Souldiers

 PC
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. SpazioGames
    Jun 12, 2022
    72
    Souldiers is a classic metroidvania suited for die-hard fans but with nothing new for the genre.
  2. New Game Network
    Jul 15, 2022
    70
    Souldiers certainly won't be to everyone's taste, due to its lackluster plot and technical hiccups, but it's definitely one to check out if you are into Metroidvania or Souls-like games.
  3. Noisy Pixel
    Jun 11, 2022
    70
    Souldiers is great for those looking for a new action platformer with a dose of challenge. Unfortunately, the game’s easy mode does very little in the way of making the experience, well, easier, so there’s some serious difficulty here. Sadly, there’s nothing in terms of story or character to ground you in this adventure, but if you’re into the gameplay systems, be sure to enlist.
  5. Metro GameCentral
    May 31, 2022
    70
    A well executed and impressively detailed mix of Metroidvania exploration, Soulslike combat, and role-playing style customisation that’s marred only by its demanding controls.
  6. IGN Spain
    May 30, 2022
    70
    Souldiers is a remarkable metroidvania in its own right. A title that is an exercise in personality that distances it from the rest of the proposals of the style that flood the market. Above all thanks to its successful universe and the tone it manages. But it has certain design frictions (mainly related to the management of the challenge) that prevent it from going further. However, if you come to it with patience, you will enjoy its virtues.
  7. MGG
    Jun 5, 2022
    65
    Souldiers was "this close" to join the not so closed club of the great indie metroidvania, only its absurd difficulty and its finally very flat gameplay got the better of the pleasure of the game quite quickly. It's a pity, because Retro Forge's title is full of very good ideas and, damn it, it's got a lot of good looks: apart from some dubious color choices on some shots, Souldiers can at least boast of a 2D of an almost unprecedented finesse. To make it short: it's very beautiful, but really average.

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 4 out of 13
  1. Dingobaron
    Jun 6, 2022
    8
    I'm only 3 hours into the game, and so far it's outstanding. The reason why I'm writing a review already is the sheer amount of unfair reviewsI'm only 3 hours into the game, and so far it's outstanding. The reason why I'm writing a review already is the sheer amount of unfair reviews spreading outright falsities about the game. One user complained about the stick controls being to sensitive, even though you can switch to d-pad controls, and the stick controls feel pretty much the same as in any other 2D platformer. Another user complained that the game locks you into the second area until you've cleared it, which is total BS, because you can fast travel to any previously visited checkpoint at any time. Loads of people (including critics) are complaining about the high difficulty... Sheesh, is it that time again? The game is not -THAT- hard (so far), it has 3 difficulty settings, what else do you want? It's nowhere near as difficult as Sekiro, for example. The bosses may appear unbeatable at first, but once you've learned their patterns they become reasonably easy.
    Another common complaint was that the game has "tons of lost inputs". This has happened to me very rarely and so far hasn't been an issue at all, let alone one that justifies such harsh reviews.

    All in all, if you ignore the whining of a bunch of easily frustrated kiddies, you're left with a rock-solid game here, that brings you right back to the good old days of Secret of Mana and the likes... Which even Square Enix has failed to do with their recent Secret of Mana / Trials of Mana releases. Will this one be as fondly remembered as Hollow Knight or Cave Story? Probably not, and it's too early for me to tell, but I can say with confidence that the game deserves a lot better reviews than it's receiving.    … Full Review »
  2. TalionSwift
    Jun 14, 2022
    10
    Nice story, Crunchy good Combat and quite Difficult just they way i like it
  3. bokarsh-z
    Apr 19, 2023
    5
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    only worth 10 dollar or watch it on utube
    ============ - 30 - 45 hour long -tedious challenging very repetitive torture gameplay    ============
    only worth 10 dollar or watch it on utube
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    - 30 - 45 hour long

    -tedious challenging very repetitive torture gameplay advice from me play easy, disappointment sponge enemies, alot of glitches, clunky sometime unresponsive control, some places hates u and disappointment bosses.

    -cant turn off flash effect u cant see **** from enemy attacks when u hit enemies and bosses.

    -disappointment only play 1 character from 3 better game if u play 3 of them one playthrough.

    -only good lvl design, puzzles, 3 characters and final boss.

    -buy hollow knight or cuphead instead great challenge games.    … Full Review »
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