Duel
Choose two or three worlds. The leader in each criterion is lit; the rows beneath usually settle it when genres differ.
86A
Darkest Dungeon
No. 7 in the Index
87A
Lies of P
Takes the duel
Combat
88
94
World & lore
92
86
Builds & systems
86
84
Fair challenge
78
84
PC port
92
90
Rank in the Index
No. 7 · tier A
No. 6 · tier A
Genre
Roguelike, Turn-based, Strategy
Soulslike, Action RPG
Developer
Red Hook Studios
NEOWIZ
Released
19 January 2016
18 September 2023
Steam price
$24.99
$59.99
Cost per hour
≈ $0.50
≈ $1.71
Trial
Punishing
Punishing
Systems
Windows, macOS, Linux
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Playable
Modes
Single-player
Single-player
Verdict
Grim, stylish and cruel in the best way. Excellent.
The best soulslike not made by FromSoftware. Excellent.