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Soulless: Ray Of Hope
Soulless: Ray of Hope is a 2D story-driven platformer focused on atmosphere, exploration, and emotional storytelling in a dark, minimalist world. From the Steam store page
120 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Lemmy) · newest Oct 30, 2026 · last updated Oct 30, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
71
Fresh
68 positive · 28 negative
95% range 61–79%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 68 | 28 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| Lemmy * | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
80 of 113 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
70% recommend · 68 yes, 29 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 97 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Mostly Positive (241 of 329 positive).
Players praise the game's beautiful graphics and atmospheric music. [1][2][3] Some reviewers find the controls slow and the climbing mechanic frustrating. [4][5][6] The game is considered short, with a playtime of around 2-3 hours. [2][5][7]
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- [5]
It’s very short. Less than 3 hours. You move very slowly. You take 3 seconds to pull yourself up a ledge. (WHAT?! WHY?! WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?!) Very easy, but the slow movement and slow climbing makes the chase sections very annoying. Bad endings, and it is painful to obtain all of the endings. I was left with the feeling of “That’s it? That’s all there is to the story and ending?!”
- [1]
---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{Gameplay}--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☑Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{Audience}--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☐ Adults ☐ All ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ …
- [2]
This is an Indie platformer puzzle game where you have to find your friend and free him. The graphics and music are great together. The game reminds me a bit of Limbo because of the silhouette graphics style. You will die a lot while figuring out how to solve certain puzzles and mechanics. The Good: + Lovely graphics and artwork + Beautiful atmospheric music + Good story and plot The Bad: - A bit short Soulless Ray …
- [3]
The game drags you in because of its touching story and graphics. Thanks to its reasonable difficulty you will not lose your nerves and will be driven by curiosity what comes next. The only big minus I can see there is control along with design of some obstacles that will force you to repeat some parts many times. Pros: - nice artistic graphics - atmospheric environment - story - level design - close checkpoints …
- [8]
I just really love this game for its art style and music. But the most for the story behind all of your actions.. You have to think about what is really happening and understand the game-story in your own way. (the game can change in a few mins from lovely to scary when u're finding all secrets, i love that too!) I wish this game was more famous. .. 'cause Elin for life! ♥
Summarised from 34 of the 113 public posts collected about this game; every point cites the posts behind it ([n] opens the post) and the split is counted from the posts’ own ratings. Updated Oct 10, 2026. How summaries are made
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Soulless: Ray Of Hope sits at 71% positive across 96 opinionated reactions from 3 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Reactions
60 of 120 · most liked firstHere are our 5 exciting titles confirmed (so far) for the Nintendo Switch 2! 🔥 Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut 🕵️♂️ RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army 🧩 Puyo Puyo Tetris 2S 🦔 SONIC X SHADOW GENERATIONS 🏛️ Two Point Museum Which game are you most hyped for?
neutral · AI labelView post →PLEASE PLAY OUR DARK SOULLESS GAME PLEASE WE HAVE SEXY WOMEN PLEASEEEEEEEE
positive · AI labelView post →Atlus has revealed new screenshots for Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, detailing locations and facilities in the Edo-era Capital. A mahjong mini-game that was removed from the original US PS2 version is also available in the remaster: www.rpgsite.net/news/17400-n...
neutral · AI labelView post →RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Demo is available on Steam (playable up to Episode 2. releasing at 9 PM PT on PS5/Switch 2) buff.ly/mtE0Koh progress carries over to full game
neutral · AI labelView post →Soulless mobile game ad vs Soulful 3rd Strike Twelve compilation
neutral · AI labelView post →This track is called "Battle"! This track remains the same in the remaster, titled Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army! I played this game through the remaster when it came out last July, and it was an awesome game 🥹 the story was thrilling, and the OST is bangers all the way down!
positive · AI labelView post →The Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Original Soundtrack will release on June 19 alongside the game. It is now available to pre-order in Japan: www.rpgsite.net/news/17310-r...
