soulslike
/ˈsoʊlzlaɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A subgenre of action role-playing video games influenced by the Dark Souls trilogy, characterized by high difficulty, trial-and-error progression, esoteric enemy movesets, environmental storytelling, and complex lore.
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Soulslike.
Example Sentences
- "Amid the tsunami of Soulslikes, Deck13's The Surge stands out as the one game to take the genre in a new direction."
- "And that's what you ultimately want from a soulslike. Challenge, struggle, and ultimate triumph. And in that sense, "Hollow Knight" is a soulslike."
- "Beyond its cuteness, what makes Tails of Iron stand out from other Soulslikes is how forgiving it can feel – relatively, anyway."
- "Unbarring a door, then, should be a reward for successful exploration — kinda like in Bloodborne and other soulslike games."
- "Lords of the Fallen is yet another entry in the action-RPG soulslike craze, complete with an unsettling fantasy setting, other players invading your game for some co-op or PvP goodness, and, of course, lots of dying."
Etymology
From Souls + -like, referencing the Demon's Souls and Dark Souls video game series, after the pattern of roguelike (“any of a genre of computer role playing games influenced by Rogue”).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsoʊlzlaɪk/