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Volkolak: The Will of Gods

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

Volkolak: The Will of Gods is an epic 2D soulsvania in a dark Slavic fantasy setting, with hand-drawn animation. Explore an enchanted world full of secrets and enemies. Your choices will lead to several endings: become a bogatyr, a werewolf, or join the darkness.

What works
  • Unique slavic mythology setting and atmosphere
  • Hand-drawn 2d art and animations
  • Challenging, pattern-based combat
  • Multiple endings and player choice
  • Quality voice acting and music
Things to keep in mind
  • Early access with some bugs and rough controls
  • Clunky or delayed animations impacting combat flow
  • Limited content currently, short first act
  • Unintuitive inventory and ui navigation
  • Instant death traps and punishing checkpoints

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feel the closest overall

  • Trench Tales

  • Zompiercer

  • Metel - Horror Escape

  • Echoes of the Living

  • Eternal Evil

  • Solateria

  • Alisa

  • Total Chaos

  • Studio System : Guardian Angel
Hidden Gems

Less popular games with surprisingly high similarity

  • Echoes of the Living

  • Eternal Evil

  • Solateria
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Volkolak: The Will of Gods: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Survival, Violence, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Violence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation, Leadership.

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