What actually defines a Soulslike? The combat system? The boss battles? The level design? Everything in Phantom Blade Zero looks very Souls-like, but according to the development studio S-Game, it is explicitly not Souls-like
The upcoming action game is based on the Unreal Engine 5 and already looks incredibly good, but please don’t misunderstand it as a heavy Dark Souls copy. In the video, we show you exactly how the action game for PC and PS5 plays – and where it clearly sets itself apart from games like Dark Souls and Sekiro