Ahead of the Game – Soul Huntress is roguelike dungeon-crawling with shapeshifting baddies

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  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Level up and enchant your gear after each run
  • More game modes to come once it’s launched

Greetings and welcome to Ahead of the Game! – a show where we introduce you to an exciting upcoming game that you can already experience at the time of this publication. Through our series, you’ll get the opportunity to play games before their official release, whether it’s through Soft Launch, Open Beta, Demos, or other methods. Enjoy the sneak peek!

I find myself drawn to roguelike games, particularly those where the cycle is so engaging that I feel an irresistible urge to play again and again. This might suggest a touch of masochism within me. However, it more accurately means that when a gameplay loop is executed flawlessly, it drives you to explore, experience failure, and retry indefinitely until eventually, you triumph.

It appears to me that my extensive introduction serves mainly as an explanation of my deep affection for roguelike games. In the case of Soul Huntress, it seems to possess characteristics that could entice me and maintain my interest through its promise of unlimited replay value.

Instead of a favorite card battler, Soul Huntress doesn’t fall into that category, but it certainly triggers in me the urge to persist and persevere even after numerous setbacks. In essence, Soul Huntress invites you on a journey through randomly generated dungeons to vanquish malevolent shapeshifters, mirroring common features of the genre, where each attempt provides valuable resources (and valuable lessons) to help you progress and improve.

In simpler terms, you can enhance your tools, collect fascinating treasures and weapons, and persist in navigating the dungeon until you emerge victorious. Additionally, there are small missions to accomplish during your journey – such as saving distressed villagers (naturally) or locating hidden keys – but the primary cycle involves battling monsters, experiencing defeat, and attempting to succeed again.

And really, that’s all you’ll ever need in a roguelike.

So, how do you play Soul Huntress?

Because it’s currently in open beta on Android, not all features and game modes are available just yet – you can only try your hand in the campaign for now, but it does give you a pretty good idea of how the full launch might go. Soul Huntress also comes from the makers of
Elysia: The Astral Fall
, which I can kinda see, given the visuals are pretty similar (albeit the darker tone here).

Additionally, there’s an understated resemblance to the style of AFK Journey in both the world and character designs, suggesting that it could become an engaging time-filler on mobile devices upon its release.

Currently, if you’re keen to try it out, you have the option to download it directly from Google Play. Alternatively, you can keep up-to-date with the official release by joining our community on Facebook.

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2025-05-20 09:48