Lost Soul Aside

Video ChumsA.J. Maciejewski

7.8/10

Well, I finally played Lost Soul Aside and had a lot of fun with it so here are my thoughts on this divisive yet highly entertaining action game.

But Why ThoMatt Sowinski

6.5/10

Lost Soul Aside is an action-heavy, flashy adventure with fun combat but a forgettable story.

GamerBravesRalph

6/10

After nearly ten years in development, Lost Soul Aside has finally arrived on PlayStation 5 and PC. This debut title from Ultizero Games began as a solo project by developer Bing Yang and eventually grew into something much larger. With such a long development cycle and support from Sony’s PlayStation China Hero Project, expectations were naturally high. Our review covers the game’s story, technical polish, combat system, and RPG elements to help you decide if this action game is worth yo...

TechRadar GamingGeorge Yang

Lost Soul Aside is a competently made action game filled with phenomenal combat and cinematic battles. It has some compelling visuals and environments, but PC performance is lackluster, resulting in frequent hitches and distractions. The story isn’t the most engaging and has awkward platforming mechanics too.

Push SquareRobert Ramsey

6/10

Finally getting to play a game that you've been waiting on for years can be a daunting experience. Expectations can shift significantly in that amount of time depending on marketing, previews, and the project's own development cycle.

RPGSiteScott White

5/10

Lost Soul Aside wore on me pretty quickly, with its repetitive arena-to-arena flow, characters I never spent enough time to care about or what happened to them, and unpolished issues and quirks. Sometimes being "cool" just doesn’t cut it.

TheSixthAxisSteve C

5/10

The development history of Lost Soul Aside reads like an epic fantasy in and of itself. Originally the dream project of a solo developer, Yang Bing, it was revealed in 2016 before being picked up as part of Sony’s China Hero Project. Between 2016 and 2025, however, the game went through various different teams and visions, finally being released as a weird fusion of Devil May Cry, Final Fantasy, and an Anime 101 storytelling guidebook. The end result is a fascinating mess that isn’t a complete disaster but instead manages to be almost the dictionary definition of mediocre.

Console CreaturesBobby Pashalidis

5/10

Lost Soul Aside is eight years too late to resonate with today's sensibilities, and it lacks a coherent vision to really be memorable.

IGNCharlie Wacholz

5/10

Lost Soul Aside’s repetitive story, derivative characters, and bland level design take turns setting up rakes for its excellent combat to step on. This game would be much better without trying to be an RPG.

TheGamerJoshua Robertson

Lost Soul Aside almost nails its combat, but unlikable characters, bloated RPG elements, and a generic setting make it a chore to get through.

MonsterVineJames Carr

The most damning critique I can make of Lost Soul Aside is that I couldn’t wait for it to be over. While the combat does occasionally shine, the poorly constructed narrative, terrible cinematography, and levels that drag on for the sake of having a longer game. While the technical performance was better than expected, Lost Soul Aside is still fairly buggy, and a stable frame rate can’t make this an enjoyable experience.

Final WeaponMrSpacePan

Lost Soul Aside is an action-adventure RPG that had a troubled development. That becomes obvious when you start playing. It's an upoptimized mess, with a story that actively annoyed me, and gameplay that got boring and repetitive. The game just takes from others in the genre that inspire it, with no idea how to make it work. The end result is a disappointing game I can't recommend to even the most curious of players.