Dark Souls

Platforms

PC
PS3
Xbox 360

Initial release Sept. 22, 2011

Developers

FromSoftware

Genres

Action Adventure
RPG

Publishers

Bandai Namco Entertainment
Namco Bandai
Namco Bandai Partners

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From Software finds a classic sitting next to a forgotten bonfire. This review now includes impressions of the Nintendo Switch version of Dark Souls Remastered.

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The Lands Buytween? Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware's owner Kadokawa

The megacorp behind PlayStation is looking to "add to its entertainment portfolio", according to Reuters.

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The Tarnished sizing up to a boss in Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree.

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The Lands Buytween? | Sony is reportedly in talks to buy Elden Ring and Dark Souls developer FromSoftware's owner Kadokawa

The megacorp behind PlayStation is looking to "add to its entertainment portfolio", according to Reuters.

Nov. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Leave It To The Pros | Could an Elden Ring or Dark Souls movie be in our future? Miyazaki isn't opposed to it, he'd just rather someone else handle it

"There are many others who can make a much better linear format content than we can."

June 18, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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SUMMON SIGN | Excited for Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree? Two of the best Dark Souls books are now in a neat bundle

Both Abyssal Archive and You Died are getting softcover releases, for the ultimate FromSoftware fan.

March 6, 2024 Connor Makar

The weird lion boss in Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree trailer.

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BOSSTUME? | Remember the weird flying lion boss from Elden Ring's DLC trailer? It might just be some people in a costume

You know that joke that every man in a trench coat is two kids stacked on top of each other?

Feb. 23, 2024 Mark Warren

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I'M SOULD | Dark Souls pixel art mod will have you picturing an alternate universe's 1990s

What could have been...

Nov. 19, 2023 Oisin Kuhnke

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DE-FACE-D | The Dark Souls wiki has a hidden face bandit who's casually been defacing bosses

Ever heard of the 2001 PC classic ‘The Mystery of the Druids’?

Nov. 15, 2023 Mark Warren

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NO BORROWED WINGS | Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is FromSoftware's biggest Steam launch (that isn't Elden Ring)

Even when it's not the highly-anticipated and longtime hyped Elden Ring, FromSoftware games can no longer be called niche.

Aug. 25, 2023 Sherif Saed

Custom header of Dark Souls 1 and Armored Core 6

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DIFFICULTY SPIKE | If you're a Dark Souls fan, Armored Core 6 is perfect for you

If you've not struggled for a while, you can capture the spark of that old, Sisyphean FromSoft challenge again with AC6.

Aug. 24, 2023 Connor Makar

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Shooters, RPGs, simulations, and Xbox Live. The Xbox 360 had it all.

Aug. 4, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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PRAISE THE SUN | Dark Souls anime reportedly in the works for Netflix

The dragons shall never be forgotten.

July 28, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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WELL DESERVED | Hidetaka Miyazaki named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2023

The father of the soulslike genre makes the list.

April 13, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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LORDRAN IT OVER | Almost a year after Elden Ring changed everything, there’s never been a better time to return to Dark Souls

If you’re considering a replay of Dark Souls, there’s no better time to praise the sun than right now – in a cold, forgettable week in January

Jan. 9, 2023 Dom Peppiatt

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MASOCHISTIC, MUCH? | Absolute chad beats every Souls game back to back, without taking a single hit

This run hasn’t been seen before, so it’s quite the feat.

Nov. 16, 2022 Kelsey Raynor

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IT'S BEEN A WHILE | Dark Souls Remastered PC servers are finally back online

A 10-month wait.

Nov. 9, 2022 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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you tried | Elden Ring's roaming cavalry is an enemy design FromSoft has been trying to make happen since Demon's Souls

For over 13 years, FromSoftware has been refining a particular idea it had all the way back in Demon's Souls, and Elden Ring contains the latest iteration.

July 14, 2022 Sherif Saed