The Best Souls Games

Update : Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree added at rank #43.
1

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

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Linux PC Windows Nintendo Switch

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.


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
  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • villain
  • logic
  • post-apocalyptic
  • dark
  • medieval
  • retro
  • old-school
  • action-adventure
  • zelda
  • anime
  • mystery

2

Juice Galaxy (2023)

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early access Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Juice Galaxy is a happy place to fly around and smack things and drink juice. And explore things. And just, flip around doing stuff.

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  • psychedelic
  • souls
  • immersive
  • hack-and-slash
  • experimental
  • vampire
  • nonlinear
  • inventory
  • physics
  • 3d
  • atmospheric
  • relaxing
  • rpg
  • management
  • simulation

3

Death Trash (2021)

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early access PC Windows Mac OS Linux

Death Trash features a post-apocalyptic world where cosmic horrors long for humanity but meet punks with shotguns. It combines old-school role-playing, modern action gameplay and player freedom. Create your own character and explore a handcrafted world.


  • post-apocalyptic
  • isometric
  • rpg
  • lovecraftian
  • old-school
  • choices
  • souls
  • cyberpunk
  • pixel
  • character
  • pve
  • customization
  • atmospheric
  • open-world
  • exploration

4

Witchfire (2024)

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early access PC Windows

Witchfire is a first-person dark fantasy RPG shooter in which you play as a wicked sinner turned witch hunter on his final mission to reach salvation.

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  • extraction
  • shooter
  • rogue-like
  • souls
  • first-person
  • fps
  • rpg
  • dark
  • pve
  • loot
  • character

5

Death's Gambit: Afterlife (2018)

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Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.


  • souls
  • metroidvania
  • boss
  • rpg
  • non-linear
  • 2d
  • dark
  • pixel
  • platform

6

Perennial Order (2024)

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Xbox One Xbox Series X Playstation 5 Mac OS PC Windows

Perennial Order is a 2D plant horror boss rush with challenging one-hit-death combat. Set in an atmospheric Dark Age world plagued by nature-infested horrors, explore a lore-filled and eldritch land alone or in two player co-op, all in a realistic painterly style.

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  • cooperative
  • rush
  • souls
  • lore
  • lovecraftian
  • dark
  • boss
  • horror
  • atmospheric
  • fantasy
  • local
  • hack-and-slash
  • one-hit-death
  • hand-drawn
  • action-adventure

7

Eternal Edge (2018)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch

Eternal Edge + is a casual Action-Adventure role-playing game following Cross, an Age-old warrior who is trying to wake his lost Wife from an Eternal slumber. Only together can they defeat the Skeleton King.


  • souls
  • character
  • rpg
  • magic
  • stylized
  • 3d
  • customization
  • pixel
  • open-world
  • anime
  • exploration
  • management
  • inventory
  • story
  • funny

8

ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights (2021)

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Xbox One PC Windows

Embark on a journey with Lily in ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights and explore a kingdom ruined by the Rain of Death. Fight formidable bosses, recruit them as your allies, and immerse yourself in the world of Land's End. With unique combat mechanics using enemy spirits and beautiful artwork, the game offers a satisfying level of challenge and a fantastic soundtrack. However, prepare for some backtracking and cluttered combat effects.


What we like:
  • Stunning graphics and scenery
  • Unique combat mechanics
  • Varied gameplay concepts
  • Good level of challenge
  • Great soundtrack and atmosphere
What could be improved:
  • Backtracking involved
  • Combat can be cluttered
  • Simple platforming
  • Limited character customization

  • boss
  • souls
  • boss-fight
  • fantasy
  • dark
  • platform
  • combat
  • fight
  • metroidvania
  • challenging
  • story
  • exploration
  • rpg
  • narrative
  • action

9

Salt and Sanctuary (2016)

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Xbox One Linux Mac OS PC Windows

Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.


  • souls
  • platform
  • boss
  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • rpg
  • boss-fight
  • combat
  • castlevania
  • cooperative
  • man
  • action
  • side-scrolling
  • gore

10

ELDERBORN (2020)

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ELDERBORN - a Metal AF* Slasher with brutal FPP melee combat and souls-like/RPG character progression. In the times of legend, barbarian tribes need a new dark messiah. Be that merciless slayer. Uncover ancient secrets in the city of doom. Forge your own destiny! *Action Fantasy.


  • souls
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • swordplay
  • perma-death
  • fight
  • comic
  • hack-and-slash
  • pve
  • dungeon-crawler
  • first-person
  • book

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