DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

Steam Deck Verified

FromSoftware, Inc. · Souls-like · Apr 1, 2015

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

84%
Very Positive
131k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 67 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 22 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 114 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 61 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 131k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise42% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
In the first game I didn't find the merchant at the start who sells the ability to leave messages until I was pretty much finished, so I appreciated the integration of writing messages into the general UI which instantly made you feel more in-touch with the whole community.
67 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Good art style and visuals;
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
- Interesting multiplayer system;
22 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters67 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Multiplayer22 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay70 reviews
77%
Controls16 reviews
44%
Audio14 reviews
86%
Co-op9 reviews
100%
Interface7 reviews
57%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat114 reviews
80%
Difficulty61 reviews
75%
Performance7 reviews
86%
Bugs6 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $39.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.

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