The Best Souls Games for Xbox Series X - Page 4

Update : Wuchang: Fallen Feathers added at rank #5.
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Eastern Exorcist (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Eastern Exorcist is a stunning 2D side-scrolling action RPG set in a fantasy eastern world with the vicious spirits and monsters. Play as a skilled exorcist against chaotic evil to fight your way through the brutal world, and experience different stories of joy and sorrow.


  • souls
  • hack-and-slash
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • rpg
  • hand-drawn
  • side-scrolling
  • demons
  • parry
  • action
  • magic
  • violent
  • combat
  • arts

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Mortal Shell (2020)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 4

Mortal Shell is a deep action-RPG that tests your sanity and resilience in a shattered world. Your adversaries spare no mercy, with survival demanding superior awareness, precision, and instincts. Possess lost warriors, track down hidden sanctums of the devout, and face formidable foes.


  • souls
  • boss
  • rpg
  • combat
  • dungeon
  • boss-fight

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Super Chicken Jumper (2021)

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90
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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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Bleak Faith: Forsaken (2023)

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PC Windows Xbox Series X Playstation 5

Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.


  • souls
  • exploration
  • boss
  • rpg
  • survival
  • open-world
  • action
  • third-person
  • cipher
  • survival-horror
  • action-adventure
  • zimmer
  • boss-fight
  • fight
  • corridor

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Zapling Bygone (2022)

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

Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.


  • metroidvania
  • souls
  • nonlinear
  • scroller
  • platform
  • psychological
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • horror
  • boss
  • action-adventure
  • aliens
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • precision-platform

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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)

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Playstation 4 PC Windows stadia Playstation 5 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Jedi: Fallen Order is a third-person adventure game set in the Star Wars universe. You are a former Padawan who must hide from the Empire while learning to hone your connection to the Force and become a Jedi. The game features stunning graphics and sound design, an engaging story with unexpected twists, challenging Lightsaber combat that requires practice, and plenty of collectibles to discover across multiple worlds.

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What we like:
  • Rich design and scale
  • Wonderful wildlife
  • Diverse cast of characters
  • Rewarding Lightsaber combat that improves with practice
  • Deep customisation options for your Lightsaber
  • Replayable due to hidden loot and hidden pathways opening up over time
  • Fantastic score and sound design
What could be improved:
  • Combat based on animation rather than reflexes can be difficult to master
  • Some areas may become repetitive or boring
  • Predictable moments in story

  • exploration
  • souls
  • combat
  • fight
  • puzzle
  • action-adventure
  • third-person
  • platform
  • metroidvania
  • adventure
  • story
  • boss-fight
  • battle
  • boss
  • swordplay

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Somber Echoes (2025)

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Playstation 5 j Xbox Series X PC Windows

Hunt the monsters and solve the mysteries of the abandoned mothership floating in vast space to confront your twin sister and prevent her from unleashing a cosmic catastrophe. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania you must explore and find your way through the horrors and kill everything in your way.


  • dark
  • mythology
  • metroidvania
  • platform
  • cinematic
  • souls
  • fantasy
  • drama
  • multiple-endings
  • sci-fi
  • action-adventure
  • story
  • exploration
  • 2d
  • atmospheric

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Astronite (2022)

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70
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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.


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

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Volgarr the Viking 2 (2024)

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80
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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

A hardcore, 2D action-platformer where only precision can keep you from death.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • hack-and-slash
  • scroller
  • precision
  • fantasy
  • souls
  • mythology
  • hand-drawn
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • 1980s-arcade
  • fine-tuned
  • magic
  • dark

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Hellpoint (2020)

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Xbox Series X/s Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Linux Mac OS Nintendo Switch stadia Playstation 5 Xbox Series X

Hellpoint is an intense action RPG taking place on Irid Novo, a derelict space station soaked in an intoxicating dark sci fi atmosphere. Fight dreadful creatures, face the Cosmic Gods and unravel their twisted story. Should the challenge be too great, play with a friend in local or online coop.


  • souls
  • sci-fi
  • lovecraftian
  • horror
  • rpg
  • campaign
  • split-screen
  • cooperative
  • hack-and-slash
  • dark

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