getting-started · Updated 2026-08-25
Soul's Remnant leveling guide
Early progression: complete tutorial and personal quests, then use repeatable Spawn quests and dungeons for EXP and materials.
Level with a plan
Start in Spawn by accepting the Quest Master's leveling questline. To leave the early Outskirts barrier, speak to Shepherd in Outskirts Northwest, reach level 10, receive a Normal Dungeon Pass, clear Slime Garden Normal, then return to Shepherd.
Group up while grinding
On the same map, party members' kills count toward active quests. Player EXP is distributed by damage dealt and has an additional Party EXP bonus. The current Grinding guide says EXP from other party members' kills begins to decrease once the level gap exceeds 10.
Clear Darkness Crystals
After a Darkness Crystal appears, rewards start to fall if it is not cleared within two minutes; after five minutes, the map gives no EXP or item drops until it is cleared. The official August 20 patch notes say the penalty is gradual, begins after two minutes, and the map stops giving EXP and drops at five minutes. Clearing it gives a random ten-minute bonus.
Because this is an Early Access system, treat the in-game tooltip and the latest patch notes as the final word if they differ from an older guide.