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Dark Souls
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition	2012
Dark Souls II	2014
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	2015
Dark Souls III	2016
Dark Souls: Remastered	2018

Dark Souls
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition	2012
Dark Souls II	2014
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin	2015
Dark Souls III	2016
Dark Souls: Remastered	2018

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Amazon.com
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass
Ashes of Ariandel
The Ringed City

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use no logo mod^{[citation needed]}
Download Dark Souls III No Logo Mod. Copy `dinput8.dll` to `<path-to-game>\Game\`.

Keyboard Icons

Requires iGP11.

Replaces controller button prompts with keyboard ones.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\DarkSoulsIII\GraphicsConfig.xml
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/374320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\DarkSoulsIII\<user-id>\DS30000.sl2
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/374320/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Advanced graphical settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Non-16:9 resolutions have black bars (fixed by Souls "Unsqueezed").
Multi-monitor		Use Souls "Unsqueezed" or see the WSGF entry.
Ultra-widescreen		Use Souls "Unsqueezed" or see the WSGF entry.
4K Ultra HD		The opening cutscene and the credits run at 1920x1080
Field of view (FOV)	Default FOV is 43°. See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	Use Borderless Gaming with a delayed process detection to prevent crashing. May cause significant performance issues with Aero UI disabled on Windows 7.^[2]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	Scales automatically via Texture Quality setting.^[3] Set independently via graphics card control panel.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	On/off only.
Vertical sync (Vsync)	On by default. Use Souls "Unsqueezed" to configure.
60 FPS
120+ FPS	Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS by default. Unlockable by cheat engine table or DS3DebugFps tool
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Field of view (FOV)

Widening the FOV may cause enemies everywhere except for the center of the screen to move significantly slower.^[4]

Possible FOV solutions^{[citation needed]}
Dark Souls III FOV Fix Cheat Table (requires Cheat Engine) das3fov by Altimor

Play in first-person perspective

Use first-person mod^[5]
First Person Cam (requires Cheat Engine)

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Range from 0 to 10.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Under Input device listed as Mouse Y-Axis. X-Axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support		Disable all other HID-compliant game controllers in the Device Manager if your controller is not detected.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Range from 0 to 10.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Under Camera Options listed as Camera Y-Axis. X-Axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Button prompts		For DualShock prompts use Souls "Unsqueezed" (set inject=true in `dxgi.ini`).
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Feedback strength adjustable from 0 to 10.
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support		Official Steam Controller bindings only.
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		At least up to 5.1.^[6]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Fullscreen only; see Mute on focus lost.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Hungarian				Fan translation.
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Ukrainian				Fan translation.

Mute on focus lost

Mute window in background^{[citation needed]}
Install Souls "Unsqueezed". Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file to be created. Open `<path-to-game>\dxgi.ini`. Change `MuteInBackground=false` to `MuteInBackground=true` under `[Window.System]`.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
LAN play
Online play		6	Co-op, Versus

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Dark Souls 3 - 3D Vision Fix.
vorpX		G3D, Z3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.

Set screen refresh rate^{[citation needed]}
Install Souls "Unsqueezed". Open `<path-to-game>\DS3T.exe`. Set Screen Mode to Fullscreen and save. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file to be created. Open `<path-to-game>\dxgi.ini`. Change `RefreshRate=-1` to `RefreshRate=0` under `[Render.FrameRate]`.

Increase performance with older video cards

Applies to Nvidia's GeForce GTX 400, 500, 600 series.

Download and install Nvidia GeForce 314.22 driver^[7]^[8]

Download link: Nvidia drivers 314.22 WHQL

Notes

Even if the driver is dedicated to Windows 7 and Windows 8, Windows 10 users have also reported a better performance.

This has yet to be tested on a mobile graphics card.

Audio cut bug

Uninstall Nvidia/AMD HDMI Audio driver^[9]^[10]

Crashing at bonfires

Set Lighting Quality to low^[11]

Crashing on GTX 700 series cards

Install 347.88 Nvidia drivers^{[citation needed]}
Drivers later than 347.88 cause crashes when Lighting is set above Low on GTX 700-series cards

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11.4	^[12]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	FMOD	4.44.61
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video	1.995j

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP1, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	AMD FX-6300 Intel Core i3-2100	AMD FX-8350 Intel Core i7-3770
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 7950 Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti DirectX 11 compatible	AMD Radeon R9 Series Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX 11 compatible

64-bit OS is required.

Game launches on Vista too,^[13] but this system is not officially supported.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/374320/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (374320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/374320/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (374320) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Dark Souls III Steam Unlock Timing :: DARK SOULS III General Discussions

[Sui-3] Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2017-05-11

[4] Dark Souls 3 port analysis: Durante's verdict: Page 2

[5] Steam Community :: Guide :: Souls "Unsqueezed"

[6] Friend of mine just created a fully working 1st person mod. : darksouls3

[7] Dark Souls 3 port analysis: Durante's verdict: Page 1

[8] If you are using a 500 series Nvidia card, download 314.22 drivers, ENORMOUS performance increase. Went from ~15 fps on 560ti to 45+ fps. : darksouls3

[9] WTF are you doing NVidia in Dark Souls 3??! Watch this guys - GeForce Forums

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[12] Dark Souls 3 CRASH FIX

[13] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2021-07-21
Verified with Special K

[14] Dark souls 3 works on windows vista :: Steam Community Discussions

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Developers

	FromSoftware
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Japan	FromSoftware
Release dates
Windows	April 12, 2016^[1]
Reception
Metacritic	89
OpenCritic	88
IGDB	86
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Dark Souls