10 Best Dark Souls Games That AREN'T Dark Souls

Immortal: Unchained feels like it was unfairly overlooked.

Reviews of the game were mixed, but for the Souls fan there’s some intriguing elements here. The game took a different approach to its contemporaries, creating a Soulslike focused on ranged combat. Bows and swords are swapped out for shotguns and sniper rifles.

The game’s sci-fi setting is loosely based on Norse mythology and the plot revolves around warring god-like beings. In true Dark Souls fashion, the player character wakes up in a prison with amnesia and is promptly released so he can slay his way through a pantheon of gods.

At a glance, Immortal: Unchained has more in common with Gears of War than Dark Souls, but it’s quite different in practice; there’s no cover system, so instead you’ll rely on dodging enemy projectiles, waiting for an opportunity to return fire. This game loves a glowing enemy weak spot, and many fights will boil down to figuring out which of your enemies’ attacks leave these weak points exposed.

Immortal: Unchained is more low budget compared to some other games on this list, but if you can look past the slight lack of polish then the game has quite a lot to recommend it.