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DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die Edition

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App ID 211420
App Type Game
Store Name DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Developer
Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment
Supported Systems Windows
Last Changenumber 28970267
Last Record Update 13 May 2025 – 23:47:39 UTC ()
Release Date 24 August 2012 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
😍 90.07%
78k reviews
52
In-Game
💥 Souls-like 🎲 RPG 🧝 Dark Fantasy 😓 Difficult 💥 Action

Dark Souls will be the most deeply challenging game you play this year. Can you live through a million deaths and earn your legacy?

This app has been retired and is no longer available on the Steam store.

Additional Information

Developer FromSoftware, Inc.
gamedir Dark Souls
metacritic_name Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition
icon empty string
controller_support partial
metacritic_score 85
NoServers No
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/dark-souls-prepare-to-die-edition?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/211420/
VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed Yes
community_visible_stats Yes
sourcegame Yes
thirdpartycdkey Yes
checkpkgstate Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment
SortAs Dark Souls
Store Release Date 24 August 2012 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Primary Genre RPG (3)
Store Genres Action (1), RPG (3)
Steam Release Date 24 August 2012 – 07:00:00 UTC ()
app_retired_publisher_request Yes
Store Asset Modification Time 19 December 2016 – 13:38:39 UTC () (1482154719)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 91
Detected Technologies (?) FMOD SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
  •  
  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 1 February 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 1480646
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-7.0-5
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2013 – 07:43:23 UTC (), in changelist #196282

Supported Languages

10 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes

Tags

💥 Souls-like 🎲 RPG 🧝 Dark Fantasy 😓 Difficult 💥 Action 🗺 Exploration 📖 Lore-Rich 🎭 Fantasy 😡 Unforgiving 🗺️ Adventure 🌫 Atmospheric 🌎 Immersive 👤 Third Person 💥 Action RPG 🫦 Addictive 🌍 Open World 🔄 Replay Value 😨 Dark 🕹️ Multiplayer 🎶 Great Soundtrack

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Family Sharing Multi-player

Hardware Categories

Partial Controller Support

Assets

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header_image
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Assets
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timestamp22 July 2024 – 21:11:09 UTC

Packages

SubID Name Billing Type Last Update
15140 Dark Souls Early Access CD Key 7 November 2017 – 13:42:05 UTC
15579 Dark Souls (Not in JP) Store 28 July 2023 – 17:04:16 UTC
15864 Dark Souls Retail 3P CD Key 14 August 2017 – 16:57:46 UTC
15943 Dark Souls: Prepare to die Edition (Only 12 countries) Store 28 July 2023 – 17:04:21 UTC
15944 Dark Souls DE (Only DE) Store 28 July 2023 – 17:04:24 UTC
16873 Dark Souls Retail CD Key 14 August 2017 – 16:57:46 UTC
16874 Dark Souls RU + UA (Only RU UA) CD Key 14 August 2017 – 16:57:46 UTC
17039 VMC BigFoot Test Comp CD Key 19 November 2024 – 21:13:07 UTC
53400 Dark Souls Prepare To Die Edition (Not in JP) Store or CD Key 28 July 2023 – 17:04:29 UTC
99089 Steam Sub 99089 CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:56:45 UTC
99090 Steam Sub 99090 CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:56:45 UTC
99460 DARK SOULS Franchise Bundle (Not in JP) Store or CD Key 30 September 2019 – 14:32:13 UTC
142234 Dark Souls (Only JP) Store or CD Key 28 July 2023 – 17:04:33 UTC
338407 Steam Sub 338407 CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:47:19 UTC
338408 BNEE-PASS 1 CD Key 19 November 2024 – 01:47:19 UTC

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