The soulslike explosion brought on by FromSoftware hasn’t always yielded the best results. Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring set the bar high, while not many imitators manage to reach it. There are some neat ideas but the mechanical friction and the world’s disregard for the player, both of which are needed to make a soulslike play like its namesake, are often missing or poorly designed. Not in Void Sols, though, as I played the upcoming “top-down minimalist” soulslike earlier this year and came away thoroughly impressed. Now, at long last, we finally have an imminent release date, and an updated demo on the way too. Continue reading Void Sols is FromSoftware without the third dimension, and it’s coming soon MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best soulslike games, Best indie games, Best RPG games