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DARK SOULS™ II cover art

DARK SOULS™ II

FromSoftware, Inc. · BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment · 2014-04-25

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Dark Souls · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Apr 25, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 11, 2014 (PlayStation 3), Mar 14, 2014 (Xbox 360)

Developed by FROM SOFTWARE, DARK SOULS™ II is the highly anticipated sequel to the gruelling 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.

176
playing now
88%
positive of 47k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
critic score (20 outlets, IGDB)
79/100
IGDB user rating (843 ratings)
60h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 88h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

176 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 UTC (census sample)

Dark Souls II is a 2014 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Games. The second game in the Dark Souls series, it is set in the fallen kingdom of Drangleic and follows an undead traveler seeking a cure for their curse. It retains the series' emphasis on challenging combat, character customization, exploration and online interaction, while introducing changes such as a hollowing system that reduces the player's maximum health after repeated deaths.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 176 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,898 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~237/week).
  • · Review velocity up 73% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 1.2M–2.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 46,763 total reviews — how this is computed.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
38938920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 318 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 263 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 279 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 159 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 270 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 250 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 389 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 187 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 183 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 171 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 100 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 117 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 109 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 377 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 109 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 387 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 25 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

293992026-08-06 22:00 — 240 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 118 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 202 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 232 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 142 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 238 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 235 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 179 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 263 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 250 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 108 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 213 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 236 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 108 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 207 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 207 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 113 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 218 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 245 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 99 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 197 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 219 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 170 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 192 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 250 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 152 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 140 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 212 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 176 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$45.05$6.242015-01-012021-02-152015-01-01 — best price $14.792015-01-06 — best price $41.522015-01-16 — best price $22.702015-01-24 — best price $44.812015-02-26 — best price $39.162015-03-18 — best price $37.762015-04-02 — best price $43.062015-04-13 — best price $29.992015-09-10 — best price $19.992015-11-01 — best price $39.992015-12-08 — best price $39.992016-02-05 — best price $18.792016-07-07 — best price $24.992016-07-13 — best price $24.992016-07-19 — best price $24.992016-07-23 — best price $24.992016-07-27 — best price $24.992016-11-23 — best price $6.242016-12-22 — best price $11.242017-06-22 — best price $11.242017-11-22 — best price $12.492017-12-22 — best price $39.992018-02-12 — best price $10.002018-04-19 — best price $10.002018-06-16 — best price $39.992018-07-30 — best price $39.992018-10-01 — best price $39.992018-11-27 — best price $39.992019-02-11 — best price $39.992019-07-09 — best price $39.992019-11-01 — best price $39.992020-01-02 — best price $39.992020-04-20 — best price $39.992021-01-05 — best price $39.992021-02-15 — best price $24.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5103122026-05-31 — 391 pageviews2026-06-03 — 350 pageviews2026-06-06 — 403 pageviews2026-06-09 — 409 pageviews2026-06-12 — 387 pageviews2026-06-15 — 387 pageviews2026-06-18 — 372 pageviews2026-06-21 — 461 pageviews2026-06-24 — 419 pageviews2026-06-27 — 346 pageviews2026-06-30 — 341 pageviews2026-07-03 — 354 pageviews2026-07-06 — 411 pageviews2026-07-09 — 417 pageviews2026-07-12 — 420 pageviews2026-07-15 — 341 pageviews2026-07-18 — 360 pageviews2026-07-21 — 350 pageviews2026-07-24 — 403 pageviews2026-07-27 — 405 pageviews2026-07-30 — 405 pageviews2026-08-02 — 383 pageviews2026-08-05 — 399 pageviews2026-08-08 — 312 pageviews2026-08-11 — 370 pageviews2026-08-14 — 384 pageviews2026-08-17 — 379 pageviews2026-08-20 — 484 pageviews2026-08-23 — 453 pageviews2026-08-26 — 483 pageviews2026-08-28 — 460 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
94.4%
earned "Self Recollection"
36.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing4 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvPRPGEpicCo-opActionFantasyAdventureDifficultAction RPGSouls-like

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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