Aside from the numerous expies from the Dark Souls franchise, this game also has references to other medieval setting video games, among other things.
- The Russet armor set is likely one to the Catarina set from the Dark Souls trilogy. Basically "onion knight, meet potato knight".
- An NPC calls herself "Bloodbrow", which is derived from "Blood Bro", a community nickname for the Brotherhood of Blood covenant members of Dark Souls II.
- Carsejaw's helmet (also the Umbral Visor which can be forged from him) looks exactly like Shredder's from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
- While the game is unapologetic about its Dark Souls inspirations, the "Hunter" starting class is clearly modeled after a Bloodborne player character.
- The Blood Vials used by the Order of the Betrayer are also a pretty obvious Bloodborne reference.
- The backdrop for the sanctuaries of the Iron Ones looks an awful lot like the Iron Throne as it's depicted in Game of Thrones.
- Alde Griggs' name, location, appearance, and dialogue are all references to the The Mighty Boosh episode "The Legend of Old Gregg".
- Retchfeeders closely resemble Xenomorphs.
- The bestiary entry for the Bedspiders references two franchises.Bedspiders were discovered in Devil's Maw Crater, a volcanic lava bed deep in the mountains of Markdor.
- Additionally, "Markdor" gets mentioned several times in the Flavor Text of some items, equipment, and even in the skill tree nodes.
- The optional bonus area Mal's Floating Castle is a subtle nod to Howl's Moving Castle.
- The Third Lamb is a green and red hippogryph in a church-like area, exactly like one of the bosses in Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
- The Salvation ending is largely the same as The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
