Games like Dark Souls
Loved Dark Souls by FromSoftware? Here are 24 games that genuinely play like it — ranked by shared genres, mechanics and themes, not just labels.
Dark Souls2011MC 89
FromSoftware · ~50h to beat
Dark Souls is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Released in September 2011 as a spiritual sequel to Demon's Souls, it is set in a dark, medieval fantasy world. It is renowned for its challenging gameplay, intricate level design, and…
24 games similar to Dark Souls
96
5.0
Elden Ring
99% similarMonstersSouls-LikeNew Game Plus
89
5.1
Dark Souls III
99% similarSouls-LikeNew Game PlusMetroidvania
92
5.0
Demon's Souls
82% similarSouls-LikeNew Game PlusDifficult
92
5.0
Bloodborne
81% similarSouls-LikeNew Game PlusDifficult
92
6.0
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
75% similarMonstersMedievalMythology
91
5.2
Dark Souls II
73% similarSouls-LikeNew Game PlusMetroidvania
84
5.0
Salt and Sanctuary
61% similarSouls-LikeDifficultMetroidvania
86
5.0
Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights
57% similarSouls-LikeMetroidvaniaPost-Apocalyptic
76
5.0
Mortal Shell
56% similarSouls-LikeRpg
96
5.0
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
41% similarArcheologyMedievalZombies
88
5.0
The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings
38% similarMedievalZombiesMagic
87
5.0
Final Fantasy XVI
37% similarAction RpgNew Game PlusGacha
79
5.0
Dying Light: The Beast
37% similarAction RpgZombiesPost-Apocalyptic
84
5.4
Hogwarts Legacy
36% similarFlight SimMythologyMagic
94
5.0
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
36% similarArcheologyGhostsMedieval
80
5.0
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
35% similarZombiesMagicFantasy
78
5.0
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
34% similarAction RpgGhostsChoices Matter
80
5.0
Lies of P
34% similarSouls-LikeRpg
76
5.0
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
34% similarMedievalMagicChoices Matter
86
5.0
The Lord of the Rings Online
34% similarMonstersZombiesFantasy
82
5.0
Mortal Shell II
34% similarRpg
71
5.0
Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
33% similarAction RpgMythologyRpg
72
5.0
Divinity II: Ego Draconis
33% similarGhostsMedievalZombies
92
5.2
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
33% similarSouls-LikePost-ApocalypticMagic