Soulslike

noun1

1. •
   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.

   • Amid the tsunami of Soulslikes, Deck13's The Surge stands out as the one game to take the genre in a new direction. — 2018