This is the list of the best games like Dark Souls – the ones that encapsulate, reiterate, and build upon what the DS series has been about since its inception. What sets Dark Souls (and their like) apart from other challenging games is the integration of the combat system – which is almost entirely reliant on player skill (instead of character skill like in the majority of the best RPGs) – with overwhelming, almost unfair odds that are initially stacked against you and which you must overcome through trial and (lots of) error, and a particular approach to environmental storytelling that is firmly in the “ Show, don’t tell” camp. After all, plenty of other games before and since have had higher difficulty curves. When it first came out in 2011, Dark Souls 1 wasn’t lauded (just) for its intense difficulty. A game is hard and you die a lot in it? Well, then it’s a souls-like.
Like I already mentioned in my best Metroidvania games list, the term souls-like has become something of a misnomer.
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