosses.
91% of 316 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 12$24.99Solateria
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 counter. As a small fire warrior hunting the vanished King, you roam a fallen sunlit world, take down plague-infected bosses, and shape your build with Parts, Core Stones, and cooking.
82% of 771 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 26$19.99MycoRelic
MycoRelic is a third-person action RPG where you are a sentient fungus piloting a scrapped robot body across islands of tribal mushroom machines. It gives soulslike fans deliberate dodge, block, and parry combat, hard distinct bosses, and a classless build system where scavenged limbs set your limits. Solo or in online co-op, with shortcuts and secrets worth hunting.
86% of 206 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 18$16.99Mina 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. You whip with Nightstar, burrow under hazards, and build Mina with sidearms, trinkets, and levels. Harsh early, fair once its dodge-burrow rhythm clicks.
87% of 7,981 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 286$19.99The First Berserker: Khazan
Khazan is a hardcore action RPG about a disgraced general out for revenge. Expect brutal boss fights with distinct patterns to learn, tight parry timing, lost Lacrima to recover where you died, and loot sets to tune your build. Linear missions, anime-shaded dark fantasy, plenty of blood.
85% of 21,462 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 460$59.99
