Soulbound: Online

Soulbound: Online is a pixel-art MMO that combines old-school skill progression in a shared world with bullet-heaven combat in instanced dungeons. You fish, mine, cook, farm and craft, then quest to unlock abilities and achievements. Take your gear into dungeons alone or with friends, chain abilities and relics into more than 100 build combinations, and gather a party of eight or more to raid the Anima.

The world and its mystery

You awaken in a digital universe that feels alive but hostile. Early in your journey, you encounter the Anima, enigmatic and malevolent entities that overwhelm you with impossible force. After your death, a robotic rescuer recovers you and brings you to Virelda, a safe haven, workshop and base of operations. As a Pioneer, you have much to do before you can stand against the Anima. Environmental storytelling reveals more about them and the world.

Skills and shared world

The open world is shared by hundreds of players, who farm, gather, trade and quest alongside one another. You can tend crops, fish in rivers and find quest lines that unlock abilities. Life skills feed into your progression: cooking restores stamina, gathering unlocks materials for crafting gear and buffs, and mining unlocks crafting stations for making weapons.

Gear and abilities

Weapons and armor have their own stats, and some carry ability relics. Your gear determines your class, so changing your loadout changes your role. You can chain more than 10 abilities together, combining effects such as Bombs on bullet projectiles or Lightning Chains on a Pyrosphere. The game has more than 10 ability classes with branching relic paths and over 100 build combinations per run, and you can try a new build whenever you like.

Dungeons and raids

Dungeons shift the focus to bullet-heaven combat, where you chain abilities and relics against enemies. You can play dungeons solo or in three-player co-op, and raids support parties of eight or more. Character progression persists between runs, while dungeons are instanced.

Home and crafting

Each player has a base for meta progression. You build and upgrade stations to unlock new gear tiers, potions that can help in dungeon runs and meals that extend your stamina. You can also grow crops, cook food, forge gear and brew potions. Decorate rooms with furniture and trophies using a room-layout editor, then invite friends to help build a guild base.

Gear and appearance

Hundreds of gear pieces offer both stats and ways to customize your character. Separate cosmetic slots keep your appearance independent of your stats. Collect handmade, animated pixel-art armor sets, rare cosmetic drops and companion pets, then mix and match your look.

Ongoing content

The game includes live events, seasonal content, new dungeon tiers and expanding world zones.