neutral · AI labelView post →Limited Run Games' first Switch 2 release, the RAIDOU Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Collector's Edition, is a game-key card: bit.ly/3GvRh6D #ad
neutral · AI labelView post →Soulless: Ray of Hope is an interesting minimal platformer with light puzzle elements, featuring a black silhouetted world with a bright white protagonist. In concept, this would be great for a linear platformer that has you going from start to finish, and that is something Soulless tries to push you along to do. However, This NOT acceptable when secret passageways to collectables, and ever important switches for various devices in the levels are ALSO painted in the same black silhouette as the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't believe this game only has 35 reviews. I'm not going to write an essay covering each aspect of the plot/controls/audio/ etc, but I will mention them all briefly because they have made a distinct impression on me. I think many people picked up or considered picking up this game because of its side-scrolling nature and apparent similarity to the popular title Limbo (a good game, don't get me wrong - also check out Inside). But this game is different. True it's a side scroller, death can…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →He acts like he's living in a video game. Soulless human. STOP HIM. Spiraling out of control.
neutral · AI labelView post →I bought this game after seeing it looked like Limbo but the main character had a cool flying mechanic. After a short time in the game our hero loses his wings :( This made me a little sad for him but also now I didn't get to fly about like I'd hoped! The way in which the camera follows Elin (that's his name!) about whilst flying is far from ideal. Most of the time you can't see where you're flying to vertically meaning having to just have faith, sometimes this means impacting with deadly…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →IT'S THE SAME DAMN GAME BUT IT IS SOULLESS AND EVIL NOW GRAAHHHH
neutral · AI labelView post →its so SOULLESS… esp bc all of the big draws of it as a game are tied to buying an NSO sub
neutral · AI labelView post →Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army, a remastered version of the 2006 PS2 Devil Summoner game, is coming on June 19!
neutral · AI labelView post →Is he going for the world record of "Most Soulless Game"?
neutral · AI labelView post →Soulless: Ray Of Hope DISCLAIMER: I received this product for no cost for the purpose of reviewing. However, this does not affect my views and opinions of the game. Soulless: Ray of Hope is a 2D puzzle platforming game. The game reminds me a lot of "LIMBO" and other titles in that vein. You play as Elin, traversing through different areas and overcoming obstacles so you can save your friend. -------- Graphics: 7 / 10 One of the reasons this game reminds me of "LIMBO" is because of the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →No Man's Sky Alliance: The Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy [Edited with Euclid coordinates]. I don't know how many NMS players are amongst us, but I've spun up a small alliance. It's not intended to be very big (my initial thought was that it would probably be just me), and we're definitely not going to climb the leaderboard any time soon, but anyone who's interested in warding off cellular boredom is welcome to join. Here are the portal coordinates for the station's closest planet: Hilbert…
neutral · AI labelView post →Soulless: Ray of Hope: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you had to save a friend and in doing so face your deepest fears, what would you do? Tough question, isn’t it! Well, you might find the answer through the eye (or adventure) of Elin in Soulless: Ray of Hope! Soulless: Ray of Hope is a platformer/puzzle game where you take control of Elin, a little white bear (my take on it) with wings who is traveling through a darkish world full of obstacles to save his friend. You will start the game in a room…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You should play this to appreciate beautiful games more...
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →well. this game seems nice. but the controlles are so slow. you kinda need to place sections of the game over and over, remembering when to jump because if you slip up just a little there is no fixing it. its very unforgiving.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's beautiful game. Some levels really hard. I like this! Thx for Linux version :) Working on Ubuntu 16.04 very good.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →---{Graphics}--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{Gameplay}--- ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It‘s just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{Audio}--- ☐ Eargasm ☑Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{Audience}--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☐ Adults ☐ All ---{PC Requirements}--- ☐ Check if you can run paint ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{Difficulity}---…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wasn't a big fan of this game. It's not bad per se, but it's not interesting either. The story could have been fleshed out more and made more significant, instead of feeling like an afterthought. There were also some parts I found too challenging - namely the parts where you're being chased. Especially the first one, it was just a case of try it over and over until you finish it. Same with the boss battle. The 'hidden rooms' for the achievement were also too well hidden. If I didn't know they…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It’s very short. Less than 3 hours. You move very slowly. You take 3 seconds to pull yourself up a ledge. (WHAT?! WHY?! WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?!) Very easy, but the slow movement and slow climbing makes the chase sections very annoying. Bad endings, and it is painful to obtain all of the endings. I was left with the feeling of “That’s it? That’s all there is to the story and ending?!”
