Game Reviews8.7/10
A crow with a desk job collects souls, and the game around him is sharper than it looks
Death's Door review: a crow reaper's Zelda-meets-Dark Souls adventure, its bureaucratic afterlife, true ending, and 2021-2023 release history.
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Tag: Soulslike
Game Reviews8.5/10
Lies of P Review: A Puppet That Can Lie, and a Soulslike That Can Sing
Lies of P review: a Soulslike Pinocchio in Belle Époque Krat, with weapon assembly, brutal parries, and a puppet who can lie. Score: 8.5/10.
Game Reviews8.8/10
Team Ninja’s samurai epic still justifies its reputation for punishing, deliberate combat
Nioh review: Team Ninja's 2017 action RPG in Sengoku-era Japan — Ki pulse, shrines, stances, yokai, and a decade of development. Score: 8.8/10.
Game Reviews9.2/10
Demon’s Souls Review: 9.2/10 — The Bloodstain Is the Whole Idea
Demon's Souls (2009) review: FromSoftware's brutal PS3 classic, its soul-loss bloodstain system, five worlds, online invasions, and the 2020 Bluepoint remake.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Dark Souls: The Game That Taught Us How to Die
Dark Souls, FromSoftware's 2011 action game, defined a genre with brutal difficulty, bonfire checkpoints, and online play. A look back at what still holds up.
Game Reviews9.1/10
Bloodborne Review: FromSoftware’s Gothic Masterpiece Still Bleeds Brilliance
Bloodborne review: FromSoftware's gothic Yharnam, Rally combat, The Old Hunters DLC and three endings that still make it a 9.1 out of 10.
Game Reviews9/10
Dark Souls II at 9.0/10: A Stranger, Harsher Souls Worth the Trip
Dark Souls II, the Miyazaki-less middle chapter, still punishes with its hollowing mechanic and stands tall despite dead servers and a decade of debate.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order at 7 Years: Respawn’s Best Argument for the License
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order turns 7. Respawn's single-player Soulslike still stands as the best Star Wars game in years, thanks to parries and Cal Kestis.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Sekiro’s combat still has no equal among FromSoftware’s games
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice review: FromSoftware's 2019 shinobi epic trades Dark Souls stats for posture combat, a prosthetic arm, and a Game of the Year win.
Game Reviews8.9/10
Dark Souls III is the last game in the trilogy FromSoftware built, and it plays like a studio emptying its pockets on the way out.
Dark Souls III review: FromSoftware's trilogy closer sends the Ashen One through Lothric to rekindle the First Flame. A punishing, confident 8.9/10 farewell.
Game Reviews7.6/10
Mortal Shell at 7.6: A Soulslike Built on Bodies, Parries and a Task You Didn’t Choose
Mortal Shell: Cold Symmetry's soulslike action-RPG with multiple bodies, deliberate parry combat and a 7.6 Metacritic score, plus a sequel out in 2026.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Black Myth: Wukong Review: A First Installment That Earns Its Place
Black Myth: Wukong sold 20 million copies in its first month — our review of Game Science's landmark Chinese action RPG, its temples, combat, and its limits.