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Got a Soulslike itch, any patient games?

FF Origin? Lies of P is still full price, Lords of Fallen has some bad reviews, Remnant 2 was good but badly optimised so I can't run it.

Opening up Morrowind to try to replace Starfield or DOS 1 to replace Baldur's Gate 3

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I'd keep an eye on Jedi: Fallen Order, it's a bit Souls-like and a bit Uncharted-like.

It was going on sale for as low as $5 in the run up to the sequel, so it's worth keeping an eye on

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Try The Surge 1 and 2, they're definitely my favourite non-fromsoft soulslikes

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- Took me some getting used to, and the combat feels more clunky than souls.
  
  Surge 1 was the first game I ever refunded on steam because I hated it so much. Gave it another go a few years later and ended up enjoying it though.
  
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  I hated surge 1 too. What made you turn around?
  
  I think surge 2 is fine though.
  
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Lies of P is the only game that really matched up to souls games, but Nioh came pretty close. The Nioh complete edition was free on Epic games a while ago, so check if you ever redeemed it. If you don't own it, it goes on sale for really cheap nowadays.

Nioh 2 is pretty good as well but it's very much more of the same. I didn't get that far in it to tell you which is better.

Avoid Mortal Shell, I thought it wasn't very good.

Salt and Sanctuary is actually really good despite looking kind of mediocre. Expect to get lost a lot, though.

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- I tried to get into Mortal Shell twice now and both times I've ran away screaming. I hear great things about it, but I find the character feel so cumbersome from the outset that I just give up after an hour or two.
  
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  It just plays different. Once you get a bit further than an hour or 4 in, it clicks. Frustrating at first as the difficulty has a technique ramp and some rather hard seeming enemies.
  
  Hellpoint is also a lot of fun.
  
  Lords of the fallen is good, though some of the bosses and ranged enemies are annoying. Need a powerful machine due to the optimization and bugs, daily patches for most of the week.
  
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Code Vein - essentially anime dark souls; on sale in Humble Bundle's Fights, Frights, and Fantasy bundle; Godeater 3 may be worth a look in the same bundle

Darksiders 3 - apparently took a souls-like twist from the rest of the series; may be worthwhile if you can find it on sale (GOG currently has it for $10, ends tomorrow); I'm going to play through the first two before this

Some others that I've played that are kind of similar in some way in case you want to branch out:

Ys Origin - older game, but has a "hard Zelda" feel that reminds me of Dark Souls (almost no emphasis on leveling/skills, more on boss fights and gear progression like older Zelda games); if you like it, check out Cross Code or other Ys games (I've played 1&2, Celceta, and Felghana)

Furi - boss rush

Titan Souls - boss rush where you and the boss have 1HP

Blasphemous - Metroidvania that has a similar dark fantasy setting as Dark Souls
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Just a heads up, I wouldn't consider FF Origin a souls like. It's more of just a typical action game (though a fun one)

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The Order: 1886

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Demon Souls

Dark Souls 1-3

Bloodborne

Nioh

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- Looking for a Soulslike? How about Dark Souls 1
  
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  Yeah, I heard it was pretty soulslike!
  
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- Man, I love Sekiro so much. Such a kickass game. I hope they make more.
  
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  That DLC is coming any day now...
  
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  It might be my favorite game ever.
  
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- Nioh2 is much better than nioh1 in my opinion, though it's newer. I think it was just on sale for like $30
  
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  I want to enjoy those games so bad, but I always get so bogged down by the constant new equipment. I find myself spending 50% of the time comparing new equipment to what I already have.
  
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Mortal Shell was pretty good and can be had for less than $5 pretty frequently. It's not as long as a lot of other Soulslikes but has some interesting mechanics.

Ashen as well gets a recommendation!

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- I strongly second Mortal Shell, I really love its gameplay and art direction
  
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  I really intensely disliked mortal shell. I can tell it's a love letter to dark souls - all the styling is trying very hard - but the gameplay just pisses me off. Especially that first probably-optional boss that you have to parry like 30 times to beat.
  
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  The music was really good too. I still remember it a year later.
  
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- I personally didn't like it. It's very easy to get lost, there are very few checkpoints, and the gameplay is just a bit too clunky. Maybe the latter two improve later on, but it lost my attention before that.
  
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You've probably already played it, but I found Hollow Knight to really scratch the souls itch in combat, lore, and general tone. It also has some great metroidvania gameplay

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There's a guy on YouTube, Ironpineapple, who has a ton of videos of him playing souls likes of a variety of qualities. You might find something there you like.

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I've seen Elden Ring on PC for as low as £30 over the last few weeks if that takes your fancy. I'm also fairly sure it's on sale on PSN and Xbox ATM (at least in the UK).

Wo-Long maybe? It's from the folks that made Nioh and is on Gamepass.

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Previous to the souls games were the king's field games of from soft, there's an indie that came out last year (so not much of a patient gamer thing, but it's criminally cheap) called "lunacid". I was skeptic at first but it got me hooked, really fun game.

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Been quite enjoying Thymesia.

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- +1 for Thymesia.
  
  I really liked the way they handled the health system where you first have to hit them with a regular attack to open up wounds and then remove their health by doing a claw attack.
  
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The last hero of nostalgia looks neat.

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If you’re still looking for more games to check out, watch Iron Pineapple on YouTube. He’s got a whole series dedicated to lesser known souls-likes. A lot of them are bad but there’s some good stuff in there too. He’s got great criticisms and generally tries to stay positive even with the bad games. Highly recommended

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Ashen, Nioh 1 and 2, The Surge 2

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Did you finish BG3? In-game playtime for me is 65ish hours and I'm only at the start of Act 2.

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- IDK why this is being downvoted. The game's been available for purchase and play for 3 years already
  
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