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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!

Release DateApr 11, 2016
Price$ 59.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)94.2% (very positive) Top 15% / 94.1%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.1% Top 1% / 93.2%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)236.5K  Top 1% / 368.1K  Top 1%
Curators754 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time118.9 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar2 hour  Top 10%
Followers609K  Top 1%
Owners± 9.6M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 6M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 127M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of DARK SOULS™ III steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see DARK SOULS™ III's Steam rating and reviews between April 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 84% (April 2016) to 94.3% (January 2022).

With 368.1K reviews Top 1%, DARK SOULS™ III is an undeniable major AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for DARK SOULS™ III and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows DARK SOULS™ III's review languages. The most popular language is English (38%), followed by Simplified Chinese (25%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 29 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 12 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying DARK SOULS™ III percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in DARK SOULS™ III, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 260 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.2 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (192 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of DARK SOULS™ III's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fast-paced combat
  • Great boss battles
  • Amazing soundtrack
  • Quality of life improvements
  • Beautiful graphics
  • Lots of replayability
  • Interesting level design
  • Fluid enemy animations
  • High degree of player control
  • Challenging but fair gameplay
  • PC port issues
  • Laggy multiplayer
  • Poor mouse and keyboard controls
  • Cheap enemy placement
  • Broken poise mechanics
  • Hackers in PvP
  • Sometimes confusing co-op system
  • Questionable bonfire placements
  • Some bosses are too flashy/easy
  • Reused sound effects

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 94.2%  Top 15% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of DARK SOULS™ III's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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