The Best Souls Games for Xbox One - Page 4

Update : Slime Heroes added at rank #13.
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ELDERBORN (2020)

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ELDERBORN - a Metal AF* Slasher with brutal FPP melee combat and souls-like/RPG character progression. In the times of legend, barbarian tribes need a new dark messiah. Be that merciless slayer. Uncover ancient secrets in the city of doom. Forge your own destiny! *Action Fantasy.


  • souls
  • dark
  • fantasy
  • swordplay
  • perma-death
  • fight
  • comic
  • hack-and-slash
  • pve
  • dungeon-crawler
  • first-person
  • book

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Eastern Exorcist (2021)

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PC Windows Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Xbox One

Eastern Exorcist is a stunning 2D side-scrolling action RPG set in a fantasy eastern world with the vicious spirits and monsters. Play as a skilled exorcist against chaotic evil to fight your way through the brutal world, and experience different stories of joy and sorrow.


  • souls
  • hack-and-slash
  • scroller
  • 2d
  • rpg
  • hand-drawn
  • side-scrolling
  • demons
  • parry
  • action
  • magic
  • violent
  • combat
  • arts

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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order (2019)

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Jedi: Fallen Order is a third-person adventure game set in the Star Wars universe. You are a former Padawan who must hide from the Empire while learning to hone your connection to the Force and become a Jedi. The game features stunning graphics and sound design, an engaging story with unexpected twists, challenging Lightsaber combat that requires practice, and plenty of collectibles to discover across multiple worlds.

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What we like:
  • Rich design and scale
  • Wonderful wildlife
  • Diverse cast of characters
  • Rewarding Lightsaber combat that improves with practice
  • Deep customisation options for your Lightsaber
  • Replayable due to hidden loot and hidden pathways opening up over time
  • Fantastic score and sound design
What could be improved:
  • Combat based on animation rather than reflexes can be difficult to master
  • Some areas may become repetitive or boring
  • Predictable moments in story

  • exploration
  • souls
  • combat
  • fight
  • puzzle
  • action-adventure
  • third-person
  • platform
  • metroidvania
  • adventure
  • story
  • boss-fight
  • battle
  • boss
  • swordplay

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Super Chicken Jumper (2021)

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Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One Playstation 5 Playstation 4 Android PC Windows

Super Chicken Jumper is a hardcore retro platformer that offers an addictive and rage-inducing gaming experience. Play as a superhero chicken and help Mrs President take down huge bosses across 6 unique worlds, while avoiding an array of obstacles. Equip yourself with an array of tools and equipment to give you a fighting chance against the mutated bosses!


What we like:
  • Simple approach
  • Colourful aesthetics
  • Cute graphics
  • Cooperative gameplay
  • Flappy Bird-like gameplay
  • Endless option
  • Brutal and unfair challenges
  • Basic concept with power-ups to change the course of the game
What could be improved:
  • Brutal difficulty curve and unforgiving mechanics that will make you wince with failure repeatedly
  • Cinematic not for everyone
  • Basic button layout can be fiddly to master at times

  • anime
  • cute
  • action-adventure
  • colourful
  • cooperative
  • local
  • souls
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • funny
  • runner
  • multiplayer
  • arcade
  • difficult
  • procedural

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Zapling Bygone (2022)

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Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.


  • metroidvania
  • souls
  • nonlinear
  • scroller
  • platform
  • psychological
  • 2d
  • pixel
  • horror
  • boss
  • action-adventure
  • aliens
  • sci-fi
  • atmospheric
  • precision-platform

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There Is No Light (2022)

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Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!


  • dark
  • souls
  • fantasy
  • 2d
  • rpg
  • multiple-endings
  • atmospheric
  • action-adventure
  • pixel
  • platform
  • action

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Return. (2018)

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PC Windows Xbox One

Return to your home planet after 200 years of space travel in this atmospheric, art-driven adventure. Shoot, slash, and roll your way through dangerous enemies and ancient bosses, purchase items and unlock powerful weapons, and explore your unfamiliar home for parts to repair your ship.


  • dystopian
  • soundtrack
  • pixel
  • stylized
  • scroller
  • atmospheric
  • post-apocalyptic
  • souls
  • exploration
  • hack-and-slash
  • 2d
  • sci-fi
  • story
  • difficult

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Code Vein (2019)

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In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.


  • souls
  • rpg
  • japanese
  • vampire
  • character
  • jrpg
  • anime
  • customization
  • hack-and-slash
  • cooperative
  • clunky
  • action
  • third-person
  • post-apocalyptic
  • game-play

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Astronite (2022)

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Astronite is a 1bit metroidvania that combines action, exploration, puzzles and platforms. Recover the planet where you and yours lived before it was invaded by strange creatures.


  • 8-bit
  • platform
  • souls
  • nonlinear
  • metroidvania
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • music
  • precision
  • action-adventure
  • open-world
  • pixel
  • sci-fi
  • exploration
  • shooter

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Volgarr the Viking 2 (2024)

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Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Xbox One Xbox Series X PC Windows

A hardcore, 2D action-platformer where only precision can keep you from death.


  • platform
  • 2d
  • hack-and-slash
  • scroller
  • precision
  • fantasy
  • souls
  • mythology
  • hand-drawn
  • pixel
  • action-adventure
  • 1980s-arcade
  • fine-tuned
  • magic
  • dark

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