The soulslike genre continues to be a staple among the RPG gaming community, but genre-defining FromSoftware hasn't been dropping any hints about its next big project. Instead, the industry at large has been picking up the slack and applying the Dark Souls formula elsewhere. This time, to the high seas in an upcoming pirate soulslike.
Earlier this year, the Assassin's Creed: Black Flag remake reignited the demand for a substantial pirate game other than the already operating Skull and Bones or Sea of Thieves. While it's no FromSoftware title, the upcoming Keelblade may be just what fans of the soulslike genre need to tide them over until the next release from the legendary developer.
Taking some notes from both aforementioned pirate titles, Keelblade promises to be a one through six player RPG where players can build and maintain their own pirate ship and travel the seas. Where this Steam game veers away from the games it takes inspiration from is in its melee combat system, which promises dodging and parrying as a required means of survival in battle. Plundering the high seas will be a tasking effort.
A difficult melee combat system and customizable pirate ship isn't all Keelblade...
