Soulslikes have begun shattering every formulaic mold that FromSoftware designed. Even though not every Soulslike is as immediately impactful or visible as Neowizs Lies of P was, it continues to be a popular subgenre of action-RPG or action-adventure games that many studios are excited about iterating on. Soulslikes have been predominantly bleak and dark in their content matter due to a dreary atmosphere being perfectly worthy of such unforgivingly brutal consequences in gameplay; however, that sentiment is headed out the door as one recent Soulslike staunchly defies it.