Tense Soulslike Boss Battles

If you want your heart pounding, these soulslikes keep you studying foes, timing blocks and retrying hard fights across gloomy linked lands where each fall teaches you something.

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
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: 25,076$39.99

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