DARK SOULS™ III

Buy94%

Very Positive · 440k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

FromSoftware, Inc. · Souls-like · Apr 11, 2016

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$59.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
43
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
12
Full audio1 of 12
Subtitles12 of 12

Should I buy DARK SOULS™ III?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 92 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 89 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 56 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 440k player reviews · updated

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
83% of themes are praise17% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
92 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Exploration - 9/10 (Linear non open-world but exploration is still awesome, and platforming is quite challenging in some areas)
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
89 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Bosses - 10/10 (Dodge, parry, attack, calculate, and conquer! Build variety also allows to use niche strats and boosts)
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
56 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story - 8/10 (I don't understand some stuffs yet but quite engaging still)
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
the bosses offer a nice difficulty where i could complete all bosses in under an hour.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The sound effects are clear, the lighting was "Shiny shiny" how a friendly giant once said in Dark Souls 1...
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
24 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Visually, some textures and character models show their age, but the architecture, scale, lighting, and enemy designs remain fantastic.

+4 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay92 reviews
Combat89 reviews
Story56 reviews
Difficulty47 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Graphics24 reviews
Multiplayer19 reviews
Characters11 reviews
Co-op9 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
100% still recommend
Bugs
80% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on TV
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Save Anytime

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Full price
$59.99

We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $59.99

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