Dark Souls

2011 video game
VideoGame video_game Q1166232
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Dark Souls

Summary

Dark Souls is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,028 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dark Souls received the Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of All Time[3].
  • Dark Souls's instance of is recorded as video game[4].
  • Dark Souls was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki[5].
  • Dark Souls's composer is recorded as Motoi Sakuraba[6].
  • Dark Souls was published by Namco Bandai Games America Inc.[7].
  • Dark Souls was published by FromSoftware[8].
  • Dark Souls's genre is action role-playing game[9].
  • Dark Souls's genre is adventure video game[10].
  • Dark Souls's genre is soulslike[11].
  • Dark Souls's genre is dark fantasy video game[12].
  • Dark Souls was followed by Dark Souls II[13].
  • Dark Souls's developer is recorded as FromSoftware[14].
  • Dark Souls's part of the series is recorded as Dark Souls[15].
  • Dark Souls's Commons category is recorded as Dark Souls[16].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as Q48263[17].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as PlayStation 3[18].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as Microsoft Windows[19].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as PlayStation 4[20].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as Q19610114[21].
  • Dark Souls's platform is recorded as Q13361286[22].
  • Dark Souls's game mode is recorded as single-player video game[23].
  • Dark Souls's game mode is recorded as multiplayer video game[24].
  • Dark Souls's language of work or name is recorded as English[25].
  • Dark Souls's language of work or name is recorded as French[26].
  • Dark Souls's language of work or name is recorded as German[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Publishers include Namco Bandai Games America Inc.[7] and FromSoftware[8]. Dark Souls was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki[5].

Publication

Publication dates include September 22, 2011[28] and October 4, 2011[29]. Languages include English[25], French[26], German[27], Italian[30], Polish[31], and Russian[32]. Genres include action role-playing game[9], adventure video game[10], soulslike[11], and dark fantasy video game[12]. Dark Souls's part of the series is recorded as it[15]. Recorded distribution format include optical disc[33], digital distribution[34], and Blu-ray Disc[35].

Subject and Themes

Dark Souls's part of the series is recorded as it[15].

Reception

Dark Souls received the Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of All Time[3]. Reviews include 89/100[36], 85/100[37], 37/40[38], 88%[39], 85%[40], and 84/100[41].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Dark Souls was followed by Dark Souls II[13].

Why It Matters

Dark Souls ranks in the top 1% of video_game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,028 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

FAQs

What awards did Dark Souls receive?

Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards − Ultimate Game of All Time[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . Here are all the Golden Joystick Awards 2021 winners. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [36] ↑ . metacritic.com. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [37] ↑ . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . metacritic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [38] ↑ . up.com. Retrieved . up.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [39] ↑ . gamerankings.com. Retrieved . gamerankings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [40] ↑ . gamerankings.com. Retrieved . gamerankings.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [41] ↑ . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [28] ↑ . Q612975. wikidata.org.
  39. [29] ↑ . Q612975. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 4d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → Dark Souls: Remastered
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4969]]: [[Q55728812]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1790846661412"
  2. 6d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu', 'fa', '
    Usk id → 31655, 31223
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P11063]]: 33392"
  3. 8w ago · Ricard Soler Roger · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English, French, German +8
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P407]]: [[Q7026]]"
  4. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    International computer game collection work id → 1857, 1856
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P11295]]: 1857, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/296307372|Dark Souls (#296307372)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8120|International Computer "
  5. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → dark-souls
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P10437]]: dark-souls, adding [[P:P10437|GoHa.ru]] IDs ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/786bbc5c059|details]])"
  6. 15w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → —
    Instance of → video game
    Units sold → {'amount': '+1500000'}
    Part of the series → Dark Souls
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Games/Dark_Souls, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293315652|Dark Souls (#293315652)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Giant Bomb"
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