Soulslike (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Soulslike" in English language version.

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15web.archive.org

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9pcgamer.com

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7ign.com

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4vg247.com

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4gematsu.com

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2gamesradar.com

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2rockpapershotgun.com

1,438^th place

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2gamerant.com

1,655^th place

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2eurogamer.net

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2killscreen.com

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9,712^th place

2kotaku.com

401^st place

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2techraptor.net

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2gamespot.com

125^th place

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2playstation.com

773^rd place

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1theguardian.com

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1screenrant.com

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1wikidot.com

4,776^th place

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1cbr.com

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1gamedeveloper.com

4,881^st place

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1indianexpress.com

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1gameinformer.com

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1hardcoregamer.com

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1gamespace.com

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1polygon.com

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1shacknews.com

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1bandainamcoent.com

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1teamninja-studio.com

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1videogameschronicle.com

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1steampowered.com

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1usgamer.net

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1,338^th place

1escapistmagazine.com

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1pcgamesn.com

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1rollingstone.com

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1heavymag.com.au

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1arstechnica.com

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265^th place

1digitaltrends.com

1,702^nd place

1,049^th place

1godisageek.com

low place

1vice.com

175^th place

137^th place

arstechnica.com (Global: 388^th place; English: 265^th place)

Ronaghan, Neal (March 16, 2022). "Tunic review: a Zelda/Souls mash-up that's all its own". Ars Technica. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

bandainamcoent.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"CODE VEIN II — Announcement Trailer". Bandai Namco Entertainment. Retrieved 26 January 2026.

cbr.com (Global: 246^th place; English: 180^th place)

Coscia, Trevor (2021-08-28). "What Makes a Game a Soulslike?". CBR. Retrieved 2022-12-01.

digitaltrends.com (Global: 1,702^nd place; English: 1,049^th place)

Scott, Jessie (March 19, 2024). "Flintlock may finally end the age-old debate of what defines a Soulslike". Digital Trends. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

escapistmagazine.com (Global: 2,126^th place; English: 1,297^th place)

Slabaugh, Brett (December 18, 2013). "Destiny Inspired by Dark Souls, Monster Hunter, Bungie Says". The Escapist. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.

eurogamer.net (Global: 288^th place; English: 218^th place)

Purchase, Robert (September 23, 2014). "ideo: Playing a new boss battle in Lords of the Fallen". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
Purchese, Robert (28 November 2013). "The Witcher 3: What is a next-gen RPG?". Eurogamer.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 4,881^st place; English: 2,796^th place)

Cameron, Phill (April 9, 2015). "Cheating Death: Accommodating player failure and recovery". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.

gameinformer.com (Global: 499^th place; English: 347^th place)

Giusao, Jason (February 25, 2022). "Elden Ring Is My First Soulsborne Game, And I'm Obsessed With It". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

gamerant.com (Global: 1,655^th place; English: 1,004^th place)

Yu, Jeffrey (18 June 2021). "5 Soulsborne Games That Are More Like Bloodborne Than Dark Souls". Game Rant. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
Carvalho, Jared (14 March 2022). "Stanger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin's Job System Could Redefine the Soulslike Character Build Formula". Game Rant. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

gamespace.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Outward Review - A mash up of genres that tries to stand out". GameSpace. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2026.

gamespot.com (Global: 125^th place; English: 104^th place)

"How Nioh 2 Is Carving Out Space Of Its Own In The Soulslike Genre". GameSpot. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
Khan, Irfan (August 16, 2022). "Thymesia Review - The Plague Tale". GameSpot. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

gamesradar.com (Global: 376^th place; English: 257^th place)

Wood, Austin (22 February 2022). "What the hell is a Souls-like? Game devs break down FromSoftware's accidental genre". GamesRadar. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
"Anticipated Chinese soulslike Black Myth: Wukong is coming next summer". GamesRadar+. 14 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2026.

gematsu.com (Global: 779^th place; English: 489^th place)

Romano, Sal (9 June 2024). "WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers launches in 2025 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC". Gematsu.
Romano, Sal (December 18, 2025). "The Relic: First Guardian launches May 26, 2026". Gematsu. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
Romano, Sal (June 6, 2025). "Mortal Shell II announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
Romano, Sal (June 6, 2025). "Valor Mortis, a first-person action soulslike from the creators of Ghostrunner, announced". Gematsu. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

godisageek.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Rise of the Ronin might be the "middle ground" game I've been waiting for – hands-on preview". God is a Geek. 11 March 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2026.

