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DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2018

Should you play it?

Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.

What works

  • Challenging and rewarding gameplay
  • Deep and immersive world design
  • Rich lore and storytelling
  • High replayability and build variety
  • Strong community and co-op features

Things to keep in mind

  • Frustrating difficulty spikes and design choices
  • Tedious boss runbacks and slow progression
  • Some areas and bosses feel underdeveloped
  • Limited fast travel early on
  • Dated graphics and clunky controls

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • ELDEN RING

  • DARK SOULS™ II

  • Nioh: Complete Edition

  • DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

  • DARK SOULS™ III

  • Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition

Less competitive

Games that feels like DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED but with less competition against others

  • REMNANT II®

  • Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen

  • Gothic 1

  • Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

  • Grimlord

  • Outward Definitive Edition

More intimate

Games that feels like DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED but with more focus on close relationships

  • Hunted: The Demon’s Forge™

  • Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA

  • FINAL FANTASY® XI: Ultimate Collection Seekers Edition

  • Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition

  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2

  • Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

More relaxing

Games that feels like DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED but with a more relaxing feel

  • Monster Hunter: World

  • The Elder Scrolls® Online

  • Dungeons of Sundaria

  • RuneScape: Dragonwilds

  • STRANGER OF PARADISE FINAL FANTASY ORIGIN

  • Nioh 3

Less social

Games that feels like DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Lies of P

  • Divinity II: Developer's Cut

  • Fable - The Lost Chapters

  • Gothic II: Gold Edition

  • Arboria

  • Kristala

Choose your own criteria ->

From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • DARK SOULS™ II

  • DARK SOULS™ III

  • ELDEN RING

  • DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

  • ARMORED CORE™ VI FIRES OF RUBICON™

Similarity map

How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Story, Exploration. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Relaxation.

Last update: 06/08/2026