Duel
Choose two or three worlds. The leader in each criterion is lit; the rows beneath usually settle it when genres differ.
90S
Dark Souls III
No. 4 in the Index
92S
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Takes the duel
Combat
95
80
World & lore
90
99
Builds & systems
86
84
Fair challenge
88
90
PC port
84
92
Rank in the Index
No. 4 · tier S
No. 3 · tier S
Genre
Soulslike, Action RPG
RPG, Action RPG, Open world
Developer
FromSoftware
CD PROJEKT RED
Released
11 April 2016
18 May 2015
Steam price
$59.99
$49.99
Cost per hour
≈ $1.71
≈ $0.91
Trial
Punishing
Measured
Systems
Windows
Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
Verified
Modes
Single-player, Online co-op, Online PvP
Single-player
Verdict
The purest Souls experience on PC. A trial worth taking.
Still the gold standard for quests in an open world. Essential.