Soulslike

English Etymology From en souls like Souls, referencing the Demon's Souls and Dark Souls video game series, after the pattern of en roguelike any of a genre of computer role playing games influenced by Rogue. Pronunciation en /ˈsoʊlzlaɪk/ GA en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Soulslike.wav US Noun en video games A subgenre of action role-playing video games influenced by the Dark Souls trilogy, characterized by high difficulty, trial-and-error progression, esoteric enemy movesets, environmental storytelling, and complex lore. en Soulsborne en 2018 The Surge 2 gets tooled up PlayStation Official Magazine April https://issuu.com/futurepublishing/docs/plt147.issuu 11 UK Amid the tsunami of Soulslikes, Deck13's The Surge stands out as the one game to take the genre in a new direction. en 28 April 2020 James Hamilton Hollow Knight Video Game Review TechNews Illinois Institute of Technology https://issuu.com/technewsiit/docs/technewsissue10spring2020 13 And that's what you ultimately want from a soulslike. Challenge, struggle, and ultimate triumph. And in that sense, "Hollow Knight" is a soulslike. en 2021 Chris Wallace When We Made...Tails of Iron MCV Develop October https://issuu.com/bizmediauk/docs/mcv_develop_october_2021 64 Beyond its cuteness, what makes Tails of Iron stand out from other Soulslikes is how forgiving it can feel – relatively, anyway. https://web.archive.org/web/20250118221216/https://issuu.com/bizmediauk/docs/mcv_develop_october_2021 18 January 2025 en en FromSoftware Video game genres