Dark Souls: Remastered
Dark Souls Remastered is a remastered version of the original game Dark Souls. The updated version of the game features graphical enhancements, an expanded online mode, and the Artorias of the Abyss DLC.
Dark Souls: Remastered is an adventure developed by FromSoftware, released 23 May 2018 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Dark Souls: Remastered is
Dark Souls: Remastered is an adventure game developed by FromSoftware and released in 2018. It was published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Havok Physics.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Everlasting Dragons once ruled over the world during the "Age of Ancients." A primordial fire known as the First Flame manifests in the world, establishing a distinction between life and death, and light and dark. A being known as Gwyn happens upon the First Flame and along with his allies use their new power to destroy the dragons and take control over the world, while the Furtive Pygmy is said to be forgotten, and thus begins the "Age of Fire." Over time, as the First Flame begins to fade while humans rise in power, Gwyn sacrifices himself to prolong the Age of Fire. The main story takes place towards the end of this second Age of Fire, at which point humanity is said to be afflicted with…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It supports multiplayer for up to 6 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 41 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Dark Souls series
Dark Souls: Remastered is the 22nd of 25 entries we hold in the Dark Souls series. It arrived a year after Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition. The next entry was Dark Souls Trilogy in 2018. Its critic score of 87 is 2 points above the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is Dark Souls at 91.
How it was received
Dark Souls: Remastered holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 87, across 575 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i5-2300 2.8 GHz / AMD FX-6300, 3.5 GHz, 6 GB RAM and GeForce GTX 460, 1 GB / Radeon HD 6870, 1 GB. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 8GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Dark Souls: Remastered launched on 23 May 2018, within three weeks of Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered and Vampyr. It reviewed better than all of them. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Detroit: Become Human, Detroit: Become Human, Dark Souls: Remastered, Vampyr.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dark Souls: Remastered yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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