hardcoregamer.com (Global: 2,764^th place; English: 1,644^th place)

Steighner, Mark (4 February 2016). "Review: DarkMaus". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

heavymag.com.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

louisbrierley (2017-07-31). "[INTERVIEW] BLASPHEMOUS & The Game Kitchen | HEAVY Magazine". heavymag.com.au. Retrieved 2022-07-26.

ign.com (Global: 53^rd place; English: 44^th place)

"The Best Soulslike Games". IGN. 11 February 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
Wildgoose, David (7 March 2022). "Painfully Difficult: From Software's 30+ Year Journey From PS1 to Elden Ring". IGN. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
"Lords of the Fallen Review". 12 October 2023.
Northup, Travis (2024-04-24). "Another Crab's Treasure Review". IGN. Retrieved 2025-06-29.
Carson, John (2025-03-31). "The First Berserker: Khazan Review". IGN. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
"How Demon's Souls Inspired Journey's Gentle Social Systems". 10 March 2022.
"An attempt to remix Dark Souls and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night that never finds its footing". IGN. August 24, 2018. Retrieved 2023-03-07.

indianexpress.com (Global: 60^th place; English: 43^rd place)

"Elden Ring is out now: Everything to know about Miyazaki's new souls-like". The Indian Express. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

killscreen.com (Global: low place; English: 9,712^th place)

Breault, Chris (February 24, 2014). "How Do You Make An RPG After Dark Souls?". Kill Screen. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
Breault, Chris (February 24, 2014). "How Do You Make An RPG After Dark Souls?". Kill Screen. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.

kotaku.com (Global: 401^st place; English: 271^st place)

Klepek, Patrick (18 March 2016). "Salt And Sanctuary Is An Excellent 2D Dark Souls". Kotaku. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
Grayson, Nathan (27 August 2019). "Remnant: From The Ashes, As Told By Steam Reviews". Kotaku. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.

pcgamer.com (Global: 428^th place; English: 286^th place)

Prescott, Shaun (April 11, 2019). "The best Souls-like games on PC". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
Wood, Austin (2017-08-19). "The 'Souls-like' label needs to die". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
Donnelley, Joe (May 16, 2017). "The Surge has 'Souls-like' combat but is best approached 'from a Bloodborne state of mind'". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
Kelly, Andy (August 7, 2020). "Hellpoint review". PC Gamer. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
"Lords of the Fallen (2023) review". PC Gamer. 12 October 2023.
"Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty review". PC Gamer. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
"Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has Dark Souls-inspired combat". PC Gamer. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
Livingston, Christopher (April 25, 2023). "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor review". PC Gamer. Retrieved January 27, 2026.
"Stellar Blade review". PC Gamer. 16 June 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,748^th place; English: 1,058^th place)

"Nier: Automata's Androids are like Dark Souls bloodstains, next livestream on Feb 23". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.

playstation.com (Global: 773^rd place; English: 630^th place)

store.playstation.com

"The Relic: First Guardian (PlayStation Store)". PlayStation Store. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

blog.playstation.com

"Lords of the Fallen II unveiled, releases 2026 on PS5". PlayStation.Blog. August 19, 2025. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

polygon.com (Global: 180^th place; English: 133^rd place)

Argüello, Diego (13 September 2023). "Lies of P carves a singular space out of the Soulsborne genre". Polygon.

rockpapershotgun.com (Global: 1,438^th place; English: 877^th place)

Biggerstaff, Charlie (2022-04-12). "Elden Ring Sites Of Grace: All Grace locations in Elden Ring". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
Thorn, Ed (7 December 2020). "Chronos: Before The Ashes review". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 8 March 2022.

rollingstone.com (Global: 47^th place; English: 38^th place)

""It Has to Be Personal" Says 'God of War' Creative Director Cory Barlog". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

screenrant.com (Global: 98^th place; English: 75^th place)

Madsen, Hayes (2020-08-19). "Everything Dark Souls & Code Vein Have In Common". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-03-23.

shacknews.com (Global: 1,951^st place; English: 1,183^rd place)

Broadwell, Josh (2025-03-28). "The First Berserker: Khazan review: Parry, die, repeat". Shacknews. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-04.

