Soulstice
Soulstice is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Reply Game Studios. It centers on combat encounters, area and route exploration, and story, case, or mission progress, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 7.4 / 10
About this game
Soulstice is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on combat encounters, area and route exploration, and story, case, or mission progress. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 5AI review
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Deep combat hindered by camera and length.
Weapon combinations, the sister’s counters and coloured fields require coordination, creating layered action once the systems become familiar. Practice and observation matter more than relying on one attack. Long stages and similar environments make the middle stretch tiring, while the PS5 combat camera can hide threats behind larger enemies. Not every failure therefore feels like a fair test of skill. It suits action fans willing to study mechanics and tolerate camera friction. Establish reliable defence and field switching before chasing elaborate combos, and do not rush into every additional difficulty. The sisters and bosses provide reasons to continue, but players who prefer short stages built for repeated refinement may find this campaign’s length discourages another full run.
Strengths
- Rich paired-character mechanics.
Weaknesses
- Occlusion and midgame drag.
Who it is for: Patient combo-system enthusiasts.
Play notes: 2022 PS5 scope; camera friction is not a frame-rate claim.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Midgame length weakens replay appeal. | Reviewed | 6.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Interlocking systems provide depth. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Characters exceed environmental variety. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Occlusion undermines defensive decisions. | Reviewed | 5.9 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Reply Game Studios
- Publisher
- Maximum
- Release date
- Sep 20, 2022
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Action · Primary genre
- Tags
- Slow BurnLinear LevelsFantasy3D GraphicsThird PersonInvestigationReal-time CombatStory-drivenMain Story 10–20 HoursSolo-friendlyExplorationPuzzle Solving
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- PlayStation 5WorldwideSep 20, 2022
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