Lost Soul Aside cover art

Lost Soul Aside

Stylish combo execution against fixed boss movesets, sharpened by build choices.

Here's the argument for where this game sits - disagree freely.
Match your experience?
EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10

the cheat-test profile

The four axes - the argument

Each axis is rated on its own - how far one cheat would trivialize the game here. They don't trade off; low on all four means the game is an experience, not a contest.

  1. Execution

    cheat: Aimbot - perfect inputs

    8/10

    Lightning combo chains and dodge timing dominate every fight

  2. Reads

    cheat: Out-predict an adaptive opponent

    1/10

    Bosses run fixed movesets, not adapting minds

  3. Variance

    cheat: See what's hidden / map the RNG

    1/10

    Encounters are deterministic once seen

  4. Optimization

    cheat: A perfect solver / coach

    5/10

    Weapon upgrades and moveset study deepen damage routes

How to read this

Each axis is named by the cheat that would break the game along it. Execution is the hands. Reads is out-thinking an adaptive opponent. Variance is hidden information & RNG. Optimization is the solvable systems layer. A game's region is the top one or two axes.

These four aren't one rating split four ways - they're independent 0-10 questions. A 9 on one axis takes nothing from the others, and a game low on all four isn't missing data: it's telling you there's no skill here to cheat.

The basis is how the majority actually plays this game - not a niche mode or a personal run. For a game with very different modes (a story campaign versus ranked multiplayer), that's the version most people mean.

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Game details

Released
2025
Developer
Ultizero Games
Platforms
PC, PS5
Modes
Single player
IGDB critics
77/100
IGDB users
69/100
Role-playing (RPG)Hack and slash/Beat 'em upAdventureIndieActionFantasy