steampowered.com (Global: 1,340^th place; English: 1,460^th place)

store.steampowered.com

"Valor Mortis (Steam)". Steam. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

teamninja-studio.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Nioh 3". Team NINJA. Retrieved 26 January 2026.

techraptor.net (Global: low place; English: 6,889^th place)

Worrall, William (17 May 2019). "Dark Devotion Review". TechRaptor. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
Scarpinito, Robert (2023-09-08). "Enotria: The Last Song Preview - The Flavors of Italy | TechRaptor". techraptor.net. Retrieved 2026-02-28.

theguardian.com (Global: 12^th place; English: 11^th place)

Stuart, Keith (October 11, 2021). "Dungeon crawler or looter shooter? Nine video game genres explained". The Guardian. Retrieved October 12, 2021.

usgamer.net (Global: 2,202^nd place; English: 1,338^th place)

Williams, Mike (May 24, 2014), Game Dev Recipes: Shovel Knight, USgamer, archived from the original on May 25, 2014, retrieved May 26, 2014

vg247.com (Global: 1,057^th place; English: 782^nd place)

O'Donoghue, Niall (2020-11-16). "Finding the Soul of Soulslikes – the devs riffing on the genre". VG247. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
McKeand (10 June 2018). "Sekiro: Shadows die Twice is a new Soulslike developed by FromSoftware". VG247. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
Saed, Sharif (May 2, 2017). "The first trailer for Code Vein proves this is the Vampire Souls we thought we're getting". VG247. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
Nunneley, Stephany (March 4, 2021). "Souls-like Mortal Shell has sold over 500,000 units since release last summer". VG247. Retrieved March 4, 2021.

vice.com (Global: 175^th place; English: 137^th place)

Dias, Bruno (2017-07-12). "Making Souls-Like A Genre Might Actually End Up Hurting it". Vice.com. Retrieved 2022-02-13.

videogameschronicle.com (Global: 2,335^th place; English: 1,377^th place)

Ivan, Tom (June 7, 2025). "Mortal Shell 2 announced for PS5, Xbox Series and PC". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved January 27, 2026.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Prescott, Shaun (April 11, 2019). "The best Souls-like games on PC". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
Cameron, Phill (April 9, 2015). "Cheating Death: Accommodating player failure and recovery". Gamasutra. Archived from the original on September 28, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
Giusao, Jason (February 25, 2022). "Elden Ring Is My First Soulsborne Game, And I'm Obsessed With It". Game Informer. Archived from the original on February 25, 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
Purchase, Robert (September 23, 2014). "ideo: Playing a new boss battle in Lords of the Fallen". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
Breault, Chris (February 24, 2014). "How Do You Make An RPG After Dark Souls?". Kill Screen. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
Klepek, Patrick (18 March 2016). "Salt And Sanctuary Is An Excellent 2D Dark Souls". Kotaku. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
Donnelley, Joe (May 16, 2017). "The Surge has 'Souls-like' combat but is best approached 'from a Bloodborne state of mind'". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on May 19, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
Saed, Sharif (May 2, 2017). "The first trailer for Code Vein proves this is the Vampire Souls we thought we're getting". VG247. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
Grayson, Nathan (27 August 2019). "Remnant: From The Ashes, As Told By Steam Reviews". Kotaku. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
Broadwell, Josh (2025-03-28). "The First Berserker: Khazan review: Parry, die, repeat". Shacknews. Archived from the original on March 31, 2025. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
Breault, Chris (February 24, 2014). "How Do You Make An RPG After Dark Souls?". Kill Screen. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
Williams, Mike (May 24, 2014), Game Dev Recipes: Shovel Knight, USgamer, archived from the original on May 25, 2014, retrieved May 26, 2014
Slabaugh, Brett (December 18, 2013). "Destiny Inspired by Dark Souls, Monster Hunter, Bungie Says". The Escapist. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
"Nier: Automata's Androids are like Dark Souls bloodstains, next livestream on Feb 23". PCGamesN. Archived from the original on February 22, 2018. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
""It Has to Be Personal" Says 'God of War' Creative Director Cory Barlog". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2017.

wikidot.com (Global: 4,776^th place; English: 4,391^st place)

soulslore.wikidot.com

Shuman, Sid (2011-02-04). "Dark Souls Q&A: Variety is the Spice of Death". Souls Lore. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

