Is this game open world/nonlinear like Dark Souls?

[Vyrak]

Or are the similarities to Dark Souls entirely based just on its gameplay?

[『.スレンダー』]

From what was seen in the new demo so far I'd say the world is kinda like DS3, you have maze-like dungeons and open areas that have a linear path and is all connected without many loading screens, but you will have loading screens when you fast travel, goto a new location etc. (not 100% sure it will be like this in the full game though so I could be wrong)

[zartiavan]

Yeah, Is probably open world. Said that in an old interview:

https://fextralife.com/code-vein-developer-interview-reveals-open-world-multiplayer-thoughts/

"We haven’t determined the specific total number of areas yet, but it’s an interconnected world where several sub-areas look distinctly different so players may explore this world. Players may also progress in any way they like within the world. Since bosses are tied to areas, we cannot reveal that either (laughs)"