Definition of "soulslike"

Unbarring a door, then, should be a reward for successful exploration — kinda like in Bloodborne and other soulslike games.

2023 October 7, Ash Parrish, “Assassin's Creed Mirage goes back to basics — and ends up basic”, in The Verge‎, archived from the original on 2023-11-09

Lords of the Fallen is yet another entry in the action-RPG soulslike craze, complete with an unsettling fantasy setting, other players invading your game for some co-op or PvP goodness, and, of course, lots of dying.

2023 October 12, Travis Northup, “Lords of the Fallen Review”, in IGN‎, archived from the original on 2023-11-07