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Another Game Pass Day One Title Slips Into 2024
19.6.2023
Soulslike fans, looking forward to getting their hands on Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn via Xbox Game Pass, will have to stare far further into the future. The next game from the developers of 2018's Ashen has now been delayed a full year from its previous “early 2023” release date, to an even...
That Bloodborne-Looking Pinocchio Soulslike Has A Demo Now
8.6.2023
During Summer Game Fest, host Geoff Keighley debuted a new Lies of P trailer that came with some gorgeous classic music. There was a treat in it, though: the Bloodborne-inspired Soulslike is not only coming to most platforms on September 19. But you can play the action RPG right now if you wanted...
Gorgeous New Game Is Like Dark Souls But Way More Chill
25.4.2023
The most important hurdle every character-action game has to clear is to make me feel like I’m improving as a gamer in the skill-based hack-and-slash department. Sometimes clearing that hurdle means giving me a time-stopping dodge ability to pummel frozen enemies, or a plethora of otherworldly...
Help, I’m Catching Feelings For This Wo Long Boss
19.4.2023
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Every FromSoftware Soulslike Ranked From Worst To Best
31.3.2023
I usually think “Soulslike” is a loaded term; FromSoftware’s legendarily grim and difficult 2011 role-playing game Dark Souls inspired a crowd of similarly grim, difficult games, but I don’t think any of those imitators can compare to the regal original. Except, maybe, FromSoftware’s other games...
This Action-RPG May Have The Funniest Renaming In Game History
30.3.2023
In a world where Google shapes everything, determining whether or not information is readily available to the average person based on key search terms, changing the name of a product or service can be a huge move. In some cases it can help, because moving away from working titles and establishing...
I Played The Next Promising Soulslike So You Don’t Have To
10.3.2023
I’m a sucker for melee-focused games. Anything that emphasizes brutal brawling and flashy martial arts, like Sleeping Dogs and Sifu, is totally my jam. So, I was both curious and stoked when my Xbox Series S, the bestie that it is, recommended I check out ACE Team’s Clash: Artifacts of Chaos....
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty: The Kotaku Review
2.3.2023
The term “Soulslike” generates a specific kind of game in the mind. It conjures something that’s hard as hell, with fearsome bosses to beat, intricate levels to explore, tight combat to experience, and a world rife with enough lore to fill several tomes. You may call games in the genre alluring...
Here's A Soulslike That Anyone Could Play, Probably
8.2.2023
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Blíží se nové demo ambiciózní soulslike Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty
6.2.2023
New Soulslike Game Is A Solid Marriage Between Nioh And Sekiro
19.1.2023
Soulslikes, a genre of punishing action RPGs popularized by Japanese developer FromSoftware, are all too common these days. Ever since Dark Souls came onto the scene in 2011,a bunch of studios have been trying their hands at FromSoft’s iconic formula. Some attempt to mix things up by introducing...
An Open-World Game With Ghost of Tsushima Vibes, Tight Combat
11.11.2022
Five months after I posted about a Chinese action game featuring aerial combat, I’ve got another cool one to show you. Despite the silly name, Project: The Perceiver is a melancholy political drama that gives me some Ghost of Tsushima vibes. But Project: The Perceiver moves beyond the standard...
Gorgeous Retro Soulslike RPG Looks Just Like Octopath Traveler
31.10.2022
Duel Corp. looks so pretty that you’d be forgiving for thinking that it’s an upcoming RPG from Square Enix. But it’s actually made by some indie developers who decided to make a Soulslike from retro pixel art. And the effect is incredible. Read more
Ex-Witcher 3 Devs Are Making A ‘Summer Souls,’ Hard But Cheery Game
13.10.2022
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This New Soulslike Proves Easy Mode Isn't Just Possible, It Makes Everything Better
7.9.2022
The opening moments of Steelrising felt surprisingly doable and fun for a soulslike, a genre of game that often starts out with tough challenges and a “go figure it out” kinda vibe. But once I hit the second map, I encountered an enemy that made me reach for the game’s “Assist Mode.” You might...
Dark ‘Pinocchio’ Soulslike Shows Off Gameplay At Gamescom
23.8.2022
Gamescom showed a new trailer for the steampunk action game Lies of P. We finally got our first look at what the in-game combat looks like, and the terrifying puppet enemies that Pinocchio will face. Read more
Elden Ring Is Easily One Of YouTube's Most Popular Games Ever
3.8.2022
We’ve known just how hot Elden Ring has become. Released on February 25, FromSoftware’s latest Soulslike has shipped some 13.4 million copies to date, making it more successful than Sledgehammer Games’ disappointing Call of Duty: Vanguard from last year, a franchise often known for dominating...
This Colorful Soulslike Is As Surreal And Funny As It Is Sadistic
8.7.2022
Soulslike games are generally about death and dying, but Pain Party, which is in Steam Early Access, understands that horror runs deeper than that. This Soulslike platformer, which you can play either solo or against other players, throws you into a bizarre hell where everything can kill you in...
Speedy Combat And French Weirdness Make Steelrising A Unique Soulslike
16.6.2022
Genre has been on my mind a lot ever since I had a chance to get some hands-on time with a preview build of Steelrising, an upcoming soulslike action-RPG from French developer Spiders. In this stab at the infectiously popular and notoriously challenging genre, Spiders hopes to send us to...
Soulslike Dev Explains Nintendo World Showcase ‘Selling Out’ Joke
25.5.2022
Dozens of games were shown during Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase earlier this month, but only one featured a crab heading out in search of treasure, sword in claw, and taking on the undersea world. The Switch game in question, Another Crab’s Treasure, sounded perfectly niche, but its developers...