Atmosphere, art and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“DkS III is just... consistently great. This is the Souls formula in its pure essence, the greatest hits with all killer and no filler.”
Steam review · 58.3 h played ↗
DARK SOULS™ III
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%FromSoftware, Inc.2016Souls-like · Action RPG · RPG
The verdict
A brilliant, brutally hard action RPG with top-tier bosses, music and atmosphere, but the PC port is rough and lacks cloud saves. Skip it if you dislike punishing combat or want polished PC support.
Great for
Players who want challenging, boss-focused action RPG combat with dark atmosphere, music and co-op mods
Main risk
Stutters, freezes and missing cloud saves on PC, plus a steep, punishing difficulty
What players love
Outstanding boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Peak Souls 3 has the best bosses of any video game.”
Steam review · 112.8 h played ↗
Excellent combat and mechanics
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“This is probably my favorite version of Souls combat.”
Steam review · 90.8 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“Nearly every major boss theme is unforgettable, turning already incredible fights into masterpieces.”
Steam review · 42.1 h played ↗
Rewarding challenge and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“there’s something incredibly satisfying about the way the game makes you earn your progress.”
Steam review · 416.1 h played ↗
Great DLC
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“DLC was the best part.”
Steam review · 54.2 h played ↗
What players complain about
Stutters, freezes and poor PC optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Great gameplay, great ambience, terrible optimization. Game has some minor micro stutters and sometimes just freezes for like 5 seconds.”
Steam review · 194.5 h played ↗
Too fast, roll-spam combat and unfair difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“DS3 punishes you for playing this way, forcing you to play aggressively all the time, which is very frustrating.”
Steam review · 138.2 h played ↗
Poor keyboard/mouse controls and camera
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Mouse and keyboard controls are absolutely terrible.”
Steam review · 5.9 h played ↗
No Steam cloud saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“After losing a 550 hour save because I had to reinstall windows, I can't recommend it.”
Steam review · 559.4 h played ↗
Too expensive for a 10-year-old game
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“This game is almost 10 years old and Bandai Namco decided to stop lowering the price during sales.”
Steam review · 152.2 h played ↗
Too linear, weaker level design than earlier games
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“In DS3 you get a short-lived, 20-30 hour adventure (maybe it's for the best) where you literally just go straight.”
Steam review · 84.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support25 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2100 / AMD® FX-6300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce GTX 750 Ti / ATI Radeon HD 7950
Storage25 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i7-3770 / AMD® FX-8350
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce GTX 970 / ATI Radeon R9 series
Storage25 GB available space
OSWindows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit
ProcessorIntel Core i3-2100 / AMD® FX-6300
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce GTX 750 Ti / ATI Radeon HD 7950
Storage25 GB available space
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