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Dark Souls II

2014 action role-playing video game
Video Game Video Game Q3702740

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
video game
Award received
Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year, German Computer Game Award – Audience Award[1][2]
Genre
action role-playing game, soulslike, dark fantasy video game[5][6][7]
Language of work or name
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Traditional Chinese, Catalan[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Publication date
March 11, 2014, April 7, 2015[43][44]
Follows
Dark Souls[8]
Followed by
Dark Souls III[9]
Official website
en.bandainamcoent.eu[48]
Part of the series
Dark Souls[11]
Nominated for
The Game Awards − Game of the Year, The Game Awards − Best Role Playing, The Game Awards − Best Multiplayer[50][51][52]
Composer
Motoi Sakuraba[3]
Country of origin
Japan[42]
Developer
FromSoftware[10]
Distributed by
Steam, PlayStation Store[45][46]
Distribution format
optical disc, digital distribution[31][32]
ESRB rating
Teen[47]
Game mode
multiplayer video game, single-player video game[17][18]
Input device
computer keyboard, computer mouse, gamepad[39][40][41]
Platform
Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4[12][13][14][15][16]
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment[4]
Review score
91/100, 91/100, 91/100, 39/40, 88/100, 91%, 90/100, 87/100[33][34][35][36][37][38]
Software engine
Havok[30]
USK rating
USK 16[49]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dark souls ii en DS2 en Dark Souls II en Dark Souls 2 ar دارك سولز 2 de DS2 de Dark Souls 2 fa ارواح تاریک ۲ fr Dark Souls 2 fr DS2 it Dark Souls 2 ko 다크 소울 2 zh 黑暗靈魂2
🔖 Identifiers · 85
Bangumi subject ID
56427
Before I Play game ID
Dark_Souls_II
Behind The Voice Actors video game ID
Dark-Souls-II
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
169261449
Booru tag
dark_souls_2, dark_souls_ii
Can You Run it ID
12005
CriticDB game ID
108974
Cybersport.ru game ID
dark-souls-ii
Danbooru tag
dark_souls_ii
Databáze her video game ID
8569
Digital Foundry game ID
dark-souls-ii
ESRB game ID
33288
Show all 85 identifiers +73
Eurogamer ID
dark-souls-2
Everyeye.it ID
dark-souls-2
Freebase ID
/m/0p8xwrr
GOG Dreamlist ID
dark-souls-ii
Game Informer ID
dark-souls-ii
Game Vortex software ID
6141
Game World Navigator ID
dark-souls-2
GameFAQs game ID
693331, 693332
GameSpot game ID
dark-souls-ii
GameStar ID
3124
Gameblog.fr game ID
6971
GamerProfiles game ID
178n
GamersGlobal game ID
62189
GamesMeter game ID
12121
Gameswelt ID
dark-souls-ii
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3030-40798
Giant Bomb Wiki ID
Games/Dark_Souls_II
GoHa.ru ID
dark-souls-ii
Gry-Online game ID
13514
HowLongToBeat ID
2225
IGN game ID
dark-souls-ii
IMDb ID
tt2794338
Igromania ID
14568
International Computer Game Collection work ID
2.2k (2.2k–2.2k, n=4)
Internet Game Database game ID
dark-souls-ii
IsThereAnyDeal ID
dark-souls-ii
Japan PlayStation Store ID
JP0506-NPJB00555_00-DARKSOULS2000001
Kritikanstvo game ID
darksouls2_2014
Lutris game ID
dark-souls-ii
Media Arts Database ID
M738245, M720519, M738248, M738249, M738246, M738247, C33667
Media Arts Database console games ID (former scheme)
392.1B (392.1B–392.1B, n=6)
Metacritic game ID
dark-souls-ii
MetroidvaniaDB game ID
O6qQwCjj71POcrEsCjbK
Microtransaction.zone ID
40798
MobyGames game ID
65380, 78351
MobyGames game ID (former scheme)
dark-souls-ii, dark-souls-ii-collectors-edition
Mod DB game ID
dark-souls-ii
North America PlayStation Store ID
UP0700-NPUB31358_00-DARKSOULS2DLGAME
OGDB game title ID
25011
OpenCritic ID
532
PC Games Database.de game ID
3217
PC Guru game ID
2597
PCGames.de product ID
257k (257k–257k, n=4)
PCGamingWiki ID
Dark_Souls_II
PlayGround.ru ID
dark_souls_2
Push Square game ID
ps3/dark_souls_ii
RAWG game ID
dark-souls-ii
RPG Site game ID
372
RPGFan game ID
dark-souls-ii
RPGWatch game ID
517
Riot Pixels game ID
dark-souls-2
Rock Paper Shotgun game ID
dark-souls-ii
Schnittberichte.com title ID
24092
Speedrun.com game ID
darksouls2
Steam application ID
236430
SteamGridDB ID
2652
StopGame ID
dark_souls_2
StrategyWiki ID
Dark_Souls_II
Subreddit
DarkSouls2
TV Tropes ID
VideoGame/DarkSoulsII
TechRaptor game ID
dark-souls-ii
USK ID
37k (37k–37k, n=3)
USgamer ID
dark-souls-2
UVL game ID
204k (204k–204k, n=3)
VG247 game ID
dark-souls-ii
VGMdb product ID
2456
VGTimes ID
dark-souls-2
VK Play ID
dark_souls_2
Vglist video game ID
10346
VideoGamer.com game ID
dark-souls-2
Wiki.gg wiki ID
darksouls2
Wine AppDB ID
16053
Xbox Games Store ID (Xbox 360)
66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d802465307e4

