What actually defines a Soulslike? The combat system? The boss fights? The level design? Everything in Phantom Blade Zero seems very Souls-like, but according to the development studio S-Game, it is expressly not a Soulslike. The upcoming action game is based on the Unreal Engine 5, already looks incredibly good, but please don’t misunderstand it as a heavy Dark Souls copy. In the video we show you exactly how the action game plays for PC and PS5 – and where it clearly differs from games like Dark Souls and Sekiro. 00:00 – Intro 01:23 – The story 03:25 – The gameplay 06:19 – The game world 07:30 – The bosses 08:53 – Endgame, demo, release & more 10:19 – Conclusion