Gameplay
Soul Knight is a mobile Rogue-like Bullet-Hell game released by Chinese indie game studio ChillyRoom. The game borrows elements from other games such as Enter the Gungeon from their bullet hell mechanics and their pixelated art style.
Players may choose any available characters they want to play. Each playable character has different kinds of stats and skills that give each character their unique playstyle. These characters can be unlocked through gems, obtained through playing the game or collecting items or rewards. Some characters and their skills may need in-game purchasing to be unlocked.
The game revolves around traversing through different rooms and dungeons. Each room consists of enemies, most of which attack by sending massive rounds of projectiles which the player must dodge, while some enemies have other methods such as melee, enemy buffs, etc. Environmental hazards should also be put into consideration such as spikes, explosive barrels, etc.
Each 5th room in a dungeon consists of a boss, if defeated will allow the player to progress to the next dungeon through a portal. There is 1 more boss that appears in the 4th and 5th dungeon, however, which appears in the 3rd room of
The player has a large selection of weapons to choose to fight off these enemies. Weapons may have different weapon types, rarities, DPS, energy costs, and more factors to consider. Weapons could be obtained through chests from certain rooms, buying from the Trader or vending machines with coins, or can be made through forging, upgrading, or merging existing weapons if given the opportunity.
As players go deeper into the dungeons, many factors may occur such as enemies becoming more challenging to fight against, higher quality weapons appearing more often, and players obtaining more coins from killing enemies while everything becoming more expensive.
The player wins when they defeat the boss on floor 3, where the portal to the Ancient Magic Stones is located. Players may also have the option to pay 100 coins to the Inter-dimensional Traveler, giving players access to the optional and more challenging dungeon
For more experienced players, "Badass mode" can be enabled before starting the main game. Changes such as enemies having higher stats, and playable characters taking extra damage offer experienced players an extra challenge for higher rewards. Players are rewarded with higher gems than they would in normal mode if a successful run is made.
