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Dark Souls III

2016 video game
Video Game Video Game Q20112508

Facts

29 properties
Instance of
video game
Award received
Steam Award for Love/Hate Relationship, Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year, D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year, Gamescom Award − Best RPG[1][2][3][4]
Director
Hidetaka Miyazaki, Isamu Okano[5][6]
Genre
action role-playing game, soulslike, dark fantasy video game[12][13][14]
Language of work or name
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Catalan[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]
Publication date
March 24, 2016, April 12, 2016[49][50]
Follows
Dark Souls II[15]
Official website
www.bandainamcoent.com[57]
Part of the series
Dark Souls[17]
Nominated for
The Game Awards − Best Role Playing, Steam Award for Love/Hate Relationship, Steam Award for Haunts My Dreams, Steam Award for Best Environment[60][61][62][63]
Announcement date
June 15, 2015
Compatible with
Steam Deck
Composer
Motoi Sakuraba, Yuka Kitamura[7][8]
Country of origin
Japan[48]
Developer
FromSoftware[16]
Distributed by
Humble Store, Steam, Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store[52][53][54][55]
Distribution format
optical disc, digital distribution[37][38]
ESRB rating
Mature 17+[56]
Game mode
single-player video game, multiplayer video game[21][22]
Input device
computer keyboard, gamepad, computer mouse[45][46][47]
Participant in
Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015[59]
Platform
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One[18][19][20]
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware, Noviy Disk[9][10][11]
Review score
87/100, 89/100, 89/100, 38/40, 90/100, 94%, 91/100, 87/100[39][40][41][42][43][44]
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Social media followers
11k (7.3k–11k, n=5)
Software engine
Havok[36]
Translator
Noviy Disk[51]
USK rating
USK 16[58]
Units sold
+3000000, +10000000
🏷️ Also known as
en Dark Souls III en Dark Souls 3 en DS3 ar دارك سولز 3 ar دارك سولز ٣ de DS3 de Dark Souls 3 es Dark Souls 3 fa دارک سولز ۳ fr Dark Souls 3 fr DS3 it Dark Souls 3 ko 다크 소울 3 nl Dark Souls 3 pl Dark Souls 3 zh 黑暗之魂III
🔖 Identifiers · 104
Archive of Our Own tag
Dark Souls III
Badgames ID
dark-souls-iii
Bangumi subject ID
137442
Before I Play game ID
Dark_Souls_III
Behind The Voice Actors video game ID
Dark-Souls-III
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17072269k
Booru tag
dark_souls_3, dark_souls_iii
Can You Run it ID
13089
CriticDB game ID
55449
Cybersport.ru game ID
dark-souls-iii
Danbooru tag
dark_souls_iii
Databáze her video game ID
10883
Show all 104 identifiers +92
Digital Foundry game ID
dark-souls-3, dark-souls-iii
ESRB game ID
34364
Eurogamer ID
dark-souls-3, dark-souls-iii
Europe PlayStation Store ID
EP0700-CUSA03365_00-DARKSOULS3000000
Everyeye.it ID
dark-souls-3
Freebase ID
/m/013f7bmb
GOG Dreamlist ID
dark-souls-iii
Game Font Library ID
dark-souls-iii-
Game Informer ID
dark-souls-iii
Game UI Database ID
40
Game Vortex software ID
6430
Game World Navigator ID
dark-souls-3
GameFAQs game ID
168545, 168566
GameMAG ID
dark-souls-iii
GameSpot game ID
dark-souls-iii
GameStar ID
1698
Gameblog.fr game ID
9167
GamerProfiles game ID
V716
GamesMeter game ID
14114
Gameswelt ID
dark-souls-iii
Gaming-History ID
33518, 33519
Giant Bomb ID (former scheme)
3030-49884
Giant Bomb Wiki ID
Games/Dark_Souls_III
GoHa.ru ID
dark-souls-iii
Golden ID (archived)
Dark_Souls_III-ZK5YKY
Gry-Online game ID
17079
Holarse article ID
dark_souls_iii
HowLongToBeat ID
26803
Humble Store ID
dark-souls-iii, dark-souls-iii-deluxe-edition
IGN game ID
dark-souls-3
IMDb ID
tt4795016
Igromania ID
19204
International Computer Game Collection work ID
2.2k (2.2k–2.2k, n=4)
Internet Game Database game ID
dark-souls-iii
IsThereAnyDeal ID
dark-souls-iii
Japan PlayStation Store ID
JP0506-CUSA01368_00-FULLGAME00000000
Kritikanstvo game ID
darksouls3
Lutris game ID
dark-souls-iii
Media Arts Database ID
M738254, M738250, M738256, M738252, M720505, M720508, C33668
Media Arts Database console games ID (former scheme)
392.1B (392.1B–392.1B, n=4)
Metacritic game ID
dark-souls-iii
MetroidvaniaDB game ID
laGF2hqqBF965cXYmrNc
Microsoft Store product ID
bw2xdrnsccpz, c23cwxl81h3l
Microtransaction.zone ID
49884
MobyGames game ID
78k (78k–99k, n=5)
MobyGames game ID (former scheme)
dark-souls-iii, dark-souls-iii-apocalypse-edition, dark-souls-iii-collectors-edition, dark-souls-iii-deluxe-edition, dark-souls-iii-prestige-edition
Mod DB game ID
dark-souls-iii
MusicBrainz work ID
3d036437-ec8e-4bf1-9f6b-16c213ffe41c
NexusMods game ID
darksouls3
North America PlayStation Store ID
UP0700-CUSA03388_00-DARKSOULS3000000
OGDB game title ID
35595
ORBISPatches game ID
CUSA03434, CUSA03365, CUSA01368, CUSA03388
OpenCritic ID
1520
PC Games Database.de game ID
3694
PC Guru game ID
3564
PCGames.de product ID
260k (260k–261k, n=3)
PCGamingWiki ID
Dark_Souls_III
PlayGround.ru ID
dark_souls_3
PlayStation Store concept ID
201190
Quora topic ID
Dark-Souls-3-2016-game
RAWG game ID
dark-souls-iii
RPG Site game ID
767
RPGFan game ID
dark-souls-iii
RPGWatch game ID
880
Riot Pixels game ID
dark-souls-3
Rock Paper Shotgun game ID
dark-souls-iii, dark-souls-3
Schnittberichte.com title ID
40717
SerialStation game ID
8da29406-8efa-4854-80e8-31031a7a5cbb
Speedrun.com game ID
darksouls3
Steam application ID
374320
SteamGridDB ID
7874
StopGame ID
dark_souls_iii
StrategyWiki ID
Dark_Souls_III
Subreddit
darksouls3
TV Tropes ID
VideoGame/DarkSoulsIII
TechRaptor game ID
dark-souls-iii
The Cover Project game ID
8952
Trovo ID
DarkSouls3
Twitch category ID
Dark Souls III
USK ID
41k (41k–41k, n=3)
USgamer ID
dark-souls-3
UVL game ID
221k (218k–221k, n=3)
VG247 game ID
dark-souls-iii
VGChartz ID
86k (86k–228k, n=4)
VGMdb product ID
3489
VGTimes ID
dark-souls-3
Vglist video game ID
22417
VideoGameGeek game ID
179533
VideoGamer.com game ID
dark-souls-3
WSGF game ID
dark-souls-iii
Wine AppDB ID
17488
YouTube channel ID
UCbBG9PFXyWTtT0RniigJJ2g

