Duel
Choose two or three worlds. The leader in each criterion is lit; the rows beneath usually settle it when genres differ.
89A
Divinity: Original Sin 2
No. 5 in the Index
90S
Dark Souls III
Takes the duel
Combat
94
95
World & lore
88
90
Builds & systems
95
86
Fair challenge
84
88
PC port
88
84
Rank in the Index
No. 5 · tier A
No. 4 · tier S
Genre
RPG, Turn-based, Co-op
Soulslike, Action RPG
Developer
Larian Studios
FromSoftware
Released
14 September 2017
11 April 2016
Steam price
$59.99
$59.99
Cost per hour
≈ $0.86
≈ $1.71
Trial
Testing
Punishing
Systems
Windows, macOS
Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
Verified
Modes
Single-player, Online co-op, Local co-op
Single-player, Online co-op, Online PvP
Verdict
A tactical masterpiece and a fine second Larian game to play.
The purest Souls experience on PC. A trial worth taking.