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🔗 Connections
Language of work or name 10
English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Italian, Polish, Korean +2 more
Input device 3
computer mouse, computer keyboard, gamepad
Platform 3
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3
Distributed by 2
Steam, PlayStation Store
Distribution format 2
optical disc, digital distribution
Game mode 2
multiplayer video game, single-player video game
Genre 2
action role-playing game, soulslike
Award received 1
Deutscher Computerspielpreis
Belongs to 1
Dark Souls
Composer 1
Motoi Sakuraba
Country of origin 1
Japan
Developer 1
FromSoftware
Followed by 1
Dark Souls III
Followed by (predecessor) 1
Dark Souls III
Follows 1
Dark Souls
Instance of 1
video game
Nominated for 1
The Game Awards − Game of the Year
Part of the series 1
Dark Souls
Preceded by (successor) 1
Dark Souls
Publisher 1
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Software engine 1
Havok
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FAQs

What awards did Dark Souls II receive?

Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[1] and German Computer Game Award – Audience Award[2].

Related Entities

Bandai Namco Entertainment computer keyboard computer mouse FromSoftware gamepad Japan Microsoft Windows optical disc PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    USK ID → 37293, 36957, 36958
    "Created claim: USK ID: 37293, Matched to Dark Souls 2 (#142816625) in USK #mix'n'match"
  2. 4d ago · Xezbeth · 2026-11-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Push Square game ID → ps3/dark_souls_ii
    "Created claim: Push Square game ID: ps3/dark_souls_ii, Matched to Dark Souls II (#167654471) in Push Sq…"
  3. 5d ago · ~2026-57663-26 · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [ja] description: 2014年のコンピュータゲーム作品"
  4. 6w ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year, German Computer Game Award – Audience Award
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #56149: Deutscher Computerspielpreis categories"
  5. 13w ago · Ricard Soler Roger · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English, French, Italian +2
    "Created claim: Language of work or name: Catalan"
  6. 18w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    International Computer Game Collection work ID → 2164, 2165, 2166 +1
    "Created claim: International Computer Game Collection work ID: 2164, Matched to Dark Souls II (#296307374) in International Comput…"
  7. 18w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GoHa.ru ID → dark-souls-ii
    "Created claim: GoHa.ru ID: dark-souls-ii, adding GoHa.ru IDs (details)"
  8. 20w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → video game
    Part of the series → Dark Souls
    Game mode → multiplayer video game, single-player video game
    USK rating → USK 16
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Giant Bomb Wiki ID: Games/Dark_Souls_II, Matched to Dark Souls II (#293315653) in ‎Gian…"
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