Dark Souls II

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• soulslike

• dark fantasy video game
• action role-playing game

• action game^*

• role-playing video game^*

• beat 'em up^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

• PlayStation 3^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  4^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · PlayStation 3^*

  Classification

  T - Teen^*

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Dark Souls

Engines

• Havok

Localized titles

• Dark Souls II

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• RPG^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Remote Play on Phone^*
• Remote Play on Tablet^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• Italian^*
• German^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Polish^*
• Russian^*
• Korean^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Traditional Chinese^*

Community tags · historical

• Souls-like^*

  Votes · historical

  3,337^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  3,083^*

• Dark Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  2,310^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  1,913^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  1,811^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  1,576^*

• Unforgiving^*

  Votes · historical

  1,434^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  1,433^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  1,319^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  1,303^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  1,061^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  996^*

• Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  891^*

• Epic^*

  Votes · historical

  839^*

• PvP^*

  Votes · historical

  764^*

• Immersive^*

  Votes · historical

  763^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  667^*

• Replay Value^*

  Votes · historical

  545^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  482^*

• Dark^*

  Votes · historical

  372^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8^*

  Processor alternatives

  AMD® Phenom II™ X2 555 3.2Ghz or Intel® Pentium Core ™ 2 Duo E8500 3.17Ghz^*

  Memory

  2 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600GT, ATI Radeon™ HD 5870^*

  Graphics API

  Version 9.0c^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  12 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX 9 sound device^*

  Conditions

  Controller support: Microsoft Xbox 360® Controller for Windows® (or equivalent) recommended^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 or ATI Radeon™ HD 6870 or higher^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel® CoreTM i3 2100 3.10GHz or AMD® A8 3870K 3.0GHz^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  4 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Playable^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  59^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• FromSoftware

• FromSoftware, Inc.^*

Publishers

• Bandai Namco Entertainment

• FromSoftware, Inc.^*
• FromSoftware^*
• Namco Bandai Games America^*

• 2014-03-11

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2015-04-07

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2014-03-11 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2014-03-11^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2014-03-11 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2014-03-11^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Apr 25, 2014^*

Detailed specifications