Dark Souls III

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• soulslike

• dark fantasy video game
• action role-playing game

• action game^*

• role-playing video game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  6^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  M - Mature^*

Series

• Dark Souls

Engines

• Havok

Localized titles

• Dark Souls III

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• Co-op^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• Camera Comfort^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Save Anytime^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Surround Sound^*
• 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^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Korean^*

Community tags · historical

• Souls-like^*

  Votes · historical

  9,604^*

• Dark Fantasy^*

  Votes · historical

  7,905^*

• Difficult^*

  Votes · historical

  6,967^*

• RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  5,966^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  5,311^*

• Lore-Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  4,544^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  4,272^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  3,797^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  3,779^*

• Action RPG^*

  Votes · historical

  3,576^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  3,499^*

• Great Soundtrack^*

  Votes · historical

  3,418^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  3,307^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  3,292^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  3,214^*

• PvP^*

  Votes · historical

  3,161^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  3,080^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  2,427^*

• Character Customization^*

  Votes · historical

  1,936^*

• Replay Value^*

  Votes · historical

  1,926^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit Windows 10 64bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i3-2100 / AMD® FX-6300^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 750 Ti / ATI Radeon HD 7950^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  25 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  DirectX 11 sound device^*

  Conditions

  Internet connection required for online play and product activation^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Core i7-3770 / AMD® FX-8350^*

  Graphics alternatives

  NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 970 / ATI Radeon R9 series^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

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

  Memory

  8 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27^*

  Community-reported frame rate

  45 fps^*

  Reports

  1^*

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

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  724^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

Developers

• FromSoftware

• FromSoftware, Inc.^*

Publishers

• Bandai Namco Entertainment

• FromSoftware

• Noviy Disk
• FromSoftware, Inc.^*

• 2016-03-24

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  Japan

• 2016-04-12

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Market

  worldwide

• 2016-04-11 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2016-04-11^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Apr 11, 2016^*

Detailed specifications