10 Souls-Like Games You Probably Never Played

Onimusha Warlords

The Onimusha series went through quite a number of different changes through the years. The first game, Onimusha Warlords, launched in January 2001 for PS2 and channeled the early Resident Evil games with its fixed camera angles, puzzles and pre-rendered backgrounds. Where things get slightly more Souls-like is the combat, since it was primarily a hack and slash game along with the difficulty, usage of “red souls” as currency, and environmental exploration. Still, Onimusha managed to establish its own identity, even among Capcom’s other horror efforts, even if it’s currently MIA.