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Recently, Soulsborne fans throughout the world were surprised to learn that FromSoftware’s next big project, The Duskbloods – an online multiplayer game with a quasi-Victorian aesthetic that might be the closest we ever get to Bloodborne 2 – will be locked behind the Nintendo Switch 2’s $449.99 price tag.
While the disappointment experienced by undead, hunters, and tarnished alike is understandable, they need not fall prey to the abyss. Ever since the original Dark Souls put FromSoftware on the map in 2011, developers of all shapes and sizes have tried their hand at either replicating or reinventing the company’s compelling, elusive formula. And while many have failed, more than a couple succeeded.
Chances are you’re already familiar with a few of the big ones, like Nioh, Lies of P, and Black Myth: Wukong. But some of the most effective and inventive soulslike games have been made by small indie teams who don’t have the money or manpower to rival their AAA competitors in scale or scope. Instead, they had to get creative, and it’s through this creativity that they manage to scratch the same itch Hidetaka Miyazaki’s team has been scrubbing for the better part of its existence.
And that brings
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