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This was a nice surprise. It really is a great game. I don't even barely like platformer games but I really enjoyed this game and wouldn't stop playing. (encouraged by the achievement "No Breaks") The puzzles are nearly all original. The perfect difficulty. You can figure them out on your own but they aren't easy. The control is perfect. The bosses are great. The graphics and music are really nice. The checkpoints are fair and the gameplay is varied. The story doesn't annoy and manages to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is an Indie platformer puzzle game where you have to find your friend and free him. The graphics and music are great together. The game reminds me a bit of Limbo because of the silhouette graphics style. You will die a lot while figuring out how to solve certain puzzles and mechanics. The Good: + Lovely graphics and artwork + Beautiful atmospheric music + Good story and plot The Bad: - A bit short Soulless Ray Of Hope can be completed in about 2 hours, depending on your pace a little…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →...is a puzzle - platformer (but mostly platformer) with nice graphics and excellent music,the gameplay lacks imagination and its for the majority of time boring and everything you ve seen before(if you playied a fair ammount of puzzle-platformers).But to be fair overall its a solid game.Reccomend you pick this one on a sale. 6/10
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very nice game. I would recommend this game to anyone who wants an awesome adventure platformer game!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game is fun to play. Once. There are 3 endings but one of the dialogues made so little sense to me as about the good ending. The music is nice everywhere besides the two dark realms where it's actually annoying. There's not much replay value. The game doesn't change but that makes it easier to search for secrets or try getting other endings, since the replays take less time. I beat it twice and it clocked 4 hours but the second playthrough was much shorter for me. I'll take some break and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Full disclosure: I'm a puzzler more than a platformer who played a very small amount of this game before swiftly requesting a refund. In the opening scene, when I caught the edge of a bookcase and realised it took my character ~3 seconds to lift itself up onto it, I thought: "Huh. I sure hope this doesn't have one of those speed run sections with moving platforms and something death-inducing right behind you." So I plodded along... some nice intro puzzles, some basic mechanics- boxes,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very nice game. Sweet and innocent. I will recommend this gamee to those who are in for a awesome adventure!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game completed!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nice art style. Confusing story with confusing endings. Gameplay 4/10. Many bugs. Little gameplay time (3hs top).
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →While I'll probably come back and finish this later just for completion's sake, I am closing this game in frustration right now. I'm not a fan of games where you die over and over and over again. I tend to like simpler games with easy gameplay focused more on the storyline or puzzles. I was relatively hopeful when I first started playing. The design was beautiful and I was excited to get started. The first thing I noticed was that the mechanics were a bit slow. The movement of your characters,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Its a challenging game but you must be careful with your moves if you want to check some gameplay check out my walkthrough of the game.. Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ejFxlh4bs8U Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqpBw8EgBM0
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The more I think about it, Raidou: Mystery of the Soulless Army is one of my favourite games I've played this year. Maybe I was just in the mood for a PS2 era RPG. I just found it such a satisfying game to play. Would gladly play it again. Hope YOU give it a shot as well.
