What is the hardest Dark Souls-like game?

The 14 Hardest Dark Souls And Souls-Like Games, Ranked
  • 8 Salt and Sanctuary.
  • 7 Demon's Souls.
  • 6 Dark Souls 3.
  • 5 The Surge.
  • 4 Hollow Knight.
  • 3 Dark Souls.
  • 2 Bloodborne.
  • 1 Dark Souls 2: Scholar Of The First Sin.
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What is the hardest soul like game?

The 15 Hardest Soulslike RPGs, Ranked By Difficulty
  1. 1 Bloodborne. Fans of Dark Souls who want a Soulslike game with a similar theme but more dynamic combat would appreciate Bloodborne.
  2. 2 Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. ...
  3. 3 Nioh 2. ...
  4. 4 Mortal Shell. ...
  5. 5 Ashen. ...
  6. 6 Salt And Sanctuary. ...
  7. 7 Remnant: From The Ashes. ...
  8. 8 Hollow Knight. ...
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Which FromSoft game is hardest?

Which fromsoft game is the hardest?
  • 435. Elden Ring.
  • 1.1K. Sekiro.
  • 120. Dark Souls 3.
  • 258. Bloodborne.
  • 138. Dark Souls 2.
  • 180. Dark Souls.
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What is the best Dark Souls-like game?

The Best Action RPGs To Play If You Like Dark Souls
  • 6 The Witcher 3. Where to Play: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and Nintendo Switch.
  • 7 God Of War. ...
  • 8 Blasphemous. ...
  • 9 Salt And Sanctuary. ...
  • 10 Hollow Knight. ...
  • 11 Dragon's Dogma. ...
  • 12 Death's Gambit. ...
  • 13 Demon's Souls. ...
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What is the easiest Dark Souls-like game?

Yes, a Souls-like game can be easy.
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14 Souls-Likes That Are Easier Than Dark Souls
  1. 1 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
  2. 2 Nioh 2. ...
  3. 3 Code Vein. ...
  4. 4 Kingdoms Of Amalur: Reckoning. ...
  5. 5 Ashen. ...
  6. 6 Dark Souls 3. ...
  7. 7 Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen. ...
  8. 8 Lords Of The Fallen. ...
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Souls Games Ranked From Easiest to Hardest



Which Dark Souls is the shortest?

Dark Souls 3 features the shortest average playtime out of all the games in the series.
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Is Sekiro harder than Dark Souls?

Short answer: Sekiro, which may prove to be one of the most challenging games ever made. Don't just take our word for it—Forbes, Digital Spy, Gamespot and a bevy of other publications agree: Sekiro is harder than any of the Dark Souls games and Bloodborne .
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Is Bloodborne harder than Dark Souls?

For that matter, the entire Dark Souls series is bandied as some of the hardest games ever, but Bloodborne is often seen as particularly challenging thanks to its fast-paced combat. That said, it's not as if Bloodborne is the be-all and end-all of difficult video games.
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Is Nioh harder than Dark Souls?

Nevertheless, Nioh is a more challenging game than Dark Souls. It's a game that players will probably quit before finishing.
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Is Sekiro better than Dark Souls?

Combat in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is miles ahead of the Dark Souls franchise. Instead of reacting to enemy attacks, players control the flow of combat by staying on the offensive. It's a massive change of pace that is difficult for Souls fans to condition themselves to.
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Is Elden Ring the hardest?

If you fancy seeing your blood pressure go through the roof, FromSoftware has just made the hardest Elden Ring boss even harder. While Souls-like games are notoriously hard, the recent release of Elden Ring has lived up to the promise of being the developer's biggest and hardest outing yet.
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Is Demon Souls or Dark Souls harder?

Demon Souls is way harder than Dark Souls (I'm new)
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Is Dark Souls harder than Elden Ring?

Elden Ring is more approachable than Dark Souls in many ways, but not when it comes to parrying. Parrying in any Souls game is not an easy thing to do. Precise timing is needed to ward off attacks making it a high-risk, high reward manoeuvre.
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Which Dark Souls is the longest?

Meanwhile, Dark Souls 2 is the longest of the Soulslike FromSoftware game, coming in at 37 hours for the main story and a massive 27 hours for the side quests alone. This takes the total time to complete the main story and side quests of the Souls series to a whopping 191 hours.
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Is Mortal Shell harder than Dark Souls?

Mortal Shell adheres fairly close to the Dark Souls formula with slight deviations to keep things fresh, starting with the general difficulty of the title. A game isn't truly considered a Soulslike if the difficulty isn't ramped up, and Mortal Shell checks that box easily when it comes to all types of enemies.
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Will there be a Dark Souls 4?

Dark Souls 4 will probably not release until around 2024 or later as From Software is currently focused on Elden Ring, so any further projects that aren't announced or far in development will likely not be out for a couple of years.
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Is Sekiro or Bloodborne harder?

Sekiro's Challenge Requires More Than Skill

While just the rank and file enemies of Sekiro are considered harder than Bloodborne's, it's the boss battles that make the difference.
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Is Cuphead harder than Dark Souls?

Cuphead Is Hardest Due To Its High Stakes Pace

While Dark Souls is notoriously difficult for good reasons, Cuphead has proved that true punishment comes not from enemy difficulty but defeat by the smallest mistakes.
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Is MHW harder than Dark Souls?

I know it's stupid to compare every difficult game to Dark Souls, but Monster Hunter: World is truly harder. In DS a fight may last a casual 2 minutes, while in this game it can easily exceed 20 minutes!
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Is Doom eternal harder than Dark Souls?

Overall, Doom Eternal is harder than its predecessor while, on the Hurt Me Plenty difficult level, offering a somewhat similar level of challenge to Dark Souls. Just to be clear, Doom Eternal has three more difficult levels above Hurt Me Plenty. Doom Eternal's hordes are aggressive, abundant, and punishing.
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Is Nioh harder than Sekiro?

Dark souls series are good games but a little too gritty for me. Sekiro is nice but I have not played it that much. But it is something with Nioh that simply feels more compelling. Sekiro is harder.
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Is ds3 easier than Bloodborne?

While Bloodborne was made up of one challenging boss fight after another, Dark Souls III is filled with one easy fight after another. There are 19 total boss fights in Dark Souls III and I counted 6 bosses who are as difficult as any boss in Bloodborne. Only 6 out of 19, that is simply not enough.
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Is Ghost of Tsushima hard?

Ghost of Tsushima can be a very unforgiving game — especially early on when your armour is weak and you're unfamiliar with different enemy types and how to deal with them. That said, Easy still requires skill — you can't just mash the attack buttons and expect to walk away from battle unscathed.
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Is Elden Ring like Sekiro?

Elden Ring is like many games, in that players typically win fights by reducing an enemy's hitpoints to zero. The game does include something similar to the "posture" mechanics from Sekiro, but those just serve to open enemies up to high-damaging attacks.
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Is DS3 better than Sekiro?

My vote: DS3. More interesting locations to explore (even though I like feudal japan as a setting), more interesting and way cooler boss fights, more variety in enemies, better progression system and different weapons, CO OP and PVP that gives you a ton of extra play time.
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