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Demon's Souls

PlayStation 5 • 2020

Should you play it?

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding combat
  • Deep character customization
  • Immersive dark fantasy atmosphere
  • Non-linear world progression
  • Technical showcase on ps5 with smooth performance

Things to keep in mind

  • Early game difficulty spikes due to scarce healing items
  • Punishing grind and backtracking
  • Limited social interaction and voice communication
  • Some archaic mechanics preserved
  • Minor presentation and ui quirks

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Bloodborne

  • ELDEN RING

  • Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate

  • Dark Souls

  • WazHack

  • Nioh: Complete Edition

More relaxing

Games that feels like Demon's Souls but with a more relaxing feel

  • Grim Dawn

  • MONSTER HUNTER RISE

  • Diablo II: Resurrected – Infernal Edition

  • STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R

  • Sacred 2 Gold

  • Granblue Fantasy: Relink

More intimate

Games that feels like Demon's Souls but with more focus on close relationships

  • FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION

  • Ember Knights

  • Diablo II: Resurrected

  • Ravenswatch

  • DARK SOULS™ III

  • Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara

Less social

Games that feels like Demon's Souls but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Ghost of Tsushima

  • Mortal Sin

  • The First Berserker: Khazan

  • Risen

  • Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance

  • In Celebration of Violence

Less competitive

Games that feels like Demon's Souls but with less competition against others

  • Planet Alcatraz 2

  • System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

  • Fear & Hunger 2: Termina

  • Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

  • Outward Definitive Edition

  • Hellpoint: The Thespian Feast

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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Demon's Souls. These titles are not in What to play next.

Demon's Souls: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Survival. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026