There’s a good reason why Dark Souls has been a major reference point for developers since its release, and why so many games it inspired have fallen short. Its difficult combat tends to get the most attention, but it’s the feeling of wandering a crumbling world made of tightly coiled levels that really makes Dark Souls what it is. Yes, it’s borrowing the language of Dark Souls, but to tell a new story. That makes combat feel both terrifying and exhilarating, as the tide can turn on any fumbled dodge or well-timed attack. I walked away thinking that Prison of Husks feels less like a game modeled after Dark Souls and more like a dream about playing it.