Dark Souls

Also known as Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition, Dark Souls 1, DS1

2011 video game

Game data

Metacritic 89

Released: 2011-09-22
User rating: 4.34 / 5
Genres: Action, RPG
Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
ESRB: Mature

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91Critic score · 8 ratings

87User score · 1,688 ratings

Dark Souls is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Released in September 2011 as a spiritual sequel to Demon's Souls, it is set in a dark, medieval fantasy world. It is renowned for its challenging gameplay, intricate level design, and deep lore. Players control a customizable character known as the Chosen Undead, embarking on a perilous journey to uncover the secrets of the cursed land of Lordran. Dark Souls is known for its punishing difficulty, requiring players to carefully manage combat, stamina, and resources while navigat…

Released: 2011
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Franchise: Dark Souls
Developer: FromSoftware
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment, Namco Bandai Games, Bandai

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Key facts

Developer: FromSoftware
Publisher: Namco Bandai Games JP : FromSoftware
Director: Hidetaka Miyazaki
Producers: Hidetaka Miyazaki Daisuke Uchiyama Kei Hirono
Programmer: Jun Ito
Artist: Makoto Sato
Writer: Hidetaka Miyazaki
Composer: Motoi Sakuraba
Series: Dark Souls
Platforms: PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 Windows PlayStation 4 Xbox One Nintendo Switch
Genre: Action role-playing
Modes: Single-player , multiplayer

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.bandainamcoent.com/games/ds-remastered

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publication date: 2011-10-04
review score: 87/100
Commons category: Dark Souls
units sold: 1500000
social media followers: 878027

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Dark Souls is a 2011 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games. A spiritual successor to FromSoftware's Demon's Souls, the game is the first in the Dark Souls series. The game takes place in the kingdom of Lordran, where players assume the role of a cursed undead character who escapes from the Northern Undead Asylum and begins a pilgrimage to discover the fate of their kind. A port for Windows featuring additional content, known as the Prepare to Die Edition, was released in August 2012. It was also released for consoles under the subtitle Artorias of the Abyss in October 2012.

Dark Souls has been cited as one of the greatest video games ever made. Critics praised the depth of its combat, intricate level design, and use of flavor text. However, they were divided on the game's unforgiving difficulty. The original Windows version of the game was less well-received, with criticism directed at several technical issues. By April 2013, the game had sold over two million copies worldwide. Its success led to the development of two sequels—Dark Souls II (2014) and Dark Souls III (2016)—while a remastered version was released in 2018.