FromSoftware Game Types: Beyond Souls—Armored Core, King's Field, Otogi, More

FromSoftware is famous for challenging action-RPGs, but their catalog is broader:

Soulsborne / Action-RPG (Core Identity)

• Demon's Souls (2009, PS3/PS5)
• Dark Souls Trilogy (2011–2016)
• Bloodborne (2015, PS4/PC)
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019) — posture-based, no RPG stats.
• Elden Ring (2022) — open world, massive scale.

Mech Action: Armored Core

• Series since 1997 (PS1–PS3, PC). Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (2023) revived it.
• Deep mech customization, mission-based, competitive multiplayer.

Early First-Person RPGs

• King's Field series (1994–2001) — slow, atmospheric, dungeon crawlers.
• Shadow Tower series (1998–2001) — similar, darker.
• Eternal Ring (2000, PS2) — launch title, action-RPG.

Other

• Otogi: Myth of Demons (2002, Xbox) — character action, Japanese mythology.
• Kuon (2004, PS2) — survival horror.
• Metal Wolf Chaos (2004, Xbox) — mech shooter (US President!).
• Adventures of Cookie & Cream (2000, PS2) — co-op puzzle-platformer.

Modern FromSoftware = Soulsborne + Armored Core. Their early work shows diverse experimentation.