Popular cute soulslike games
Soft shapes hide strict timing in these popular cute soulslike games. You still study bosses, time dodges and lose progress when you fall, but you do it as a tiny crab in Another Crab's Treasure, a small crow in Death's Door or a needle-wielding knight in Hollow Knight: Silksong. Expect deliberate melee, checkpoints and steady build growth wrapped in bright colors and charming heroes.
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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 4,538 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 39$19.99Hollow 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 391,201 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5,417$19.99Another Crab's Treasure
A soulslike where you are Kril, a tiny hermit crab trying to buy back his repossessed shell. You fight much larger sea creatures with a fork, wearing bottle caps, cans and other trash as armor. Colorful, funny and surprisingly dark, with flexible difficulty that welcomes soulslike fans and newcomers alike.
93% of 17,071 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 118$29.99Dolls Nest
Dolls Nest is a 3D action game where you steer a customizable mecha girl through Hod, a gigantic ruined factory world. You scavenge parts, manage energy in fast fights, beat area bosses to open new zones, and piece together what happened at its center. Cute, strange, and full of corners worth checking.
88% of 2,479 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 37$19.99ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
Decades after ENDER LILIES, you wake as Lilac, an Attuner who purifies feral Homunculi and then borrows their weapons. A sorrowful 2D action RPG across factories, academies and ruined cities, with 30 companion skills to mix, adjustable difficulty, and music by Mili. A gentler door into soulslikes.
95% of 17,405 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 101$13.74Maid of Salvation
The latest title from the HunterX development studio, Maid of Salvation is an action RPG that features fast-paced and versatile combat. Master your own fighting style with a variety of swords and firearms, and explore a dark world full of secrets.
87% of 220 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$14.99Kotama and Academy Citadel
Kotama and Academy Citadel is a 2.5D side-scrolling metroidvania where you fight for the Carmel Star across a high-tech academy. For soulslike fans, the draw is parry-focused duels against bosses that can end you in a heartbeat if you misread them.
80% of 2,624 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 70$19.99Strange Seed
A cute creature-evolution adventure with real Soulslike bosses tucked inside its colorful biomes. You eat creatures for DNA, rebuild your body from new parts, then test that build against bosses that punish weak setups and reward smart ones.
85% of 456 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 15$14.99Lunarium
Lunarium is an atmospheric fantasy A-RPG. Play as Ave, a light-armored knight, who teams up with Lune, a mysterious Starfarer. Together, they journey to save a dying world, engaging in challenging battles to retrieve the lost glow of the stars and forsaken memories, unveiling cosmic secrets.
87% of 665 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$15.29Death's Door
You are a small Crow reaping souls on the clock until one is stolen, sending you to a realm untouched by death where things have grown huge with greed and power. With sword, arrows, and magic, you learn big tyrants and beasts move by move until you win. Short, sharp, funny, and bleak in equal measure.
92% of 20,620 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 352$19.99Hollow 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 508,390 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5,330$14.99Duskfade
Duskfade is a colorful 3D action platformer with light soulslike seasoning: quick and heavy sword swings, a dodge roll with a counterattack, and multi-phase bosses. It is bright, kind-hearted, and easygoing, so soulslike fans get the rhythm of dodging and learning bosses without the punishment.
90% of 910 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 17$29.99
