History VideoGame / Soulworker

* {{Fanservice}}: As of Chii's release, the game has steadily leaned more and more into this trope, from Chii's NavelDeepNeckline and extremely short hoodie-dress, to Ephnel (who's a WalkingSwimsuitScene with an in-game taunt of pole-dancing on her spear), to Nabi (who has the biggest chest size to date, to the generally form-fitting and/or revealing costumes released for the female characters.

* {{Crossover}}: The game has collaborated with LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon and Anime/{{Konosuba}}, both of which introduced costumes based on characters from their respective series.

* {{Fanservice}}: As of Chii's release, the game has steadily leaned more and more into this trope, from Chii's NavelDeepNeckline and extremely short hoodie-dress, to Ephnel (who's a WalkingSwimsuitScene with an in-game taunt of pole-dancing on her spear), to Nabi (who has the biggest chest size to date, complete with {{Gainaxing}}), to the generally form-fitting and/or revealing costumes released for the female characters.

* {{Fanservice}}: As of Chii's release, the game has steadily leaned more and more into this trope, from Chii's AbsoluteCleavage and extremely short hoodie-dress, to Ephnel (who's a WalkingSwimsuitScene with an in-game taunt of pole-dancing on her spear), to Nabi (who has the biggest chest size to date, complete with {{Gainaxing}}), to the generally form-fitting and/or revealing costumes released for the female characters.

* HeelFaceBrainwashing: [[Spoiler:Every one of 6 Original Protagonists were [=DesireWorkers=] who committed massacres back in the Void. Rosca pulled them out of Void and tempered with their memories to make them into [=SoulWorkers=].]]

* KarmaicDeath: [[spoiler:Henry, after you spend several questlines tracking him down to avenge Catherine's death, dies in the same way she does: Getting turned into a [=SoulDreg=] in the exact same way, forcing the this time more than happy to do the job player to kill him.]]

* KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:At the end of the Candus city area quests, Catherine gets turned into a [=soulDreg=], forcing the player to kill her.]]

''[=SoulWorker=]'' also currently has three mobile game spinoffs, ''[=SoulWorker=]: Zero'' (a straightforward mobile port of the original PC game), ''[=SoulWorker=] Anime Legends'' (essentially the same game as Zero, but published under ''Gameforge''), and ''[=SoulWorker=] Academia'' (a campus-style SliceOfLife spinoff that introduces new content such as dorm life, club activities, and part-time jobs).

* BadBoss: The NED Company. Hands down, if not just due to their lack of ethics, but also due to their treatment of the mercenaries they hire. In one particular case, Henry is tasked to retrieve documents from a dangerous area belonging to NED, only for the security system's sentry guns to come online and shoot him. An attempt to disable the sentry guns promptly gets denied by NED senior staff, leaving Henry no choice but to deal with the guns.

''[=SoulWorker=]'' lets you play as said superhuman characters, with its gameplay centered on completing Mazes (dungeons) in order to progress through the main story. The game also introduces unique mechanics such as its skill build system (which puts an emphasis on mix and matching different skills in combat, rather than keyboard combos) and the Akasha (special cards obtained from a gacha system that can be activated alongside your skills, providing special buffs, debuffs, or flat-out damage to assist you in Mazes).

* AllThereInTheManual: All of the lore regarding how the Great Void formed (as well as Kant and Lakasha's role regarding it) is hidden in audio dramas of the game, which have been fansubbed but have yet to receive an official translation.

* AnotherSideAnotherStory: Though Haru, Erwin, Lily, Stella, Iris, and Jin follow the same main story, each of them show different nuances in terms of how they interact with other people/respond to the story's conflicts. In addition, Chii, Ephnel, and Nabi show a different side of the main story entirely due to their differing roles (Chii and Ephnel are irregularities that don't fit within Lakasha's divine plan, while Nabi is a second generation [=SoulWorker=]).

* BlandNameProduct: Candus City is full of these. The storefronts in the city include "Noning Glory" (a parody of "Morning Glory", a Korean company that produces school supplies), Candus Fried Chicken/CFC (UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken) and Moonbucks Coffee (Starbucks).
* CharacterDevelopment: Invoked by Lakasha, as she split the characters into separate timelines in order to ensure that they grow into better people, capable of harnessing their powers and taking on their inner demons.

* DullEyesOfUnhappiness: All of the [=DesireWorkers=] have this, minus Erwin. [[spoiler:This is most likely because Erwin didn't become a [=DesireWorker=] out of trauma, but out of necessity to avoid getting killed by Haru (who had already awakened as a full-fledged [=DesireWorker=] by then).]]

* GoneHorriblyWrong: Lakasha's divine interference of destroying the Serenade Guild was intended to keep them from becoming a threat to Second Stair. Instead, it turned Tenebris into a power-seeking FallenHero [[spoiler:as well as one of the main villains alongside Kant, making him an actual, if not ''bigger'' threat to Second Stair]].

''[[https://soulworker.game.onstove.com/Home/Index [=SoulWorker=]]]'' is a Korean free-to-play MMORPG created by ''Lion Games''. Originally released in April 2016 for open beta testing in Japan, it eventually received a release one year later (January 2017) in Korea. Currently, it is published by ''Smilegate Megaport'' (Korea) and self-published by ''Lion Games'' (Taiwan/Hong Kong/Macau). A North American/European server was published by ''Gameforge'' in February 2018, however it was shut down on April 30th, 2021. After news of the North American/European server’s shutdown was released, ''Lion Games'' announced that a new, self-published international server was in the works.

* VideoGameCaringPotential: Unlike most MMORPGs, the game's promotion quests will detail your character's psychological state, as well as how they emotionally develop through their promotions, encouraging players to grow attached to them as they watch them move past their respective traumas.
* ZergRush: What happens when you aggro all the enemies in a Maze without defeating them. This is used as an efficient strategy for Maze-clearing.

* PaletteSwap: When first creating a character, you can choose between different palette swaps of the characters' school uniforms. In addition, costumes can be dyed in different colors.

* AfterTheEnd: The game's story takes place fifteen years after the Great Void has overrun the world.
* AlwaysCheckBehindTheChair: [=SoulSequence=] items are hidden throughout the game's Mazes, forcing the player to explore Mazes thoroughly to look for these items (to make the search easier, the game's screen turns black and white when your character is nearby an item).

* {{Crossover}}: The game has collaborated with LightNovel/IsItWrongToTryToPickUpGirlsInADungeon and Anime/{{Konosuba}}.

** Lily is the Nuker who is capable of doing high amounts of damage if her mana is [[DifficultButAwesome managed wisely]].
** Stella is a healer and a buffer who can provide excellent support to her teammates.
* AprilFoolsDay: For April 2021, all the characters became traditional {{RPG}} party members, with Haru as a priest, Erwin as a ranger, Lily as an alchemist, Stella as a tank, Jin as a thief, Iris as the Hero, Chii as a mage, Ephnel as a bard, and Nabi as a swordswoman.

* CreepyDoll: The dolls Edgar makes can classify as this.

* Fanservice: As of Chii's release, the game has steadily leaned more and more into this trope, from Chii's AbsoluteCleavage and extremely short hoodie-dress, to Ephnel (who's a WalkingSwimsuitScene with an in-game taunt of pole-dancing on her spear), to Nabi (who has the biggest chest size to date, complete with {{Gainaxing}}), to the generally form-fitting and/or revealing costumes released for the female characters.
* GameplayGrading: At the end of each Maze, you receive a ranking that spans from from F to SSS.

* CreepyDoll: The dolls Edgar makes can classify as this.