This genus, known colloquially as soul-likeconsists of a series of titles in which each enemy is an odyssey to kill him and each time they kill you – which are thousands of times – you must start again from the last save point, without having toor experience or life points because the enemy keeps them who killed you until you came back and beat him. It was popularized, as its name suggests, by the franchise dark souls and they are the job of these FromSoftware wizards.
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Over the years more and more studios and teams are joining this kind of games
5. Demon’s Soul
One of the first titles to test this type of gameplay, set out many of the principles by which soul-like are governed, like that gloomy medieval setting from a Lovecraft novel, or featuring enemies that will be remembered for life. Undoubtedly, we owe a lot to this title. His version of PS5 is the best.
4. Dark Souls
The game that gave the starting signal for which is considered by many to be the best video game saga ever created and which cemented the genre as a genre to be reckoned with. Fights that if we haven’t played them 50 times we haven’t done any, and truly absurd situations that we can never forget. Here you have it remastered on Nintendo Switch, PC and PS4.
3. Nioh
Here we swap out the medieval setting for one that reminds us of something else we associate with feudal Japan. In addition to varying location, tWe will also face beasts inspired by Japanese culture. If you’re a little bored soul-like traditional, you can try this one, which will not leave you unsatisfied. Take advantage of the fact that you have it on PC, PS5 and PS4.
2. Bloodborne
While the gameplay doesn’t differ too much from the other titles on the list, this one has, for many, one of the best stories of recent times when it comes to video games, full of little details that will make the experience much deeper and more interesting. This title is one of those mandatory for the previous generation of consoles. Here you can get it for PS4.
1. Elden Ring
It is impossible to draw up a list of this type without mentioning one of the most influential games of the past year. Based on a story imagined by none other than George RR Martin himself, the author of the franchise of Game Of Thrones and with one of the best settings so far this decade, if you haven’t played elderberry ringHonestly, we don’t know what you expect. Here you have it for PS5, PS4, Xbox and PC.
And you? What is your soul-like favorite?
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