DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin brings the franchise’s renowned obscurity & gripping gameplay to a new level. Join the dark journey and experience overwhelming enemy encounters, diabolical hazards, and unrelenting challenge.

Developer: FromSoftware, Inc.
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware, Inc.
Franchise: —
Release date: Apr 1, 2015
Store page updated: Oct 17, 2025
Price: $39.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

77.0/ 100

Based on 403 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating

Recent 🙂 Mostly Positive 77% of 439

All time 😄 Very Positive 84% of 132,111

“recommends game highly after beating it and DLCs, calls it peak”

How it holds up

−50+5

Gameplay

-0.02

Strategy +3.18 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices

“depth of weapons, armor, rings and power stance mechanics with constant discovery” (55)

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Story & World

+2.48

World +2.73 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is

“环境讲述故事，Drangleic之旅令人难忘，游戏充满细节” (61)

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Content Volume

+0.80

Volume +3.45 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price

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Visuals & Sound

+1.92

Visuals +1.84 · Graphics, art style, and animation

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Multiplayer

+0.99

Playing together +1.74 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

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Pricing & Fairness

-2.18

Balance -2.30 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched

“enemy hyper armor and artificial difficulty through mob spam unbalanced” (16)

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Tech & Support

-1.91

Not enough data — only 9% of reviews mention this.

Stability -2.41 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs

“save file lost after computer reformat due to no cloud save system” (9)

💔 Carta de Tristeza à FromSoftware 💔 Querida FromSoftware, Hoje escrevo com o coração pesado. Depois de dezenas de horas explorando Drangleic, derrotando chefes difíceis, coletando equipamentos raros e construindo uma jornada única em Dark Souls II, tudo desapareceu. Formatei meu computador acreditando que, em pleno século XXI, um jogo tão importante teria um sistema de salvamento em nuvem. Mas não. Quando instalei o jogo novamente, encontrei apenas o vazio. Meu personagem, minhas conquistas, minhas lembranças e cada batalha vencida haviam sumido para sempre. É difícil aceitar que uma série co

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