For fans of demanding dark fantasy, Mandragora: Whispers of the Witch Tree offers a 2.5D side-scrolling Soulslike on PS5, Standard Edition, rated PEGI 16+. Combat, at once punishing and satisfying, revolves around several playable classes—Vanguard, Heretic, and others—fully customizable with skills and equipment forged by artisans recruited along the way. Exploration goes beyond simple corridors: grappling hooks, destructible walls, climbable buildings… every corner of a world painted like a canvas comes to life through the music of Christos Antoniou. Once the game is finished, the New Game Plus mode (coming in an update) invites players to start over with increased difficulty, for those who haven’t had their final say.