# Games like BLACK SOULS

> The closest matches to BLACK SOULS: BLACK SOULS II, Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you, WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, Lords of the Fallen, and ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [BLACK SOULS II](https://imho.run/games/3855540/black-souls-ii) — Shares real time combat and skill tree progression with BLACK SOULS. 716 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3855540/)
2. [Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you](https://imho.run/games/3469850/cradle-of-nightmare-flowers-to-you) — Shares non linear progression and skill tree progression with BLACK SOULS. 93 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3469850/)
3. [WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers](https://imho.run/games/2277560/wuchang-fallen-feathers) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like BLACK SOULS. 5,116 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2277560/)
4. [Lords of the Fallen](https://imho.run/games/1501750/lords-of-the-fallen) — A frequent pick in BLACK SOULS players' libraries, and another RPG. 19,785 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1501750/)
5. [ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights](https://imho.run/games/1369630/ender-lilies-quietus-of-the-knights) — Shares boss fights with BLACK SOULS. 11,002 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1369630/)
6. [Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter](https://imho.run/games/2473480/tails-of-iron-2-whiskers-of-winter) — Shares real time combat and inventory management with BLACK SOULS. 536 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2473480/)
7. [Salt and Sanctuary](https://imho.run/games/283640/salt-and-sanctuary) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like BLACK SOULS. 7,119 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/283640/)
8. [Dark Devotion](https://imho.run/games/718590/dark-devotion) — Shares non linear progression with BLACK SOULS. 672 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/718590/)
9. [Darkest Dungeon®](https://imho.run/games/262060/darkest-dungeon) — Also Lovecraftian and Turn-Based Combat, like BLACK SOULS. 55,844 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/262060/)
10. [Look Outside](https://imho.run/games/3373660/look-outside) — Shares permadeath and checkpoint based progression with BLACK SOULS. 8,069 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/)
11. [The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty](https://imho.run/games/2593370/the-hungry-lamb-traveling-in-the-late-ming-dynasty) — Shares branching narrative and dialogue choices with BLACK SOULS. 679 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2593370/)
12. [Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon](https://imho.run/games/1466060/tainted-grail-the-fall-of-avalon) — Shares character progression with BLACK SOULS. 17,436 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466060/)
13. [Metaphor: ReFantazio](https://imho.run/games/2679460/metaphor-refantazio) — Shares skill tree progression and boss fights with BLACK SOULS. 13,194 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2679460/)
14. [Death's Door](https://imho.run/games/894020/death-s-door) — Also Souls-like and Dark Fantasy, like BLACK SOULS. 10,378 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/894020/)
15. [LISA: The Painful](https://imho.run/games/335670/lisa-the-painful) — Also JRPG, like BLACK SOULS. 9,948 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/335670/)
16. [Clair Obscur: Expedition 33](https://imho.run/games/1903340/clair-obscur-expedition-33) — Also Souls-like and JRPG, like BLACK SOULS. 97,746 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1903340/)
17. [AI LIMIT](https://imho.run/games/2407270/ai-limit) — Also Souls-like, like BLACK SOULS. 3,437 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2407270/)
18. [Magical Girl Konoha](https://imho.run/games/2529520/magical-girl-konoha) — Shares skill tree progression and branching narrative with BLACK SOULS. 121 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2529520/)
19. [CODE VEIN II](https://imho.run/games/2362060/code-vein-ii) — Shares checkpoint based progression and real time combat with BLACK SOULS. 2,309 Steam reviews, 65% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362060/)
20. [DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED](https://imho.run/games/570940/dark-souls-remastered) — A frequent pick in BLACK SOULS players' libraries, and another Action. 47,384 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/570940/)
21. [Verho - Curse of Faces](https://imho.run/games/3017330/verho-curse-of-faces) — Shares permadeath and checkpoint based progression with BLACK SOULS. 598 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3017330/)
22. [ELDEN RING](https://imho.run/games/1245620/elden-ring) — Shares boss fights with BLACK SOULS. 426,636 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1245620/)
23. [Bleak Faith: Forsaken](https://imho.run/games/1173220/bleak-faith-forsaken) — Also Souls-like, like BLACK SOULS. 1,866 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1173220/)
24. [Iratus: Lord of the Dead](https://imho.run/games/807120/iratus-lord-of-the-dead) — Also Lovecraftian and Turn-Based Combat, like BLACK SOULS. 2,929 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/807120/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3755860&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3755860&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3755860&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=3755860
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/3755860
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About BLACK SOULS

BLACK SOULS is a dark fantasy dungeon-crawler that blends challenging souls-like combat with a branching narrative shaped by player dialogue choices. Set in a world where a kingdom shrouded in mist transforms humans into beasts, the game features boss fights, character progression, and checkpoint-based progression across a long adventure. Reviewers note the adjustable difficulty lets casual and hardcore players both enjoy the experience, while players describe the atmosphere as bleak, brutal, and grim, with lore wildly twisted and dark. A dark-fairy-tale crossover world reimagines familiar characters in twisted roles, and multiple endings reward full replays with different builds and routes. Verified on Steam Deck, it holds a 92% positive rating from 1427 Steam reviews and is available for 11.19 USD.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 3755860
- **Developer:** Eeny, meeny, miny, moe?
- **Publisher:** OTAKU Plan, NEWS
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, RPG
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 15, 2025
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/3755860/black-souls)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=3755860&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3755860/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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