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7 Games That are Actually Souls-Like

Everything is 'Souls-like' these days.

Lords of the Fallen

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Lords of the Fallen was made by Deck13 Interactive and CI Games, and was widely advertised as a Souls-like game with a heavier emphasis on story delivery and character development. While it does deviate from the Souls formula quite a bit (talking protagonist, less freedom in class upgrades and development, etc), it’s undeniable that this game was rather heavily inspired by Dark Souls.

No auto checkpoints: Check. Each time you die, you restart at the last ‘safe place’ you rested at.

No map: Check.

Lose ‘Souls’ upon death: Double check.

Has a stamina bar, rolling, and blocking mechanics: Yes. Check.

Exploration and shortcuts: Well, Lords of the Fallen certainly isn’t as well-designed as the Souls games, and the areas definitely aren’t as interconnected as you’d expect from From Software’s titles. But the exploration is there, so yes. Check.

Tough bosses that require learning of patterns: Oh yes.

Is it Souls-like? Lords of the Fallen managed to check all six requirements, so yes. This is a Souls-like game.


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Zhiqing is the Reviews Editor for Twinfinite, and a History graduate from Singapore. She's been in the games media industry for nine years, trawling through showfloors, conferences, and spending a ridiculous amount of time making in-depth spreadsheets for min-max-y RPGs. When she's not singing the praises of Amazon's Kindle as the greatest technological invention of the past two decades, you can probably find her in a FromSoft rabbit hole.