Duel
Choose two or three worlds. The leader in each criterion is lit; the rows beneath usually settle it when genres differ.
83B
Dota 2
No. 10 in the Index
90S
Dark Souls III
Takes the duel
Combat
92
95
World & lore
78
90
Builds & systems
94
86
Fair challenge
70
88
PC port
86
84
Rank in the Index
No. 10 · tier B
No. 4 · tier S
Genre
MOBA, Strategy
Soulslike, Action RPG
Developer
Valve
FromSoftware
Released
9 July 2013
11 April 2016
Steam price
Free
$59.99
Cost per hour
Free
≈ $1.71
Trial
Merciless
Punishing
Systems
Windows, macOS, Linux
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Verified
Modes
Online PvP, Online co-op
Single-player, Online co-op, Online PvP
Verdict
Free, bottomless and merciless. Great, for the right player.
The purest Souls experience on PC. A trial worth taking.