Mortal Shell is a great starting game, if a little short. I'd recommend Remnant 2 (aswell as Remnant 1) and Lies of P.

I may be way off the mark with these, but I've heard some people refer to these games as "soulslike" but, 9 Sols, Another Crabs Treasure, and Dead Cells.

Dead Cells was a very fun game for being a roguelike sidescroller. Very challenging game.

Wow, 9 Sols looks very interesting. At one time, I really liked platformers, but I didn't try anything too complicated 🤔

9 sols довольно сложная на стандарте, но я не пробовала "легкую" сложность и мне если честно не очень зашло в принципе
холлоу найт все таки больше советую к ознакомлению
я с нее и начала свой путь по соулс играм >w<
дед селс тоже пробовала, для меня лично на любителя, тоже как то не зашло ахах..

и я очень советую ознакомиться с трилогей дарк солс тк это оригинал подобных игр !
особенно советую посмотреть хотя бы дарк солс 3, другие две игры уже очень дубовые и играть крайне тяжко
лор и атмосфера этих игр очень стоят того чтобы обуздать ради них геймплейную часть, но я советую все же перед эти попробовать элден ринг тк он проще и учит всем механикам, его все таки считают дарк солс 4 хдд
иначе будет как у меня когда спустя час игры я все ненавидела и хотела дропнуть ее на первом боссе хд

I can second Remnant 1 & 2 - They are strong in gameplay, the story is taking a backseat but has interesting concepts. They are not as hard as the OG Soulsborne games but still challenging and may force more build diversity / changing your playstile along the way or for certain bosses.

No Rest for the Wicked (Early Access) is one of the most beautiful titles, very difficult aswell and still in development. It features a story where you help rebuild the town-hub.

Tunic is another great game with good combat and an incredibly cozy / beautiful albeit simple style.

Im sure the original "Soulsborne" games are somewhere on your list already - they are insanely packed with gameplay and lore, depending on the installment, they can be very clunky and difficult.

Monster Hunter, while a totally different vibe, has many of the elements in combat that make a souls-like what it is so it might count aswell!

Remnant looks really exciting!! I will add it to my wishlist and hope to play it as soon as possible 🙏🙏❤️

Only ones I can actually recommend are Lies of P and FromSoft's games that spawned the genre.

Elden ring and hollow knight are both very fun

Hollow Knight is super good, I second that recommendation!

My Favorites has been - Bloodbourne, Sekiro & Elden Ring.
The Actual mainline Dark Souls games I HATE with a Passion. But their side games / spinoffs have all be fantastic.

I personally hate the genre as a whole, but Bloodbourne was weirdly fun, Elden Ring is special because you can pretty much play it like Skyrim: Chose a random direction, and take your time. And it makes the game as easy / as hard as you wanna make it.
And Seikiro, its more skillbased because its main system is parrying.

It seems that your comparison of the Elden Ring with Skyrim has given me confidence regarding this game. It's a very beautiful game, but it always seemed to me that over time it would become too difficult. But if I can play the traveler and explorer in it, then it's more than suitable for me. thank you!!!

( Bloodborne also looks fantastic. This game has always been special to me in terms of visual design )

There are for sure areas with enemies that will be difficult, but thats the beauty of the game, you can always just go somewhere else and come back.

Besides key areas that are barred to your progress or requiring key items, there is literally no limits.
Literally, Skyrim that shit.

Thymesia.
Though the gameplay is too short honestly

I've never heard of this game before, but I'll definitely add it to my wishlist. thank you!!

I also love both Remnant games and Lies of P!!
Hollow Knight I think fits into Soulslike + Metroidvania both!
Elden Ring is also AWESOME!! Visually stunning, and I love the freedom of exploration!

It may be stretching the definition a little, but Hollow Knight! It's a metroidvania but heavy souls inspired and one of my favorite games!