FromSoftware's easiest games, rated

Key things

• Armored Core offered challenging but less intense gameplay compared to FromSoftware's newer titles.
• King's Field 2 gave players the right balance of difficulty and showed the roots of Dark Souls.
• Shadow Assault: Tenchu ​​is an easy-to-understand title that inspired the soul-like genre with simplicity.

FromSoftware is known for creating incredibly difficult games such as Elden Ring and Armored Cored 6: Fires of Rubicon. While most of the Japanese company's titles are a challenge for players to take part in, there are a few games created by FromSoftware that are a bit easier to play.

Players have found these few titles from the game development company to be either easy, just right, or maybe slightly challenging for players to enjoy. These games allow the player to prove that they deserve to enjoy games from FromSoftware, while also gaining practice to enjoy their newer titles as well.

8 Armored Core

The beginning of a challenging franchise

• Platforms: PlayStation
• Issued by: 1997-10-22
• Developer: FromSoftware
• Genres: Third person shooter

Armored Core is a franchise created by FromSoftware that has been successful over the years since the first title was released on the PlayStation in 1997. While some players found this original third-person mecha title to be difficult, others found the combat within This game is just right as players fill various missions in this FromSoftware title.

Although maps of this first Armored Core the title was quite large and open, forcing the player to seek out their enemies within the missions, i.e. the gameplay Armored Core it wasn't as much of a challenge compared to the newer titles, with a significant difference in intensity between them.

7 King's field 2

A great RPG experience with a hint of Dark Souls influence

Many gamers who enjoyed earlier FromSoftware titles such as King's field 2, they saw the roots of what then created Dark souls franchise from this Japanese game company through the aesthetics of a graphically poor world for the player to explore.

King's field 2 is another title from FromSoftware that some players consider the perfect difficulty for gamers. However, others argue that there is a hardness King's field 2 because of the strategy needed even then in this RPG when fighting various monsters.

6 Shadow Assault: Tenchu

An easy to understand game that can be challenging to play

• Platforms: Xbox 360
• Issued by: 2008-10-08
• Developer: FromSoftware
• Genres: Action, puzzle

Although Shadow Assault: Tenchu is a title from FromSoftware that has received incredibly rocky reviews since its release in 2008 for the Xbox 360. Another game from the company that inspired the souls-like genre, this title is likely to be enjoyed by gamers looking for an easier time.

As an arcade title, Shadow Assault you can enjoy it either single-player or with up to three friends, although this multiplayer version will only be difficult if the player is up against friends who are professionals. Meanwhile, the single-player version of this action title pitting the player against the AI ​​is easy to get into and easy for players to master.

5 Enchanted Arms

Even with so many characters, this game is just right

Another game from FromSoftware that was considered the right difficulty, even considering the harder titles the company has made, is Enchanted Arms. Although at first glance the player may feel slightly overwhelmed by the number of characters, the player is able to collect and control them as they progress through the game.

The mechanics of this JRPG can be easily picked up so that the player can focus on the interesting story instead. The game uses turn-based combat, so the player has more than enough time to plan their attacks with these controllable characters and build a team to be proud of.

4 Kuon

Survival horror in which it is easy to survive

To the surprise of some gamers, FromSoftware, a company commonly known for producing a variety of challenging RPGs, once created a survival horror title for the PlayStation 2 in 2004. Although survival is in its title, Kuon wasn't too much of a challenge for players who had experienced this horror adventure as they found the difficulty to be straightforward for the experience.

However, this does not mean Kuon it's not a scary adventure as there are still moments in this survival horror game that will have players on the edge of their seats in anticipation as they avoid the scares as they walk by.

3 Lost Kingdoms

A cute little RPG adventure

• Platforms: GameCube
• Issued by: 2002-05-29
• Developer: FromSoftware
• Genres: Action RPG

FromSoftware's RPG doesn't have to challenge the player to go through countless attempts against bosses like an RPG Lost Kingdoms they were developed by the same company that brought the player Dark soulsand also gave them a unique experience when they saved several kingdoms.

Even with a unique fight in The lost kingdom, that requiring the player to constantly move, this game is considered just right in difficulty for those who enjoyed the title back on the GameCube. The protagonist, Katia, is unable to fight directly and instead relies on her cards to summon various monsters to do her bidding for her. As long as the player is able to avoid attacks in real-time combat, they are sure to survive.

2 Echo Night

Discover the truth in this simple name puzzle

• Platforms: PlayStation
• Issued by: 1999-07-22
• Developer: FromSoftware
• Genres: Adventure

As a graphic adventure, not much combat is required of the player Echo Nightbut instead solves the mystery of what happened to the crew of the ship Orpheus. When the player enters the ship, they are met by the ghosts of those who once worked on it, and therefore must solve various puzzles to not only solve what happened, but also lay these people to rest.

These quests are incredibly straightforward for the player, with the game focusing primarily on telling the story to the player. The game caught the attention of enough people to allow it Echo Night create several other titles as well.

1 Deracin

An experimental VR experience from FromSoftware

• Platforms: PlayStation 4
• Issued by: 2018-11-06
• Developer: FromSoftware
• Genres: Adventure

Of all the games developed by FromSoftware, this is not only one of the simplest games they've made, but also the most experimental. Deracin is a VR-exclusive title that was available on the PlayStation 4. As it requires the motion controls of this generation of PlayStation, the game lacked much of the difficulty one would expect from FromSoftware.

This was another graphical adventure that had a strong focus on storytelling, as the game explores the theme of existence vs non-existence as players come to terms with whether Faeries could exist on a mystical island that could shorten or extend a person's life. Overall, Deracin is one of FromSoftware's easiest games to play and is a great choice for anyone who owns a PlayStation VR headset.