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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED

QLOC · FromSoftware, Inc. · 2018-05-23

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

Releases: May 25, 2018 (Xbox One), Oct 19, 2018 (Nintendo Switch), May 23, 2018 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 25, 2018 (PlayStation 4)

Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.

3,317
playing now
92%
positive of 155k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
434
twitch viewers (latest)
87/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (559 ratings)
46h
to beat · rushed 20h · completionist 54h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

3,317 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Dark Souls is a 2011 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games. It is the first game in the Dark Souls series and a spiritual successor to FromSoftware's Demon's Souls. Set in the kingdom of Lordran, the game follows the Chosen Undead, who escapes from the Northern Undead Asylum and travels through Lordran to discover the fate of the undead. Gameplay centres on exploration, deliberate combat, character customisation, and online interactions including messages, cooperative play, and invasions.

Trailer

DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED trailer thumbnail

Dark Souls: Remastered - Launch Trailer | PS4

≈90,084 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 3,317 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 10,596 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1,325/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,903 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 3.9M–9.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 154,511 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$39.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $12.98 at GameBillet (2020-04-17) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 30 of 44 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
3.0k3.0k20182026Week of 2018-05-01: 3,022 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1,534 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 1,187 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 723 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 295 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 120 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 877 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 222 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,133 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,044 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 258 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,180 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,285 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1,063 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 743 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 684 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 785 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 737 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 686 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 720 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 601 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 528 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 507 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 795 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 773 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 763 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 617 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 637 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 666 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 692 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 735 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 791 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 672 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 567 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,669 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 102 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2,531 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 180 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2,304 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 1,168 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1,195 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 145 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 958 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 260 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 733 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 565 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 644 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 618 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 538 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 498 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 835 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 851 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,140 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 853 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 780 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 670 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 611 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 634 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 2,517 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 192 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 1,168 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1,478 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 994 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 71 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 1,271 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 1,260 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 1,103 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 1,927 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 149 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1,544 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 114 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1,023 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 75 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1,843 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 153 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 1,297 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 100 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 1,430 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 138 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,094 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 933 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,985 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 241 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 1,067 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 1,492 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 1,289 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 1,534 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 105 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 1,122 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 848 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2,188 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 234 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1,366 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 115 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1,106 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 960 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 1,311 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 111 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 1,183 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 1,645 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 116 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1,148 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1,387 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 152 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1,330 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 1,163 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 141 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1,313 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 118 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 894 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 848 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 664 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 61 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

3.3k1.5k2026-08-06 21:00 — 2,496 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 1,693 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 2,141 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 2,666 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 1,952 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 2,472 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 2,986 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 2,179 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 2,699 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 3,172 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 1,679 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2,283 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 2,395 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 1,679 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 2,226 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 2,260 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 1,713 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 2,398 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 3,318 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 1,867 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 1,726 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 2,419 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 2,364 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 2,115 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 2,561 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 2,173 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 1,480 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 2,570 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 2,599 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 3,317 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$47.99$13.922018-05-232026-08-262018-05-23 — best price $35.192019-02-04 — best price $29.992019-04-27 — best price $33.592019-06-13 — best price $27.992019-07-23 — best price $39.992019-09-16 — best price $23.192019-11-08 — best price $16.992019-12-20 — best price $39.992020-02-04 — best price $39.992020-03-18 — best price $18.792020-05-04 — best price $39.992020-06-06 — best price $39.992020-07-02 — best price $35.092020-07-27 — best price $39.992020-09-03 — best price $19.992020-11-05 — best price $39.992021-01-22 — best price $39.992021-03-07 — best price $39.992021-05-02 — best price $44.762021-07-12 — best price $34.982021-09-05 — best price $39.992021-11-25 — best price $18.302022-03-01 — best price $34.592022-11-15 — best price $33.492023-06-09 — best price $37.762023-09-07 — best price $19.992024-02-22 — best price $31.492024-06-04 — best price $39.992024-09-25 — best price $37.702024-11-29 — best price $17.992025-05-05 — best price $19.392025-10-29 — best price $33.172026-02-27 — best price $19.952026-07-29 — best price $34.792026-08-26 — best price $39.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

7434282026-05-28 — 624 pageviews2026-05-31 — 564 pageviews2026-06-03 — 524 pageviews2026-06-06 — 546 pageviews2026-06-09 — 652 pageviews2026-06-12 — 531 pageviews2026-06-15 — 584 pageviews2026-06-18 — 519 pageviews2026-06-21 — 503 pageviews2026-06-24 — 591 pageviews2026-06-27 — 553 pageviews2026-06-30 — 469 pageviews2026-07-03 — 505 pageviews2026-07-06 — 577 pageviews2026-07-09 — 595 pageviews2026-07-12 — 564 pageviews2026-07-15 — 506 pageviews2026-07-18 — 518 pageviews2026-07-21 — 474 pageviews2026-07-24 — 537 pageviews2026-07-27 — 551 pageviews2026-07-30 — 531 pageviews2026-08-02 — 531 pageviews2026-08-05 — 494 pageviews2026-08-08 — 527 pageviews2026-08-11 — 557 pageviews2026-08-14 — 568 pageviews2026-08-17 — 582 pageviews2026-08-20 — 709 pageviews2026-08-23 — 725 pageviews2026-08-25 — 614 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

7.3k2092026-08-18 00:12 — 7,269 viewers2026-08-25 15:12 — 4,093 viewers2026-08-26 22:34 — 508 viewers2026-08-27 02:34 — 579 viewers2026-08-27 05:34 — 979 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 927 viewers2026-08-27 11:34 — 1,503 viewers2026-08-27 14:34 — 1,586 viewers2026-08-27 17:12 — 3,187 viewers2026-08-27 19:12 — 2,907 viewers2026-08-27 22:34 — 419 viewers2026-08-28 01:34 — 446 viewers2026-08-28 04:34 — 257 viewers2026-08-28 07:34 — 404 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 443 viewers2026-08-28 13:34 — 451 viewers2026-08-28 16:35 — 1,427 viewers2026-08-28 19:34 — 595 viewers2026-08-28 22:34 — 651 viewers2026-08-29 01:34 — 530 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 1,184 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 1,034 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 1,341 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 273 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 516 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 595 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 399 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 570 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 385 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 559 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 302 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 273 viewers2026-08-30 16:35 — 372 viewers2026-08-30 17:34 — 434 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

41
achievements tracked
96.6%
earned "Enkindle"
29.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

RPGDarkActionFantasyAdventureDifficultLore-RichAction RPGSouls-likeStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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