Most people active here probably know of the FS catalogue. Given Lemmy’s population, the term soulslike may be applied to games quite liberally, so games like Hollow Knight, Nine Sols, Blasphemous and similar games, which incorporate soulslike elements, would all fall under the same umbrella term.

What are your must-plays? What surprised you? What is a sleeper hit you feel like people don’t talk about enough?

Let us know!

Edit: I do know that the games in the thumbnail aren’t soulslikes in the traditional sense; however, they show some elements that are often associated with soulslikes, so they serve more as a conversation starter to think outside the box and the rigid ideas of what a soulslike truly is and can be

  • N0x0n
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    2 days ago

    Ori and the blind forest/the will of the wisp are both great games but far from a soulslike.

    It plays more like a slow paced story game with some neat mechanics and cutesy animation and sad story that somehow has a happy ending? Both are great though !

    People will probably disagree here, but some aspects of Horizon Zero Dawn are a bit souls like. Specially on PC when you’re trying to do a perfect hit with keyboard/mouse. I really liked that aspect when you try to take down A big machine only hitting its weak points with NORMAL bows. I got a good 300h in HZD just roaming the world and perfecting my kills during encounters !

    • Druid@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      Agree on Ori for sure. Was just meant as a conversation starter to think outside the box of classic soulslikes.

      Hm, I see your point about Horizon. Some of the boss fights do definitely feel a little souls-y. I’d argue, though, that the arsenal of Aloy is a lot larger than any of the heroes in classic souls games, straying a little from its original meaning. The focus on “boss fights” does resemble them tho. Monster Hunter might go in a similar direction then?