14 Games like Dark Souls on Nintendo Switch that you should try

If Dark Souls worked for you because of punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world, the same is here. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on combat and setting: this one brings action RPG combat and open world exploration.

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.

What brings it close to Dark Souls is dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and single-player focus, and the two track each other on genre, combat and visuals. To that it adds a third-person camera. They part company on game mode: this one brings action RPG combat.

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.

On paper it is what Dark Souls is — punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is visuals and game mode: an anime aesthetic and 2D presentation.

Shelved next to Dark Souls for good reason: 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: post-apocalyptic world and 2D presentation.

What brings it close to Dark Souls is punishing difficulty, melee combat and fantasy world, and the two track each other on genre, tone and progression. To that it adds exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. They part company on game mode and setting: this one brings post-apocalyptic world.

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.

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.

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.

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 an anime aesthetic and pixel art.

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 horror setting and pixel art.

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.

The genre is the same as Dark Souls’s, and with it punishing difficulty, melee combat and single-player focus. The common ground extends to exploration and discovery, and a third-person camera. Where the two diverge is combat and tone: competitive edge and 3D presentation.