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Play an Ashen One crossing a dying dark-fantasy kingdom, learning enemy patterns and battling formidable foes in action-RPG combat.
Released 11 Apr 2016
Learn Boss Patterns
Explore Ruined Castles
Shape Your Build
Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!
Developed by FromSoftware, Inc. · Published by FromSoftware, Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment
As the Ashen One, you journey through a kingdom falling into ruin as its fires fade. The world’s story emerges through its environments, characters, and scattered clues rather than straightforward exposition.
Explore connected areas, fight hostile creatures and powerful bosses, and learn to read enemy attacks. Careful timing, dodging, and choosing when to strike are central to combat; death sends you back to continue the journey and try again.
Collect souls to develop your character, and shape your approach with different weapons, attributes, and magic. Bonfires provide places to rest and regroup, while optional online play supports cooperation and player-versus-player encounters.
In the supplied reviews, players repeatedly praise the demanding combat and the satisfaction of learning from setbacks, along with memorable boss fights, atmospheric locations, level design, and music. Some also describe frustration with the difficulty, online invasions, or the game’s pricing.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 43 |
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| Players | From 1 (maximum not specified) |
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| Multiplayer | DARK SOULS III supports both single-player and online multiplayer. The provided store data and reviews indicate online co-op summoning and online PvP through invasions and duels. Multiplayer appears session-based rather than persistent, and can also be disabled by playing offline. |
| Multiplayer & mods | A review explicitly mentions use of the Seamless Coop Mod to play together. Other reviews mention mods such as Cinders and risks around online play, hackers, and possible online bans when using modded or unsafe online interactions. No official multiplayer mod support is stated. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 3 listed on Steam |
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| Metacritic | 89/100 View on Metacritic |
