DARK SOULS™ III

DARK SOULS™ III

Steam Deck Verified

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

Yes, worth buying.

At $59.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

94%
Very Positive
439k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Combat: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 439k 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
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are caveats
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
An awesome third-person action RPG with a great atmosphere, challenging combat and outstanding visual design.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Overall, it's an amazing game and a great ending to an incredible trilogy.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Satisfying and challenging gameplay;
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
- Wonderful soundtrack;
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Outstanding art style and visuals;
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Also, just like Elden Ring, this game supports co-op, so if you are facing trouble during a boss fight, you can summon random people to help you.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

+1 more the community rallied around

Theme by theme

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

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love7 themes
Combat86 reviews
Story and characters70 reviews
Gameplay46 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Multiplayer22 reviews
95%
Controls11 reviews
82%
Interface8 reviews
63%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty35 reviews
97%
Performance11 reviews
82%

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 $59.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $59.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
43
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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