Summary

  • Enotria: The Last Song has a unique take on the Soulslike formula with an Italian folklore setting.
  • Asterigos: Curse Of The Stars offers a flashy combat system and fun gameplay, despite technical issues.
  • Kena: Bridge Of Spirits is a whimsical and adorable Soulslike with excellent animation and exploration.

Soulslikes are known to be some of the most brutal, unforgiving, and 🐻desolate experiences you could ask for, offering everything from tragic backstories and lore to seemingly insurmountable boss encounters that will keep you on the edge of your seat and on the verge o😼f tears for hours on end.

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Whether you're chipping away at 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:FromSoftware's masterpieces or diving into the genre from anot🤡her angle for the first time, we can all agree that it's beneficial to see more welcoming sights and sounds to avoid going mad. Fortunately, several experiences offer that solid Soulslike gameplay we all know and love, but under the guise of something more sunshiny and whimsical!

6 🌌 Enotria: The Last Song ꧟

A Solid First Act

Curtis: Prince of Laughter squaring off against the main protagonist with his spear drawn in Enotria: The Last Song.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Enotria: The Last Song
Action RPG
Systems
Released
September 19, 2024

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL

ESRB
T For Teen // Alcohol Refere♍nce, Blood and Gore, Mil💛d Language, Violence
Developer(s)
🀅 ꧑ Jyamma Games
Publisher(s)
ಌ Jyamma Games ♐
Engine
Unreal Engine 5 ♏
OpenCritic Rating
Fair

While it may not have stuck its landing fully, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Enotria: The Last Song offers a unique and refreshing take on the tried-and-true Soulslike formula, presenting a wonderful world drenched in 🍸Italian folklore, ranging from the canovaccio to the eerie Monaciello​​​​​​ and everything in between, making its setting unlike anything you've ꦦexperienced.

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From its bright colors to dancing townfolk to the flashy and captivating combat, Enotria offers an excellent experience that is a must-play for anyone looking for a Soulslike in a more welcoming setting. While tha🌞t ꦅdoesn't mean the boss encounters are any easier (trust us, it isn't), the overall atmosphere and vibes are, which may just be enough to hook you for the long run, even if it's quite rough around the edges!

5 �🌄� Asterigos: Curse Of The Stars

Streamlined And Flashy Combat Meets Soulslike

Hilda staring out into the world from a destroyed wall in Asterigos: Curse of the Stars.
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Asterigos: Curse Of The Stars
Action RPG
Systems
Released
October 11, 2022

WHERE TO PLAY

PHYSICAL

ESRB
T For Teen due to Violence ﷽
Developer(s)
♓ Acme Gamestudio ♛
Publisher(s)
Tiny Build Games ⭕
Engine
💝 ꩲUnreal Engine 4
OpenCritic Rating
Fair
Metascore
76

Speaking of colorful Soulslikes that are pretty rough around the edges, we have Asterigos: Curse of the Stars up next, which has a surprisingly fun combat system that aims to streamline your actions, which has its fair share of pros and cons to be sure. While it isn't the most technically sound experience out there, it's fun to jump in and play, especially if you're lookin🔯g for more forgiving gameplay.

Asterigos is a bright and poppy experience that doesn't take itself too seriously. Still, it also has loads of small design choices that can sour yo𝕴u on the entire experience, ranging from laughable dialogue to unskippable cutscenes to some performance hiccups, making it challenging to outright recommend at full price, but worth ♛checking out if you can find it on sale and want a jollier Soulslike title to play in your downtime!

4 Stranger Of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin ⛎

CHAOS

(From Left to Right) Jed, Jack Garland, and Ash walking toward the camera in Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin.
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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantไasy Origin
4.0/5
4.0/10
Released
March 18, 2022

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
M for Matur🌊e: Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Sugg๊estive Themes, Violence
Engine
༺ unreal engine 4
Multiplayer
💧 ꦆ Online Co-Op
Number of Players
1-3
OpenCritic Rating
Fair
How Long To Beat
18 Hours
PS Plus Availability
Extra & Premium ꦺ
Wiki

Metascore
72

Despite its setting, atmosphere, and overall aesthetic being drenched in that sweet dark fantasy you love in this genre, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Stranger of Paradis꧂✤e: Final Fantasy Origin is by far one of the funniest and bizarre entries on this list, even𝕴 when it attempts to take itself a bit too seriously. From Jack, the game's main protagonist, exclaiming 'Bullshit!' before pulling out an iPod and blaring nu metal to his obsession with finding Chaos, you're in for a treat from start to finish with this game.

