Black Myth: Wukong should be your first soulslike if Elden Ring scared you away

Black Myth: Wukong sheds a lot of the baggage that comes with the soulslike genre despite being a boss-heavy game. At its core, it's more of an action game with elements inspired by games like Dark Souls rather than a direct copy. Death hurts and bosses hurt more, but there are easily accessible ways to overcome its biggest challenges without simply getting good.

Elden Ring is the most accessible game FromSoftware has ever made largely because of its open world. Any fools who had their ambitions...