10 Awesome Video Games That Owe Their Success To Dark Souls

The comparisons between Dark Souls and Hyper Light Drifter – a top-down hach-and-slash – are numerous, despite the game appearing as though something more akin to Shadow of the Colossus, or The Legend of Zelda. In the game, players explore a mysterious, post-apocalyptic universe comprised of countless dangers and adventures, including numerous technologies from the old world, which function as salvageable equipment throughout the game.

That said, the emphasis on physical decay isn’t the only comparison to Dark Souls. The game also prioritises background storytelling, communicating the vast majority of significances through environmental details, item descriptions and secondary characters. Besides that, Hyper Light Drifter – like Dark Souls – refuses to hold the player’s hand, allowing them to forge their own adventure, discovering secrets in whatever sequence they prefer.

It’s incredibly open-ended, and – again, like Dark Souls – the player is kept at a constant disadvantage, especially during the earlier stages of the game.