Round out the gaming block with a smaller one that punches above its budget - the kind of single-player pick that's easy to miss and worth catching early.
## What it is Outersloth and GoldenGratus showed a new gameplay trailer for Memoirium as part of the Secret Sauce Showcase. It's a retro-styled soulslike headed to PC next month - old-school presentation on top of the demanding, methodical combat the soulslike lane is built on.
## Why the retro look works The throwback art style isn't just nostalgia. A cleaner, lower-fidelity look lets a small team put its effort where a soulslike actually needs it - readable enemy tells, tight hitboxes, level design that loops back on itself. When the visuals aren't chasing photorealism, the fundamentals get the attention. Done right, that's more fun than a prettier game that plays worse.
## Where it fits Soulslikes are single-player at their core - you against a wall until you learn it. That's the host's kind of game: no live-service, no rush, just mastery. Memoirium slots next to the bigger action RPGs this cycle as the low-key one you try on a weekend and end up hooked on.
## The takeaway It's on PC next month, so this is a wishlist-now, play-soon situation. Add it, watch the release, and see if the combat holds up to the pitch. The best soulslikes rarely arrive with the biggest marketing - they arrive with the tightest fights. Confirm the exact release date on the store page before you plan around it.
## Sources - RPGamer: News archive (July 2026) - https://rpgamer.com/category/news/ - RPGamer: New Release Round-Up (July 16, 2026) - https://rpgamer.com/2026/07/new-release-round-up-july-16-2026/ - Game Rant: Best upcoming RPGs releasing in July 2026 - https://gamerant.com/upcoming-rpgs-releasing-july-2026/