Summary

  • Enjoy Soulslike games with gothic atmospheres? Try these games with spectacular art direction and combat!
  • Explore the world of Soulslikes with gothic horrors beyond Bloodborne, like Moonscars, Lords of the Fallen, and Thymesia.
  • Discover challenging and rewarding Soulslike titles like Blasphemous 2 and Lies of P.

Soulslikes are massively popular, even more now than ever before, with the success of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Elden Ring. Still, nothing quite compares to the gothic and Lovecraftian horrors of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Bloodborne, which is arguably Fr🍌omSoftware's best release of all time. An 🌳argument we'd likely get behind, as there's no denying its setting is masterclass.

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Still, while we can hope and beg fo🙈r Bloodborn🃏e to get remastered or receive a sequel until we lose our sanity, there are some other excellent gothic-themed Soulslikes out there just w✱aiting to be picked 🐟up and played. While they may never scratch that FromSoftware itch, they will tide us over until whatever they're working on next is released to the world!

6 Moonscars

Stunning In All The Right Ways

Grey Irma standing in a beam of sunlight while surrounded by pain, suffering, and destruction in Moonscars.
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Moonscars
Soulslike
Metroidvania
Systems
Released
September 27, 2022

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL

ESRB
T For Teen Due To Blood and Gore, Mild Language, Partial Nudity, Violence ও
Developer(s)
♈ Black Mermaid
Publisher(s)
ꦫ Humble Games
Engine
Unity
OpenCritic Rating
Fair
How Long To Beat
10 Hours
PS Plus Availability
Extra & Premium 💫

Despite being a 2D action platformer, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Mo🐠onscars is a Soulslike🌺 through and through, not only in its narrative presentation, but also in its challenging and unforgiving world. And don't even get us started on the g💙ame's stunning art di📖rection.

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While it lacks a little in the 'RPG' side of things, it more t🌳han makes up for it in its raw gameplay prowess, fascinating enemy design, and phenomenal level design. If you want a gothic-inspired Soulslike an꧂d love 2D action platformers, then you must check Moonscars out!

5 Lords Of The Fallen (2023) 🔥

Back And Better Than Ever

Key art showcasing the Dark Crusader squaring off against a Lightreaper in Lords of the Fallen.
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Lords of the Fallen
Action RPG
Systems
Released
October 13, 2023

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
3.5/5

ESRB
M For Mature 17+ Due To Blood and Go🐭re, Partial Nudity, Strong Language, Violence 🌃
Developer(s)
HEXWORKS
Publisher(s)
CI Games
Engine
Unreal Engine 5 ꦓ
Multiplayer
⛎ Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer
OpenCritic Rating
Fair
How Long To Beat
30 Hours
Wiki

Winding up a giant swing with its debut release in 2014 and whiffing tremendously, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Lords of the Fallen returns to the scene with the same name and a completely overhauled engine and coat of paint, delivering a pretty dang good So🌃ulslike experience.

This dark fantasy, gothic-inspired Soulslike fires on all cylinders, making it a worthy title to pick up if you love the genre and the aesthetic. While it's still far from anything you'd get from the team over at FromSoftꦛware, it will scratc🐓h the itch nicely until we receive another gothic masterpiece from them!

4 Blasphemous 2 💮

Gruelling, Contrite, And Downright Beautiful

The Penitent One squaring off against Lesmes, Incorrupt Sacristan, in Blasphemous 2.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Blasphemous 2
Soulslike
Metroidvania
Platformer
Systems
Released
August 24, 2023

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
3.5/5

ESRB
M For Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Partia🌊l Nudity, Violence
Developer(s)
ℱ The Game Kitchen 🐻
Publisher(s)
Team17
Engine
Unity
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
How Long To Beat
16 Hours
Wiki

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Blasphemous 2 is arguably one of the best, if not THE best, Metroidvania Soulslikes out there today, offꦺering astonishing artwork, complex enemy designs, and rewarding combat that forces you to master its systems to come out on top.

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If you're looking for an unforgiving title set in a gothic aesthetic, complete with some of the most devastating stories yo🍃u could ask for, then give Blasphemous 2 a chance if you haven't🐷 already. It won't disappoint if any of the abo♔ve is your cup of tea!

3 Thymesia

Visually Stunning And Unbelievably Rewarding

Corvus using his plague-imbued scythe to defeat an enemy in Thymesia.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Thymesia
Action RPG
Systems
Released
August 15, 2022

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
M Foಞr Mature 17+ due to Blood, Violence
Developer(s)
🗹 OverBorder Studio🥂
Publisher(s)
Team17
Engine
Unreal Engine 4 ꦫ
OpenCritic Rating
Fair
How Long To Beat
7 Hours
PS Plus Availability
♛ Extra & Premium

With the kingdom on the verge of ceasing, you assume the role of Corvus. You must banish the monsters bearing the plague in Thymesia, placing you smack dab in the center of one of the most breathtaking gౠothic-inspired Soulslikes you could ask for, with a killer combat system to boot.

Thymesia is fast-paced, rewarding, and stunning to take in, making it a must-play for fans 😼of Soulslikes with an action-oriented gameplay 🦩style. The art direction alone should pique your interest in checking it𒊎 out, as a single glance at its fluid gameplay had us on board!

2 💟 The Last Fa𒁏ith

Now THIS Is The Good Stuff... Mostly

A screenshot showcasing an intense boss encounter in The Last Faith.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: The Last Faith
Released
November 15, 2023

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL

ESRB
T For Teen // Blood and✤ Gore, Partial Nudity, Violence
Developer(s)
Playstack
Publisher(s)
♕ ꦦ Kumi Souls Games
Engine
unity
OpenCritic Rating
Fair
How Long To Beat
17 Hours

Shifting gears a bit, we have 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Last Faith up next, a far-from-perfect Soulslike that takes inspiration from Dark Souls, Castlevania, and even Blasphemous, but trips every now and again. Still, even with that said, it's worth checking out🌠 if 2D action platformers fused with Soulslikes interest you at all.

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Last Faith is pretty linear, with many of its secrets 🏅and off-the-beaten-path items being consumables, making one of the most beloved aspects of this genre (exploration) feel a bit underwhelming.

However, its combat, art direction, aesthetic, and boss encounters are still very, very good, and we recommend it if you can snag it on ﷺsale. Don't miss the chance to play it if you have the opportunity!

1 Lies Of P

Master Of The Puppets (And The Aesthetic)

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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Lies of P
Soulslike
Systems
Released
September 19, 2023

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
4.0/5

ESRB
M 💎For Mature 17+ Due To B🐼lood, Violence
Developer(s)
Round8 Studio, Neowiz ✨
Publisher(s)
Neowiz
Engine
Unreal Engine 4 🅘
OpenCritic Rating
Strong
How Long To Beat
20 Hours
X|S Optimized
Yes
File Size Xbox Series
𝕴 3꧙5 GB (November 2023)
PS Plus Availability
N/A
Wiki

Metascore
84

Finally, we have 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Lies of P, one of the best Soulslikes to emerge outside of FromSoftware in the past few years. While it is technical💖ly a French Baroque setting first and foremost, it al♈so clearly has some heavily inspired Gothic elements, making it qualify for this list.

Like, come on, it was literally referred to as Bloodborne Pinocchio after it was initially revealed. You can't get more on point than that, even if you tried. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:We love Lies of P to pieces and urge any f𝓰an of the genre and Gothic aesthetic to check it out if they somehow haven't already. It's wor♛th every second and penny!

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