US EditionDark Souls and Elden Ring Mastermind Hidetaka Miyazaki "Wouldn't Necessarily Say" that FormSoftware Invented the Soulslike Genre
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Dark Souls creator doesn't consider himself the father of the new action RPG genre
The creator of Demon's Souls and Dark Souls believes that crediting him with inventing the soulslike genre is a slight exaggeration.This info Dark Souls creator doesn't consider himself the father of the new action RPG genre was first published on Gamepressure.com 30 December 2025.
It all started with Demon's Souls in 2009, when the FromSoftware studio began to define itself as the expert developer in the 'Soulslike' genre.But one thing happens, Hidetaka Miyazaki does not agree that the company deserves that recognition; even though for the director of Another Crab's Treasure it is the top.So, who is responsible for games with an open exploration and a creation of characters with strategic battles with a very high level of…
Hidetaka Miyazaki, the creative head behind games like Dark Souls and Elden Ring, contradicts the widespread belief that FromSoftware invented the so-called Soulslike genre. Instead, he stresses that the players themselves were already looking for this concrete kind of gaming experience. more
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