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DARK SOULS™ III cover art

DARK SOULS™ III

FromSoftware, Inc. · 2016-04-11

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Action

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

Releases: Apr 12, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Apr 11, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Mar 24, 2016 (Xbox One)

Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!

3,774
playing now
94%
positive of 439k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
5,000,000–10,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
1,497
twitch viewers (latest)
86/100
critic score (26 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (1948 ratings)
51h
to beat · rushed 27h · completionist 106h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

3,774 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

Dark Souls III is a 2016 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Released for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows, it is the third and final entry in the Dark Souls trilogy. The game follows the Ashen One, an unkindled warrior, on a quest involving the Lords of Cinder and the fading First Flame. It is played from a third-person perspective, and players use weapons, armour, magic, shields, and consumables to fight enemies. Series creator Hidetaka Miyazaki returned as a director after having a supervisory role on Dark Souls II.

Trailer

DARK SOULS™ III trailer thumbnail

Dark Souls III – Launch Trailer | PS4

≈323,838 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3,774 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10,776 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,347/week).
  • · Review velocity down 8% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 11M–26M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 439,295 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at IndieGala Store (2017-04-28) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 28 of 45 observed days · $54.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
6.5k6.5k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 2,287 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 201 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1,627 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 164 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 1,154 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 870 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 804 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,387 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 209 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1,583 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 912 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 602 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 625 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 4,945 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 194 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 1,298 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 147 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 1,207 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 127 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1,577 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 191 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 1,015 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 733 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 956 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4,044 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 189 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 4,970 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 169 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 656 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 805 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1,254 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 5,394 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 5,644 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 202 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 4,927 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 199 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3,891 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 131 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3,184 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 6,545 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 452 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 5,991 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 360 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 4,908 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 214 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 6,150 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 266 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 3,446 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 134 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 2,330 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 87 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 2,017 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 4,211 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 6,114 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 235 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5,564 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 257 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3,904 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 175 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3,070 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4,291 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 211 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 2,887 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 5,579 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 381 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6,335 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 402 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 3,617 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 200 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 2,511 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 2,231 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4,378 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 4,572 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 262 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 5,642 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 361 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3,019 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 254 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 3,031 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 385 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1,897 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 532 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,333 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 318 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,068 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 190 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 1,100 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 174 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 1,420 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 1,291 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,057 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,455 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,416 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 89 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,565 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,343 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 170 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,197 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 957 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 949 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 979 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,801 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 162 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,478 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 101 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,692 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 112 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 1,238 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,827 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,772 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,414 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2,354 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 165 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2,035 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 107 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,286 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 2,191 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 150 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,680 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,799 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 128 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,349 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 1,201 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 2,074 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 502 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,327 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,952 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 139 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,556 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 122 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,883 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,424 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,088 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2,480 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 182 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,597 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,175 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 1,093 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 786 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,396 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,325 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,619 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,130 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 91 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,504 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 137 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,339 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 106 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,207 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,386 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 927 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 831 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 689 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 56 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5.3k2.7k2026-08-06 21:00 — 3,851 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 2,907 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 4,160 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 4,018 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 3,441 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 4,760 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 4,593 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 3,757 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 5,173 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 4,774 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 2,882 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 4,441 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 3,972 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 2,787 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 4,333 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 3,669 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 2,807 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 4,425 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 5,269 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 3,083 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 3,066 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 3,971 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 3,754 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 4,063 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 4,202 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 3,193 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 2,845 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 4,352 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 3,774 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$8.992015-06-252026-08-282015-06-25 — best price $59.992016-07-09 — best price $41.992016-10-06 — best price $38.992016-12-31 — best price $30.002017-04-07 — best price $40.432017-06-24 — best price $21.992017-09-07 — best price $21.842017-11-23 — best price $23.992018-02-03 — best price $56.992018-04-27 — best price $59.992018-07-07 — best price $14.992018-09-07 — best price $15.002018-11-21 — best price $14.992019-01-24 — best price $43.562019-03-27 — best price $55.192019-05-22 — best price $13.202019-07-26 — best price $59.992019-10-25 — best price $14.992019-12-20 — best price $59.992020-02-14 — best price $52.012020-04-21 — best price $34.992020-06-23 — best price $55.192020-09-01 — best price $59.992020-11-25 — best price $14.992021-01-28 — best price $12.742021-04-08 — best price $14.992021-06-13 — best price $47.902021-11-01 — best price $37.992022-01-14 — best price $14.992022-09-15 — best price $42.772023-06-30 — best price $25.202023-09-07 — best price $25.992024-02-14 — best price $27.032024-07-27 — best price $49.952024-11-29 — best price $27.602025-07-28 — best price $59.992026-02-13 — best price $26.032026-08-28 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

5723472026-05-30 — 398 pageviews2026-06-02 — 389 pageviews2026-06-05 — 463 pageviews2026-06-08 — 454 pageviews2026-06-11 — 402 pageviews2026-06-14 — 404 pageviews2026-06-17 — 397 pageviews2026-06-20 — 354 pageviews2026-06-23 — 399 pageviews2026-06-26 — 429 pageviews2026-06-29 — 404 pageviews2026-07-02 — 392 pageviews2026-07-05 — 412 pageviews2026-07-08 — 417 pageviews2026-07-11 — 387 pageviews2026-07-14 — 437 pageviews2026-07-17 — 424 pageviews2026-07-20 — 401 pageviews2026-07-23 — 406 pageviews2026-07-26 — 434 pageviews2026-07-29 — 359 pageviews2026-08-01 — 358 pageviews2026-08-04 — 361 pageviews2026-08-07 — 366 pageviews2026-08-10 — 424 pageviews2026-08-13 — 405 pageviews2026-08-16 — 421 pageviews2026-08-19 — 492 pageviews2026-08-22 — 507 pageviews2026-08-25 — 455 pageviews2026-08-27 — 456 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

5.5k772026-08-22 03:12 — 4,114 viewers2026-08-22 06:12 — 2,081 viewers2026-08-22 09:12 — 2,261 viewers2026-08-23 03:12 — 2,913 viewers2026-08-23 06:12 — 2,121 viewers2026-08-23 09:12 — 2,541 viewers2026-08-24 02:12 — 5,461 viewers2026-08-24 05:12 — 2,321 viewers2026-08-24 08:12 — 2,708 viewers2026-08-28 08:34 — 251 viewers2026-08-28 11:34 — 129 viewers2026-08-28 14:34 — 1,191 viewers2026-08-28 17:34 — 1,323 viewers2026-08-28 20:34 — 818 viewers2026-08-28 23:34 — 305 viewers2026-08-29 02:34 — 263 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 295 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 229 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 329 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 2,162 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 2,197 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 4,100 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 512 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 889 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 515 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 512 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 237 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 1,185 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 1,497 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

43
achievements tracked
93.9%
earned "Enkindle"
43%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsPlayable without Timed InputSave Anytime3 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Russian, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RPGCo-opActionAdventureDifficultLore-RichAction RPGSouls-likeStory RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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