Most people active here probably know of the FS catalogue. Given Lemmy’s population, the term soulslike may be applied to games quite liberally, so games like Hollow Knight, Nine Sols, Blasphemous and similar games, which incorporate soulslike elements, would all fall under the same umbrella term.

What are your must-plays? What surprised you? What is a sleeper hit you feel like people don’t talk about enough?

Let us know!

Edit: I do know that the games in the thumbnail aren’t soulslikes in the traditional sense; however, they show some elements that are often associated with soulslikes, so they serve more as a conversation starter to think outside the box and the rigid ideas of what a soulslike truly is and can be

  • Druid@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
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    2 days ago

    I didn’t like Guacamelee too much. I played some coop with my girlfriend and it was fine but it didn’t feel as deep as Hollow Knight or Dead Cells. Which makes sense given that Guacamelee came quite a few years before both of those games, but it didn’t hold up too well for me.

    Can’t comment on Guacamelee 2 since I haven’t played that one, but it looks better actually