2. Dark Souls. The best souls-likes, rated easiest to hardest

Dark Souls was the first exposure to the genre and probably the most difficult game in the entire lives of many players. I am sort of among them; the original product of the cooperation between FromSoftware and Bandai Namco is difficult even today, almost thirteen years after the original release. Dark Souls was, and still is, a game that brutally dismisses the people who ignore its systems.

On top of that, compared to Demon's Souls, fewer bosses can be defeated with exploits. If we had included the Artorias of the Abyss expansion, where we fought Kalameet and Manus, the production could have jumped to the first place in the list.

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1. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

I suspect that many people will struggle to agree with the first place of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In my opinion, however, this is by far the most difficult game offered by the genre. The combat system, which focuses on parrying, has always been a problem for me. This makes this title a much more serious challenge for me than for other players.

Even the increased dynamics of battles reminiscent of regular slashers isn't as much of a problem for me (especially after playing NiOh) as this darn pairing. Additionally, I have a feeling that FromSoftware strongly increased the difficulty of the bosses. So, Sekiro definitely claims the title of most difficult souls-like game in my books.

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