14 Games like DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin on Nintendo Switch that you should try

Held in common with DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds co-op play and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

Same family as DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and setting — its own ground is exploration and discovery.

The genre is the same as DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus and a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and game mode — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and 3D presentation.

Genre puts it alongside DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: exploration and discovery, and an anime aesthetic.

Same family as DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings exploration and discovery, and post-apocalyptic world.

Held in common with DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in game mode — its own ground is ranged combat.

The genre is the same as DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and game mode: exploration and discovery, and post-apocalyptic world.

It comes from the same genre as DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on progression and game mode: this one brings exploration and discovery.

On paper it is what DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings exploration and discovery, and a sci-fi setting.

It comes from the same genre as DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is progression and visuals: exploration and discovery, and an anime aesthetic.

It comes from the same genre as DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings exploration and discovery, and horror setting.

Shelved next to DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin for good reason: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on progression and visuals: this one brings exploration and discovery, and 2D presentation.

Genre puts it alongside DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and horror setting.

Genre puts it alongside DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in progression and game mode — its own ground is competitive edge and PvP competition.