Souldiers

 PlayStation 5
Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. PLAY
    Aug 1, 2022
    70
    A good choice if you enjoy an occasional slice of the retro-styled cake; just be aware that this game bites back. Hard. Stock up on patience, souldier. [Issue#17, p.90]
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  2. GameSpew
    Jun 2, 2022
    70
    As it is, Souldiers is a very enjoyable entry in the metroidavania genre – providing you have plenty of skill and/or patience. It doesn’t offer anything that’s genuinely new, but most of its components complement each other well. If only more thought had been given to the player experience, as for many it will simply prove to be too punishing at times. And on PS5, it could do with a little more polish.
  3. MeuPlayStation
    May 30, 2022
    65
    Despite having beautiful pixel-art visuals, well-crafted maps and challenging mechanics, Souldiers is just another soulslike/Metroidvania that does not bring anything new to the table. It's just a collection of stuff that we've seen before.

Awards & Rankings

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#59 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
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#95 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 6 out of 13
  1. Ughhh
    Jun 5, 2022
    3
    Cool art style, but controlls are clunky (really devs, did you even try the thumbstick? Thing's more sensitive than 90s boybands).

    Edit: now    Cool art style, but controlls are clunky (really devs, did you even try the thumbstick? Thing's more sensitive than 90s boybands).

    Edit: now played for 5 hours, at which point it basically loses all its charm.    … Full Review »
  2. GrahfZeppelin
    Jun 3, 2022
    3
    Breathtaking graphics and stellar presentation, but beyond that, the game unfortunately feels very unpolished. Terrible difficulty curve,Breathtaking graphics and stellar presentation, but beyond that, the game unfortunately feels very unpolished. Terrible difficulty curve, awful controls with tons of lost inputs and sloppy animation priority combined with a relentless difficulty (even on 'easy') and a slew of bugs, one of which I found was game-breaking and ruined my save file). It's a game that has TONS of potential and I feel that with enough patches it can be fixed, but in it's current state it's just a needlessly difficult game with poor controls and extremely slow RPG progression. It's basically not fun. I truly hope it gets fixed because there is clearly a LOT of love and care put into this game and I'd hate to see such a beautiful game wasted on terrible gameplay… Full Review »
  3. Freeden
    Jun 10, 2022
    4
    The game has tons of promise, but a lot of this is hidden behind control and gameplay issues that do not meet the challenge standards. This isThe game has tons of promise, but a lot of this is hidden behind control and gameplay issues that do not meet the challenge standards. This is a game with a lot of challenge to it. Even on the easiest mode, even the easiest enemies have the capability of wrecking you if you're not careful. Most enemies require more than just bulldozing through them, and utilizing your shield, dodging, and counterattack are almost necessary. Unfortunately, the controls simply don't meet what's necessary for the challenging gameplay. Blocking is limited, counterattacking has an incredibly small window of utilization, there are gameplay design issues that are unnecessary hampering, and combat is unnecessarily clunky. You can see moments where the game shines in these areas, but those are few and far between. Most of the time, you just get frustrated, dying for what seems like no good reason. All of that is a shame because otherwise the game has a lot of great work. The graphics, the music, the writing, the characters, even the gameplay options are all great. And they would be even better if the game had some very basic things down that didn't feel like they brought everything else down. I'll happily return to the game when some of these issues have been resolved and maybe the difficulty has been better balanced, but as of now, the game is simply too frustrating for me to want to jump back in.… Full Review »
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