Void Sols

As a soulslike addict, I can confirm this game has the sauce; it impressively translates the core combat design / philosophy of dark souls into a top down 2D style, and I think it absolutely did the idea justice. It took about 9 hours for my first playthrough, and the entire time I was pleasantly impressed by the level design, enemies, weapon / tool variety, and music. Bravo to everyone who worked on Void Sols - I had fun. 8.5/10 (Honestly, my only gripe was that I was a bit surprised when I reached the final boss, simply because I wanted to experience even more. I'd love a sequel or DLC, but sometimes, something great isn't properly recognized until it's already too late. Regardless, I'm a fan of this team. Awesome OST too!)

When they had the smaller free version a few years ago - I left a review that said I'd be happy to pay for a few more hours of the same content. They really outdid themselves though. I have 15 hours in the game to beat it. It's got all the soulslike features. Dodging, parrying, stamina, death currency, playstyle builds, shortcuts, dungeons, and an overall ominous vibe. It's really minimalist but really well done.

Surprisingly interesting world to explore with cool secrets. Good build variety despite the minimalism.

A simple souls-like that offers great feeling parry, ability to respect at any time and puzzles that make this top down souls-like a must for fans of the genre. Also the final boss has no right to go so hard for a budget game.

Very good 2D top down souls-like. I've only beaten 2 bosses but so far the game is very fun and engaging. I've died many times and lost my "sols" to frustrating things, but its never by bad design (mostly because I get to greedy). If you do find yourself ready to quit because you're tired of losing all your precious sols, they have included an option in the settings to disable loss on death. You're free to re-spec points at bonfires and even have load-outs to quickly switch between your builds. Currently rage quitting for the night after dying multiple times in the same spot, but i'll definitely be back tomorrow to lose all my sols again.

5-6 hours of play time, it's quite fun and hits all the right itches so far. Combat and exploration is fun, lore seems intriguing, and the abstract bits are enough to make it unique. The game just drips atmosphere too.

very very good, idk how more people havent played it