Souls-like Games Rated Easiest to Hardest

Table of Contents

• Souls-like Games Rated Easiest to Hardest
• 17. The Surge 2
• 14. Mortal Shell
• 12. Lords of the Fallen (2023)
• 10. Lies of P
• 8. Demon's Souls
• 6. Nioh
• 4. Dark Souls 2: Scholar of the First Sin
• 2. Dark Souls

12. Lords of the Fallen (2023)

A fresh release. CI Games took a long time to create a sequel to its first soulslike game from 2014. The developers decided to rename it as a reboot of the one-shot "series" and completely remodel it. Result? A fairly decent representative of its genre with a few intriguing ideas. What about the difficulty level?

The difficulty level may seem a little strange due to the combat system, but I can't quite identify what is wrong with it. Maybe it's a matter of inaccurate hitboxes and odd attack animations? Or maybe the "tankiness" of the opponents? Balance isn't the strongest aspect of this game, which often presents us with a significant challenge.

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11. The Surge

The Surge is a prime example of how we perceive a technically inferior soulslike game as more challenging. As I mentioned before, The Surge has serious problems with the camera, which significantly increase the level of difficulty. Then, there's a certain inertia of combat and bizarre collision detection of attacks. I belong to the people who enjoyed this game, but I still remember how much it frustrated me and how many times I died due to the strange level designs.

On top of that, The Surge has aged surprisingly badly. It's just 4-years-old in theory, but it feels outdated by two generations.

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