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DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin cover art

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

FromSoftware, Inc. · Bandai Namco Entertainment · 2015-04-01

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ActionRPG

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

Releases: Apr 07, 2015 (Xbox One), Apr 02, 2015 (PlayStation 4), Apr 07, 2015 (PlayStation 3), Apr 02, 2015 (Xbox 360), Apr 02, 2015 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin is an Action and RPG game released in 2015, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (84% of 131,949 reviews).

2,052
playing now
84%
positive of 133k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
2,226
twitch viewers (latest)
67.5
viewers/channel (concentration)
87/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
84/100
IGDB user rating (441 ratings)
4.50★
PlayStation Store rating (43,221 ratings)
53h
to beat · rushed 35h · completionist 72h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

2,052 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Dark Souls II is set in Drangleic, a ruined kingdom worn down by an undead curse that slowly erodes memory and identity. The player takes the role of the Bearer of the Curse, an undead traveler who comes to the kingdom searching for a way to be cured. In the quiet settlement of Majula, a figure called the Emerald Herald points the Bearer toward gathering powerful souls and seeking out King Vendrick, the land's former ruler. The journey leads across crumbling castles, forgotten crypts, and hostile wilds, where much of the kingdom's history is pieced together indirectly through the people, place(Storyline via IGDB)

Trailer

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin trailer thumbnail

Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin - Forlorn Hope Trailer

≈25,256 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 2,052 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,713 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~714/week).
  • · Review velocity up 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 3.3M–8.0M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 133,481 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $6.99 at IndieGala Store (2018-03-20) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 18 of 34 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.5k1.5k20182026Week of 2018-03-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 107 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 738 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 267 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 277 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 148 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,014 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 998 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 953 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,001 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 945 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 117 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 661 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 622 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 1,009 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 1,199 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 193 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 1,010 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,386 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 241 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 679 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 847 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,162 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,114 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 819 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 688 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 1,017 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 682 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1,265 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 263 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,484 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 312 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 833 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 205 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 594 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 540 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 121 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 907 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,131 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 244 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,274 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 305 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 664 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 188 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 629 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 551 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 288 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 356 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 97 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 274 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 84 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 374 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 532 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 546 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 403 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 144 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 439 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 96 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 329 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 756 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 254 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 508 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 151 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 547 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 415 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 546 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 635 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 624 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 442 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 136 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 250 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 602 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 631 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 212 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 521 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 423 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 779 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 286 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 537 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 669 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 615 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 646 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 216 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 939 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 294 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 643 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 625 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 358 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 562 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 181 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 595 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 676 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 554 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 639 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 176 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 668 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 156 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 707 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 211 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 501 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 479 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 146 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 269 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 96 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

