The Soul Tyrant moves quickly, so be sure to grab what Soul you can when you can. Heal before you dive down to join the Soul Tyrant for the second phase. Get in what Soul Spell attacks you can, but don't try to predict what the Soul Tyrant might

This role-playing game was heavily inspired by the Dark Souls games. If you wanted to play a 2D version of Dark Souls , Salt and Sanctuary might be the best way to do it. After playing the game, you'll grow to appreciate the style of graphics and its gamep

This lower-budget Souls-like game might surprise most people because of its similarities to Dark Souls . Lords of the Fallen is a role-playing action game that is one of the lesser-known Souls-like ga

In this title, players assume the role of a shinobi who fights to protect his master, the Divine Heir (who is a child). Some players have complained that the game is too difficult, but that's often what you'd expect in a souls-like game. If you're not into hard games, don't try Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice because you probably won't like

Developed by Spanish studio The Game Kitchen, Blasphemous is a gory and unsettling Metroidvania title. Players take on the role of The Penitent One, a wandering knight and sole survivor of the Brotherhood of the Silent Sorrow. The game's world of Cvstodia borrows heavily from Christian-iconography, with a particular Spanish-Catholic influence. Cvstodia twists this imagery into a hellish landscape, hallowed by an unknowable supernatural force called The Miracle. The game shares a tone with some of the best fantasy-horror out there, including FromSoftware's Bloodborne and Berserk , the influential dark-fantasy ma

Collecting Simple Keys will be nothing new to those who have been exploring the kingdom. Finding these items is one of the best things to do while exploring, but you can also simply pick up along the paths you typically travel to fight main story bosses. The easiest Keys to find are at Sly's Shop and within the City of Tears in Hollow Knight or inside a room near the City Storero

Undertale is also a change in gameplay as it’s an RPG, but one that breaks the mold. It too created a huge fan base online due to this subversion of the genre along with it feeling like the cult classic, EarthBou

Dead Cells is a roguelike primarily with Metroidvania elements. Players will explore randomly generated dungeons which usually have multiple exists. These can be accessed by gaining new abilities as one goes on. All levels lead to the same finale, but this simple change in the normal die and repeat gameplay at least gives it some extra flexibility. It also teeters on the difficult, grind-heavy side of thi

Hollow Knight , the Metroidvania action-adventure from Team Cherry, is considered one of the finest examples of its genre. In the game, players take control of a nameless insect-like knight as they traverse the kingdom of Hallownest. It's a dark world, decaying and plague-ridden, with many of its insectoid inhabitants already fallen to the spreading infection. Hollow Knight 's story is just as sinister, and has multiple endings depending on the player's acti

Bug Fables , if the name didn’t give it away, is also about a bunch of bugs. That’s the simple connection to Hollow Knight , but Nintendo fans will especially get a kick out of it for emulating the more classic Paper Mario games. The homage is clear from the gameplay to the paper aesthetic. Don’t sleep on 2020’s secret hit, Bug Fabl

Three years after its launch, hollow Knight tips Knight continues to hold a special place in the collections of many gamers. It's simple-yet-effective gameplay style, enthralling atmosphere, and impeccable art are hard to top. We'll have to wait and see if the game's own sequel, Hollow Knight: Silksong , can surpass its predecessor when it eventually relea

Salt and Sanctuary is an indie RPG-platformer developed by a one-man studio. It's been accurately described by critics as a combination of Dark Souls and Castlevania . In particular, the game draws inspiration from 1997's Castlevania: Symphony of the Night . Proudly wearing the influence of these heavy-hitters on its sleeve, it's impressive that Salt and Sanctuary retains its own identity so well. The game uses a 2D, hand-drawn art-style that simply bleeds unsettling horror. As players guide their blank-slate protagonist across a dark and dangerous world, they must contend with evils both great and sm

This may have the least to do with Hollow Knight , but it's somewhat relevant. The reason it made it on the list is because it has excellent animations for a sprite-based game. It’s a shooter in the vein of a 2D Borderlands mixed with Monster Hunt

Dash through Sly's ground attacks and follow it up with some Soul spells to maximize your damage. You can Nail Pogo off of Sly's Cyclone Slash attack. There is a brief window to attack Sly in between his own attacks, so be qu

However, even as the game teaches you to hone your skills and 'get good' you’ll find that a lot of the bosses will push you for everything that you are worth. Hollow Knight’s hardest bosses will put you to the ultimate t