From Software's other games such as Eternal Ring, Shadow Tower, Evergrace, Otogi, and King's Field contain bits of
gameplay and ambiance present in the Souls titles: stamina - draining melee attacks, stat - boosting equipment, sporadically dispersed NPCs,
non-linear exploration, item durability and crafting, fog - of - war / dynamic lighting, loading screen and item flavour text, highly destructible environments, «soul» - harvesting
progression, etc..
Star Control 2 is a classic of the early 1990s, with a great sense of humour, robust
gameplay, and unique,
non-linear story
progression — the player had to gather clues and do his or her own footwork in order to work out where to go next.