Soulslike (English Wikipedia)

arstechnica.com (Global: 388th place; English: 265th place)

bandainamcoent.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

cbr.com (Global: 246th place; English: 180th place)

digitaltrends.com (Global: 1,702nd place; English: 1,049th place)

escapistmagazine.com (Global: 2,126th place; English: 1,297th place)

eurogamer.net (Global: 288th place; English: 218th place)

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 4,881st place; English: 2,796th place)

gameinformer.com (Global: 499th place; English: 347th place)

gamerant.com (Global: 1,655th place; English: 1,004th place)

gamespace.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

gamespot.com (Global: 125th place; English: 104th place)

gamesradar.com (Global: 376th place; English: 257th place)

gematsu.com (Global: 779th place; English: 489th place)

godisageek.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

hardcoregamer.com (Global: 2,764th place; English: 1,644th place)

heavymag.com.au (Global: low place; English: low place)

ign.com (Global: 53rd place; English: 44th place)

indianexpress.com (Global: 60th place; English: 43rd place)

killscreen.com (Global: low place; English: 9,712th place)

kotaku.com (Global: 401st place; English: 271st place)

pcgamer.com (Global: 428th place; English: 286th place)

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,748th place; English: 1,058th place)

playstation.com (Global: 773rd place; English: 630th place)

store.playstation.com

blog.playstation.com

polygon.com (Global: 180th place; English: 133rd place)

rockpapershotgun.com (Global: 1,438th place; English: 877th place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 47th place; English: 38th place)

screenrant.com (Global: 98th place; English: 75th place)

shacknews.com (Global: 1,951st place; English: 1,183rd place)

steampowered.com (Global: 1,340th place; English: 1,460th place)

store.steampowered.com

teamninja-studio.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

techraptor.net (Global: low place; English: 6,889th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 12th place; English: 11th place)

usgamer.net (Global: 2,202nd place; English: 1,338th place)

vg247.com (Global: 1,057th place; English: 782nd place)

vice.com (Global: 175th place; English: 137th place)

videogameschronicle.com (Global: 2,335th place; English: 1,377th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

wikidot.com (Global: 4,776th place; English: 4,391st place)

soulslore.wikidot.com

arstechnica.com (Global: 388^th place; English: 265^th place)

cbr.com (Global: 246^th place; English: 180^th place)

digitaltrends.com (Global: 1,702^nd place; English: 1,049^th place)

escapistmagazine.com (Global: 2,126^th place; English: 1,297^th place)

eurogamer.net (Global: 288^th place; English: 218^th place)

gamedeveloper.com (Global: 4,881^st place; English: 2,796^th place)

gameinformer.com (Global: 499^th place; English: 347^th place)

gamerant.com (Global: 1,655^th place; English: 1,004^th place)

gamespot.com (Global: 125^th place; English: 104^th place)

gamesradar.com (Global: 376^th place; English: 257^th place)

gematsu.com (Global: 779^th place; English: 489^th place)

hardcoregamer.com (Global: 2,764^th place; English: 1,644^th place)

ign.com (Global: 53^rd place; English: 44^th place)

indianexpress.com (Global: 60^th place; English: 43^rd place)

killscreen.com (Global: low place; English: 9,712^th place)

kotaku.com (Global: 401^st place; English: 271^st place)

pcgamer.com (Global: 428^th place; English: 286^th place)

pcgamesn.com (Global: 1,748^th place; English: 1,058^th place)

playstation.com (Global: 773^rd place; English: 630^th place)

polygon.com (Global: 180^th place; English: 133^rd place)

rockpapershotgun.com (Global: 1,438^th place; English: 877^th place)

rollingstone.com (Global: 47^th place; English: 38^th place)

screenrant.com (Global: 98^th place; English: 75^th place)

shacknews.com (Global: 1,951^st place; English: 1,183^rd place)

steampowered.com (Global: 1,340^th place; English: 1,460^th place)

techraptor.net (Global: low place; English: 6,889^th place)

theguardian.com (Global: 12^th place; English: 11^th place)

usgamer.net (Global: 2,202^nd place; English: 1,338^th place)

vg247.com (Global: 1,057^th place; English: 782^nd place)

vice.com (Global: 175^th place; English: 137^th place)

videogameschronicle.com (Global: 2,335^th place; English: 1,377^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

wikidot.com (Global: 4,776^th place; English: 4,391^st place)