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Soulslike

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • General-American: /ˈsoʊlzlaɪk/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Alternative letter-case form of Soulslike.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A subgenre of action role-playing video games influenced by the Dark Souls trilogy, characterized by high difficulty, trial-and-error progression, esoteric enemy movesets, environmental storytelling, and complex lore.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: video-games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Soulsborne

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Souls + -like, referencing the Demon's Souls and Dark Souls video game series, after the pattern of roguelike (“any of a genre of computer role playing games influenced by Rogue”).