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🔗 Connections
Language of work or name 12
English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Italian, Japanese, Polish +4 more
← Mb:composer 4
Motoi Sakuraba, Motoi Sakuraba, Yuka Kitamura, Yuka Kitamura
Distributed by 3
Steam, Microsoft Store, PlayStation Store
Input device 3
computer mouse, computer keyboard, gamepad
Publisher 3
Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware, Noviy Disk
Award received 2
Gamescom, D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year
Distribution format 2
optical disc, digital distribution
Game mode 2
multiplayer video game, single-player video game
Genre 2
action role-playing game, soulslike
Platform 2
Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4
Belongs to 1
Dark Souls
Composer 1
Motoi Sakuraba
Country of origin 1
Japan
Developer 1
FromSoftware
Director 1
Hidetaka Miyazaki
Follows 1
Dark Souls II
Instance of 1
video game
Part of the series 1
Dark Souls
Participant in 1
Electronic Entertainment Expo 2015
Preceded by (successor) 1
Dark Souls II
Software engine 1
Havok
Translator 1
Noviy Disk
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FAQs

What awards did Dark Souls III receive?

Honors received include Steam Award for Love/Hate Relationship[1], Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year[2], D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year[3], and Gamescom Award − Best RPG[4].

Related Entities

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

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  1. 5d ago · ~2026-57663-26 · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed [ja] description: 2016年のコンピュータゲーム作品"
  2. 6w ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Steam Award for Love/Hate Relationship, Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of the Year, D.I.C.E. Award - Role-Playing Game of the Year +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #56152: Game awards categories"
  3. 13w ago · Ricard Soler Roger · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English, French, Italian +2
    "Created claim: Language of work or name: Catalan"
  4. 18w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    International Computer Game Collection work ID → 2168, 2171, 2170 +1
    "Created claim: International Computer Game Collection work ID: 2168, Matched to Dark Souls III (#296307384) in International Compu…"
  5. 18w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GoHa.ru ID → dark-souls-iii
    "Created claim: GoHa.ru ID: dark-souls-iii, adding GoHa.ru IDs (details)"
  6. 20w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → video game
    Units sold → 3,000,000, 10,000,000
    Part of the series → Dark Souls
    Game mode → single-player video game, multiplayer video game
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Giant Bomb Wiki ID: Games/Dark_Souls_III, Matched to Dark Souls III (#293315655) in ‎Gi…"
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