What's your "sleeper hit" recommendation to the community?

Khazan is definitely the title I think of. I was very sceptical about the game and its aesthetics mostly founded by impatience during the demo. I gave the demo another shot, ended up liking the game quite a bit, and now I'm finishing up my first playthrough at around 50h. I feel like it's a game that has gotten quite a bit of attention from "hardcore" soulslike fans but hasn't really entered the mainstream yet - it very well could, tho, from a quality standpoint. The combat is quite unlike any other soulslike, and the shade cell look is a good change compared to most semi-realistic looking soulslikes I've played before. My only gripe is the rather cliché and empty story - they could have done so much more - and the level design.

Have you played any soulslikes recently, which you would classify as a "sleeper hit", which more people should be playing?

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The latest Lords of The Fallen. I would not recommend it to anyone, but if you enjoy exploring, "interconnected" world, intricate questlines—try it. Bossfights is not the best side of the game though
Somewhat debatable if it's a soulslike, but TUNIC has been one of my recent faves. It's inspired by Zelda and Dark Souls, even has an equivalent to red tearstone ring. Full of secrets, fun combat, beautiful world. It looks "cute", but it's not that easy.
- On here, we can be very lenient with definitions, so I'd definitely at least say that TUNIC has soulslike elements.
  I've always wanted to give the game a try. Even had it installed on my PS5 when I was still subscribed to PS+. Maybe I should give it a go. Compared to something like A Link to the Past, is the game more or less difficult? ALTTP isn't the most difficult Zelda, of course, but it's demanding at times for sure, tho.
  
  Definitely give it a go. I think it's pretty comparable to LTTP, maybe a bit less forgiving in terms of combat and boss difficulty, but not more than the DS games. In terms of secrets it is downright cryptic, but has an in-game instruction manual (which is fantastic btw) that's clearly inspired by the first NES Zelda.
  I suggest playing through blind, beat the game, then before doing NG+ go hunting for secrets and check guides online if needed (I had to get help for some).