steel soul is so much harder than it's probably supposed to be; literally the only major change is if you die you lose the save.
no enemy buffs, no new content (unless you consider Steel Soul Jinn, a replacement for Jiji, new content), no player debuffs.
and it's only harder because you know damn well that if you die, you'll lose all your progress in that run and have to start all over again.
like!!!!!!
i can beat Ascended (double damage from ALL sources) Watcher Knights!!!!!
but i CAN'T beat CoT Watcher Knights on Steel Soul, despite having to deal with 220 less total boss health???????