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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin is very fun, snappy, and palatable to play through, especially if you want to bring a few friends along for the ride. While the story will often try to swing things into a more serious tone, it instantly sabotages itself with a random line of dialogue or fistbump that will have you buckled ov🍸er from laughter, as you attempt to fight a Tonberry that annꦗihilates you twenty times in a row minutes later. It's superb and we cannot recommend it enough!

3 Kena: Bridge Of Spirits🐈

Soulslikes Can Be THIS Adorable?

Kena resting with her little Rot friends in Kena: Bridge of Spirits.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Adventure
Systems
Released
September 21, 2021

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
✱ T for Teen: Fantasy Violence
Developer(s)
Ember Lab
Publisher(s)
Ember Lab
Engine
⛄ Unreal Engine 4
Steam Deck Compatibility
Verified
OpenCritic Rating
Strong
How Long To Beat
10 Hours
PS Plus Availability
🐭 Extra & Premium
Metascore
81

Looking for a Soulslike with pure whimsy, excellent animation, and gorgeous art? Well, look no further than 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Kena: Bridge of Spirits, which you can tweak to be as hard or easy-going as you want it to be, allowing you to g𓂃et precisely what you want out of it. While it is a Soulslike first and fore𒁃most, it also has some excellent puzzles, platforming, and tremendous exploration that ties everything together, making it a must-play if any of that caught your eye.

Kena: Bridge of Spirits is pure joy, as each area offers a sandbox for you to explore and poke around in, as you rescue more and more Rot, which act sort of like Pikmin, allowing you to solve more puzzles and obtain even more equipment, outfits, and trinkets for 🌼your efforts. This game fires on all cylinders, and if you ever wanted to play a Soulslike made by Pixar, this is the closest you will ever g🐻et!

2 🉐 The Last Hero Of Nostalgaia 𒆙

Whimsy In All The Best Ways

The Hero looking out toward the kingdom of Nostalgaia in The Last Hero of Nostalgaia.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: The Last Hero of Nostalgaia
Soulslike
Action
Adventure
Systems
Released
October 19, 2022

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
4.0/5

ESRB
🍒 T For Teen Due To Blood, Violence
Developer(s)
Over the Moon Game🃏s
Publisher(s)
Coatsink
Engine
Unity
Multiplayer
🎉 🃏 Online Multiplayer
OpenCritic Rating
Fair
How Long To Beat
12 Hours
Legendary Edition Available
Deluxe 🃏Edition ൩

Next up is the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Last Hero of Nostalgaia, another dark fantasy Soulslike that takes everything you know and love ไabout the genre, turns it on its head, and then hurls it out the window. All in the name of nostalgia, baby. While you get the obligatory parodies and references to the Dark Souls series, you 📖will even get winks and nods to games like Mario Kart, Final Fantasy, Dead Space, and even Guitar Hero.

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Is the Last Hero of Nostalgaia the best Soulslike out there? Not necessarily. However, it does ooze style and offers an unforgettable experience from start to finish. Even if it does stumble every now and again (looking at you, Wilds Warning). If you want a Sou💜lslike that likes to laugh at itself and reference other banger series, then this is the one f⛄or you. The combat is also pretty goꦅod, so that's also a plus!

1 Another Crab's Treasure

Kril-ing In The Name Of

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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Another Crab's Treasure
Adventure
Soulslike
RPG
Systems
Released
April 25, 2024

WHERE TO PLAY

SUBSCRIPTION
DIGITAL

ESRB
T For Teen Due To Blood, Crude Humor, Langu🍬age, Use of Toba🅰cco, Violence
Developer(s)
🦄 Aggro Crab 🌟
Publisher(s)
♏ Aggro𝓀 Crab
Engine
Unity
OpenCritic Rating
Strong
How Long To Beat
14 Hours

Lastly, we have 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Another Crab's Treasure, which is arguably the best title on this list and one that brought this beloved series to an even broader audience with its adorable protagonist, unique setting, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:and surpriꦚsingly rewarding combat system. Again, it isn't perꦓfe🦩ct or on par with what you would get from the likes of FromSoftware, but it doesn't really need to be, and this is living proof.

Another Crab's Treasure executes what it sets out to do with ease and has lots for you to see and do, scr𒀰atching that Soulslike itch you have while also presenting you with a colorful underwater world with undercurrents of sadness and despair. But, agai🌟n, Kril is cute, and you can put even cuter things on them, so it sort of balances things out. If you haven't already, give this gem a chance!

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