The Best Souls Games for Nintendo Switch - Page 4

Update : Prison Escape Simulator added at rank #48.
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Super Chicken Jumper (2021)

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Review score
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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Android PC Windows

Super Chicken Jumper is a hardcore retro platformer that offers an addictive and rage-inducing gaming experience. Play as a superhero chicken and help Mrs President take down huge bosses across 6 unique worlds, while avoiding an array of obstacles. Equip yourself with an array of tools and equipment to give you a fighting chance against the mutated bosses!


What we like:
  • Simple approach
  • Colourful aesthetics
  • Cute graphics
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Flappy Bird-like gameplay
  • Endless option
  • Brutal and unfair challenges
  • Basic concept with power-ups to change the course of the game
What could be improved:
  • Brutal difficulty curve and unforgiving mechanics that will make you wince with failure repeatedly
  • Cinematic not for everyone
  • Basic button layout can be fiddly to master at times

  • anime
  • cute
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • cooperative
  • local
  • souls
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • funny
  • runner
  • multiplayer
  • arcade
  • difficult
  • procedural

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Vigil: The Longest Night (2020)

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81
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PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Battle through the longest night as Leila a member of the Vigilant Order and uncover the truth behind the eternal darkness, Leila's mysterious sister, and the eldritch horrors that stalk her in a world that has forgotten daylight.

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  • souls
  • horror
  • metroidvania
  • scroller
  • fantasy
  • character
  • choices
  • stylized
  • action-adventure
  • psychological
  • multiple-endings
  • rpg
  • platform
  • dark
  • gothic

33

There Is No Light (2022)

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70
Review score
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Nintendo Switch l Xbox One PC Windows Playstation 4

Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!


  • dark
  • souls
  • fantasy
  • 2d
  • rpg
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • platform
  • action

34

Little Witch Nobeta (2020)

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70
Review score
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Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Control the lovely little witch Nobeta, explore the unknown mysterious castle, and gradually discover the truth!


  • souls
  • boss
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • boss-fight
  • cute
  • anime
  • tps
  • jrpg

35

Blasphemous (2019)

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PC Windows IOS iPhone Playstation 4 Linux Mac OS Xbox One Nintendo Switch

"Blasphemous" is a gripping game that transports you to a twisted world of religion and horror. You play as The Penitent One, the last survivor of the massacre of the 'Silent Sorrow', and must use devastating combos and brutal executions to smite grotesque monsters and titanic bosses. With non-linear gameplay and a variety of different landscapes to explore, you must uncover the many secrets hidden deep inside this nightmarish world to find redemption and break your eternal damnation.

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What we like:
  • Great graphics and artistic design
  • Challenging and rewarding combat
  • Immersive and gruesome enemy character design
What could be improved:
  • Obscure and difficult progression
  • Hieroglyphic map design
  • Unpractical fast travel system
  • Alleviating penalty for dying required to hunt out each individual location at which you died and recover all of your corpses

  • platform
  • metroidvania
  • pixel
  • souls
  • gore
  • boss
  • boss-fight
  • gothic
  • difficult
  • fight
  • 2d
  • combat
  • action
  • violent

36

Unsouled (2021)

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76
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PC Windows Xbox Series X/s Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Unsouled is a 2D action RPG game requiring immense elaborate control. Take a break from repetitive attack and dodge action by challenging yourself with the world of Unsouled.


  • souls
  • swordplay
  • pve
  • 2d
  • post-apocalyptic
  • rpg
  • top-down
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • stylized
  • zombies
  • controller-support
  • atmospheric
  • difficult
  • fight

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Rebel Transmute (2024)

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Xbox Series X PC Windows Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox One Playstation 4 j

Battle your way through a living planet in Rebel Transmute, a sprawling 2D action-exploration epic! Embody Moon Mikono as you explore, reprogram your abilities, duel twisted sci-fi experiments, rebel against colonizers, and search for your long lost mother.


  • metroidvania
  • souls
  • scroller
  • emotional
  • 2d
  • sci-fi
  • platform
  • space
  • pixel
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • retro
  • action-adventure
  • story
  • adventure

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Undivine (2025)

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A dark metroidvania with RPG elements, "Undivine" challenges you to explore, battle, and uncover secrets in a desolate, interconnected world. Customize your abilities, wield unique weapons, and delve into deep lore filled with mystery.


  • metroidvania
  • souls
  • 2d
  • medieval
  • platform
  • fantasy
  • multiple-endings
  • magic
  • emotional
  • mystery
  • action-adventure
  • dark
  • horror
  • drama
  • story

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Astronite (2022)

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70
Review score
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Xbox One Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows

Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.

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  • 8-bit
  • platform
  • souls
  • nonlinear
  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • music
  • precision
  • action-adventure
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • sci-fi
  • exploration
  • shooter

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Kharon's Crypt - Even Death May Die (2020)

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85
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Nintendo Switch PC Windows

Escape the eerie and deadly crypt as Kharon, a being thought to be death itself, in this metroidvania dungeon crawler game full of puzzles and riddles. Possess the bodies of your enemies to use their unique properties - fly as a bat, open locks as a skeleton, and more. With over 11 challenging boss fights and collectable Necronomicon pages full of lore, Kharon's Crypt is sure to keep you hooked. Plus, its colorblind-friendly design ensures accessibility for all players.

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What we like:
  • Fun gameplay mechanics with controlling enemies
  • Good balance between simple gameplay and adding new abilities
  • Many creative puzzles with intuitive design
  • Charming look and animation
  • Good achievement support
What could be improved:
  • Excruciatingly janky combat
  • Some difficult-to-see visuals
  • Limited amount of saves
  • Needs a colorblind mode
  • Story only expands toward the game's end

  • protagonist
  • dungeon-crawler
  • metroidvania
  • souls
  • villain
  • logic
  • post-apocalyptic
  • dark
  • medieval
  • action-adventure
  • retro
  • anime
  • old-school
  • mystery
  • story

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