12 Games like Dark Souls on PS5 that you should try

If Dark Souls worked for you because of strong narrative focus, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting: this one brings horror setting.

If Dark Souls worked for you because of punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and co-op play. The distance is in progression and game mode — its own ground is online features and skill tree progression.

Same family as Dark Souls: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds single-player focus and a third-person camera. They part company on setting and combat: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

The genre is the same as Dark Souls’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to a third-person camera and co-op play. Where the two diverge is progression and setting: post-apocalyptic world and skill tree progression.

It comes from the same genre as Dark Souls and shares punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. Both also lean on a third-person camera. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is tactical combat and a sci-fi setting.

Genre puts it alongside Dark Souls, and so does 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 game mode and visuals: 3D presentation.

Shelved next to Dark Souls for good reason: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. Both also lean on exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. The distance is in game mode and combat — its own ground is action RPG combat and cozy, relaxing feel.

The genre is the same as Dark Souls’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings horror setting.

On paper it is what Dark Souls is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings a sci-fi setting and 2D presentation.

Genre puts it alongside Dark Souls, and so does punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings a sci-fi setting and skill tree progression.

Same family as Dark Souls: punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings 2D presentation.

The genre is the same as Dark Souls’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: horror setting and 2D presentation.