Dark Scrolls (Switch) Review: A Budget-Friendly Soulslike Side-Scroller with Roguelike Influences
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Dark Scrolls is an indie Soulslike side-scroller for Nintendo Switch priced at $9.99/£8.99. The game blends Soulslike mechanics with roguelike influences in a retro-styled 2D format. While it doesn't offer deep gameplay or a sprawling world, it provides solid value for its price point, making it a good pick-up-and-play title for short sessions like train journeys. The review highlights that the 'Soulslike side-scroller' label is a shorthand description, as the game draws significant inspiration from roguelikes as well.
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· 5 pulledThere are few better ways to spend $9.99 / £8.99 than on Dark Scrolls.
The indie Soulslike side-scroller is something I'll spend the rest of the year dipping into every now and again, itching for a run as a way to kill a train journey.
It doesn't offer the deepest gameplay, nor does it have a sprawling world hidden away in its depths, but strikes the right chord for the price point.
Describing Dark Scrolls as a 'Soulslike side-scroller' is more of a shorthand than an all-encompassing label.
The game possesses significant influence from roguelikes
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