“Anime Souls” is a term often used to describe the original Code Vein. And while that is a very simple but fair descriptor – it is after all one of the very few soulslike games with an undeniably ...

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One of Summer Game Fest’s surprise announcements in 2025, Code Vein 2, is arriving seven years after its predecessor. Maintaining its action-RPG roots and anime aesthetic, the sequel aims to attract ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Code Vein II may be a sequel, but that shouldn’t be a hold-up for anyone who missed out on the ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook “We certainly look at a lot of the other Soulslikes for research purposes, but we can never forget ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The souls-like genre has exploded in popularity since the dawn of From Software's Souls franchise, with multiple companies taking a stab at the format ...

Code Vein 2 is coming soon, and thanks to a pre-holiday season preview event, I’m more excited than ever, and I think you will be too. The original game was a bit of a niche pick: fun, but not as ...

The first Code Vein was a moderately well-received soulslike with a lot of anime overtones. I appreciated its willingness to embrace the soulslike subgenre, and the twist on vampires was fun enough.