positive · AI labelView post →Title is kind of on the spot but oh well.. For $5, I'm not going to recommend against it if you like this type of platformer.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Soulless: Ray Of Hope - A Must-Play Game for Adventure Lovers Soulless: Ray Of Hope is an incredible game that will take you on a thrilling adventure that you won't soon forget. I recently had the pleasure of playing this game, and I must say, I was blown away by the quality of the gameplay, graphics, and storyline. The game is developed by Frima Studio and was released in 2016. It is available on Steam, and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves adventure games. The game's storyline is…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game drags you in because of its touching story and graphics. Thanks to its reasonable difficulty you will not lose your nerves and will be driven by curiosity what comes next. The only big minus I can see there is control along with design of some obstacles that will force you to repeat some parts many times. Pros: - nice artistic graphics - atmospheric environment - story - level design - close checkpoints Cons: - control responsivity -…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I just really love this game for its art style and music. But the most for the story behind all of your actions.. You have to think about what is really happening and understand the game-story in your own way. (the game can change in a few mins from lovely to scary when u're finding all secrets, i love that too!) I wish this game was more famous. .. 'cause Elin for life! ♥
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Soulless: Ray of Hope is a is an adventure game developed by Frisky Fatal Games. Game is about a bright teddy bear character by the name of Elin. Character Elin, appears to have a spirit of 5 year old, and all he wants to do is to help his friend! On the quest to help his friend, Elin enters dark world of traps, and puzzels that need to be evaded or solved in order to progess further in game. If you end up dieing you will respawn at the last checkpoint. Soulless: Ray of Hope is very simple…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Very good game. Fun for whole time you are playing this. +Story +Puzzle +Gameplay Well I don't see anything negative I can say about that game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It is nice game and all but it is just 2 houers gameplay. it is kinda wierd too but in a good way you could make a dlc (free one or semi free) cuz lets be honest .....2 h of gp is nthn
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →got stuck on a level with hands chasing me and they would kill me right as i respawned before i could move
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Limbo with Portals and a drunk mother.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Not even worth it when it was a dollar on sale. I loved the art style and the concepts behind it, but the gameplay just isn't good.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really nice game! Felt like Limbo at first, but after I spent some time in it, the game is totally different from Limbo in it's unique game style. Game is really artistic, so giving it 9.5/10! Only issue I had with the game was camera control at some parts, but it's not affecting your gameplay at all!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I feel bad negatively reviewing since the game was apparently made by teenagers, but at the end of the day it is still a paid game that is very buggy. With one of those bugs even softlocking my save.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Pretty visuals, but gameplay is mediocre.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Worth getting in the sale if you like Limbo & Inside, very short but imaginative and enjoyable.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is very slow and the gameplay isn't innovative. If you want to play a similar game, I suggest you play Limbo as it is more polished and provides a better experience overall.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →got it 90% off - terrible game even for free I would never play
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →General issues: Controls and overall gameplay feel pretty clunky. The animation when dragging yourself up from an edge is cute, but makes the gameplay even slower. Some level areas where you do nothing but walk are too long. The changing of songs when entering a new area is not fluid/seemless, it's actually kinda distracting. Visual detail and backgrounds are very inconsistent. The level design is very generic with puzzles seen in every 2d sidescroller. (I didn't play for very long tho. I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I liked the game and the story. I loved the music. But... 1) The control keys don't match the instructions: It says "X" for action, but the action key was "E" on the keyboard; it says "A" for jump but it was "Spacebar" instead. 2) The Xbox controller is not fully supported. I was able to move the character but I couldn't jump or activate anything: no button was bound to those, so I gave up using a controller with this game. 3) Navigation through the menu is awful. Sometimes I could move through…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I don't understand why this game is only rated mostly positive it has a few tough jumping area's and the story was vauge however the calming music and visuals more than made up for it this game definitely got a lot of its inspiration from the game Limbo is easily a buy on a sale worthy game
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hey there, I love the game and the way you built the mechanic is very sound. I hope to record the whole thing and hope my viewers enjoy it as much as I did. 5/5. Youtube: Fellowplayer https://youtu.be/an4B6xnXZi8
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Difficult controls >< During the entire game I told myself: "please, please be patient.. almost did.. a little bit more.. Oh, COME ON!"
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Really fun game, great artwork. Some of the endings seem to be broken at this time for me, but everything else worked fine.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Day 28 (cont.) oh hey there's another megaten game with a certified meguro banger that's actually good Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner ~ Raidou Kuzunoha V.S. The Soulless Army - Shock! The Final Battle www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ1m... (i love calling games by their full government name)
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