soulsborne
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A loose series of dark fantasy action role-playing video games developed by FromSoftware, generally held as including Demon's Souls (2009), the Dark Souls trilogy (2011–2016), Bloodborne (2015), and Elden Ring (2022).
Slang
noun
A video game subgenre influenced by this series, characterized by high difficulty, trial-and-error progression, esoteric enemy movesets, environmental storytelling, and complex lore.
Slang; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "As the director of each of the Soulsborne games, Miyazaki is a strong influence on all aspects of the final product, including visual design, gameplay, and narrative content."
- "Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was created by FromSoftware, the developers behind the Soulsborne titles."
- "Sure, “Death's Door” does little to hide its love for both the Zelda and Soulsborne franchises, cramming in dense lore to creepy dungeons filled with puzzles and enemies galore, but it manages to take the best part of these series and form something wholly unique."
- "Because FromSoftware's Demon's Souls is the granddaddy of the soulsborne genre, and one of the PlayStation 3's overlooked classics."
- "“Blasphemous” is a masterfully crafted game that would entice hardcore fans of Soulsborne and Metroidvania games."
- "The Soulsborne formula has been imitated countless times but mastered by few apart from FromSoftware, the original pioneers."