6.5k9742026-09-15 11:00 — 1,119 players2026-09-16 19:00 — 1,672 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 1,244 players2026-09-19 10:00 — 1,356 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 2,190 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 1,412 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 1,785 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 3,650 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 4,472 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 4,330 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 4,983 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 4,091 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 3,269 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 4,856 players2026-10-03 21:00 — 6,055 players2026-10-05 05:00 — 3,428 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 4,176 players2026-10-07 20:00 — 4,207 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 3,359 players2026-10-10 11:00 — 3,798 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 5,888 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 3,717 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 2,052 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5.8k807Apr 2015Aug 2026Apr 2015 — avg 5,778 · peak 12,051Aug 2015 — avg 2,726 · peak 4,426Dec 2015 — avg 3,315 · peak 8,141Apr 2016 — avg 3,633 · peak 9,814Aug 2016 — avg 1,545 · peak 2,473Dec 2016 — avg 2,206 · peak 3,846Apr 2017 — avg 2,069 · peak 3,622Aug 2017 — avg 1,680 · peak 2,864Dec 2017 — avg 2,036 · peak 3,701Apr 2018 — avg 1,514 · peak 2,634Aug 2018 — avg 1,353 · peak 2,403Dec 2018 — avg 1,608 · peak 3,121Apr 2019 — avg 1,372 · peak 2,484Aug 2019 — avg 1,295 · peak 2,146Dec 2019 — avg 1,627 · peak 2,940Apr 2020 — avg 2,733 · peak 5,202Aug 2020 — avg 2,156 · peak 3,301Dec 2020 — avg 2,706 · peak 4,549Apr 2021 — avg 2,409 · peak 4,721Aug 2021 — avg 2,430 · peak 3,947Dec 2021 — avg 2,901 · peak 4,842Apr 2022 — avg 1,723 · peak 3,110Aug 2022 — avg 874 · peak 1,356Dec 2022 — avg 1,394 · peak 2,139Apr 2023 — avg 1,230 · peak 2,046Aug 2023 — avg 1,562 · peak 2,502Dec 2023 — avg 1,611 · peak 2,765Apr 2024 — avg 1,722 · peak 2,908Aug 2024 — avg 1,876 · peak 3,173Dec 2024 — avg 1,776 · peak 2,621Apr 2025 — avg 1,783 · peak 2,897Aug 2025 — avg 1,600 · peak 2,456Dec 2025 — avg 1,944 · peak 2,932Apr 2026 — avg 1,957 · peak 4,002Aug 2026 — avg 1,594 · peak 2,466
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
90902026-09-222026-10-142026-09-22: 20 new positive2026-09-22: 1 new negative2026-09-23: 31 new positive2026-09-23: 7 new negative2026-09-24: 30 new positive2026-09-24: 4 new negative2026-09-25: 34 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new negative2026-09-26: 45 new positive2026-09-26: 2 new negative2026-09-27: 90 new positive2026-09-27: 32 new negative2026-09-28: 42 new positive2026-09-28: 18 new negative2026-09-29: 41 new positive2026-09-29: 12 new negative2026-09-30: 38 new positive2026-09-30: 15 new negative2026-10-01: 42 new positive2026-10-01: 8 new negative2026-10-02: 26 new positive2026-10-02: 17 new negative2026-10-03: 47 new positive2026-10-03: 15 new negative2026-10-04: 70 new positive2026-10-04: 8 new negative2026-10-05: 40 new positive2026-10-05: 6 new negative2026-10-06: 60 new positive2026-10-06: 14 new negative2026-10-07: 49 new positive2026-10-07: 9 new negative2026-10-08: 43 new positive2026-10-08: 8 new negative2026-10-09: 39 new positive2026-10-09: 21 new negative2026-10-10: 88 new positive2026-10-10: 18 new negative2026-10-11: 57 new positive2026-10-11: 10 new negative2026-10-12: 43 new positive2026-10-12: 9 new negative2026-10-13: 37 new positive2026-10-13: 9 new negative2026-10-14: 42 new positive2026-10-14: 11 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$49.99$7.882015-04-022026-10-082015-04-02 — best price $36.802015-07-14 — best price $24.992015-10-23 — best price $24.992016-02-05 — best price $18.992016-06-12 — best price $13.592016-10-13 — best price $9.992017-01-01 — best price $19.972017-04-16 — best price $35.992017-08-03 — best price $22.472017-11-21 — best price $10.002018-02-12 — best price $10.002018-05-06 — best price $39.992018-08-01 — best price $9.172018-10-29 — best price $16.652019-02-07 — best price $10.002019-04-08 — best price $33.282019-06-25 — best price $39.992019-09-28 — best price $37.192019-12-14 — best price $10.002020-02-12 — best price $37.092020-05-05 — best price $33.892020-07-20 — best price $9.992020-10-01 — best price $31.992020-12-22 — best price $8.992021-02-26 — best price $10.002021-05-31 — best price $9.992021-09-20 — best price $8.992022-01-14 — best price $9.992023-05-10 — best price $37.762023-09-19 — best price $39.992024-05-10 — best price $18.992024-10-15 — best price $39.992025-05-14 — best price $39.992026-04-19 — best price $39.992026-10-08 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Twitch viewers

3.0k912026-09-30 21:34 — 887 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 313 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 548 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 177 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 296 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 581 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 213 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 210 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 369 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 921 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 383 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 238 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 301 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 3,016 viewers2026-10-06 02:12 — 2,101 viewers2026-10-06 09:34 — 386 viewers2026-10-06 18:34 — 411 viewers2026-10-07 03:34 — 275 viewers2026-10-07 12:34 — 233 viewers2026-10-07 21:34 — 323 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 1,673 viewers2026-10-08 15:34 — 357 viewers2026-10-09 00:34 — 372 viewers2026-10-09 09:34 — 1,181 viewers2026-10-09 18:34 — 401 viewers2026-10-10 03:34 — 421 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 356 viewers2026-10-10 21:34 — 2,191 viewers2026-10-11 06:34 — 202 viewers2026-10-11 15:34 — 451 viewers2026-10-12 00:34 — 314 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 366 viewers2026-10-12 18:34 — 784 viewers2026-10-13 03:34 — 248 viewers2026-10-13 12:34 — 143 viewers2026-10-13 21:34 — 1,792 viewers2026-10-14 06:34 — 128 viewers2026-10-14 15:34 — 333 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 2,226 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
94%
earned "Self Recollection"
35.6%
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 Sharing

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RPGDarkCo-opActionFantasyMedievalAdventureDifficultAction RPGSouls-like

Census log

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

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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