Dolmen (v1.0.3.0)

Revion Prime is a bleak, poisonous alien planet where every corridor, cavern, and ruined facility seems designed to kill the explorer sent to investigate it. Dolmen is a third-person action RPG built in the Soulslike mold, placing you in the role of a space-faring warrior hunting samples of a reality-bending crystal substance. Its science-fiction setting leans into cosmic horror, mixing advanced armor and firearms with grotesque extraterrestrial creatures and a mystery involving fractured dimensions. The mood is deliberately lonely and oppressive, with sparse safe areas offering brief relief from a world full of ambushes and hard-hitting bosses.

Combat revolves around patience, positioning, stamina management, and learning enemy behavior rather than rushing through encounters. You can carry melee weapons alongside guns and switch between close-range pressure and safer ranged attacks as situations demand, while an energy resource powers shots, healing, and certain abilities. Fallen enemies provide materials used to craft and upgrade equipment, letting you tune your build toward heavier protection, faster weapons, elemental damage, or a more firearm-focused approach. Death sends you back to checkpoints and makes recovery runs tense, although the game’s systems encourage experimentation with loadouts instead of locking players into one rigid class.

What separates Dolmen from standard fantasy Soulslikes is its attempt to make ranged combat a core part of the toolkit rather than an afterthought, with energy management adding another tactical layer to every fight. Revion Prime is not as polished or intricately interconnected as the worlds of Dark Souls or Elden Ring, but its strange architecture, alien enemy designs, and dimension-hopping premise give it a distinctive B-movie sci-fi identity. Online co-op support also allows another player to join difficult encounters, making its rougher boss fights and resource-heavy areas more manageable. Dolmen suits Soulslike veterans looking for a lower-budget sci-fi alternative, while newcomers should expect a challenging, occasionally unforgiving RPG that rewards persistence more than reflexes alone.