DARK SOULS III

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DARK SOULS III

Short description

Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!

Developer
FromSoftware, Inc.
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware, Inc.
Release
Mon, Apr 11, 2016
Price
$59.99
Reviews
279,588
Positive
94%
Followers
651,508
Owners (estimated)
5M – 10M
Concurrent players
4,381
Genres
Action
Features
Multi-player, Co-op, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, Save Anytime, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound, Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play on TV
Tags
Souls-like Dark Fantasy Difficult RPG Atmospheric Lore-Rich Third Person Exploration Story Rich Action RPG Co-op Great Soundtrack Adventure Action Multiplayer PvP Open World Singleplayer Character Customization Replay Value
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$546msomewhere between $305m and $546m · roughly 5.6M–10M copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $54.63, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $59.99 launch price. That is 9% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

86 data points since Aug 10, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$542m → ~$546m
Reviews 277,241 → 279,588
Followers 647,766 → 651,508
Concurrent players 4,381 → 4,381
Price $59.99 → $59.99
Positive reviews 94.4% → 94.4%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 230 further data points reach back to Feb 16, 2016 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $9.99 on Apr 16, 2020.

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How full the niche around DARK SOULS III is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

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ELDEN RING ELDEN RING FromSoftware, Inc. 11 titles 4 − Atmospheric − Lore-Rich + Open World + Action RPG $59.99 834,155 93% Thu, Feb 24, 2022 $2.2b
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DARK SOULS: REMASTERED DARK SOULS: REMASTERED QLOC 13 titles +1 4 − Atmospheric − Lore-Rich + Action + Dark $39.99 101,853 92% Wed, May 23, 2018 $172m
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DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin DARK SOULS II: Scholar of the First Sin FromSoftware, Inc. 11 titles 4 − Atmospheric − Lore-Rich + Action + Third Person $39.99 84,849 85% Wed, Apr 01, 2015 $138m
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DARK SOULS II DARK SOULS II FromSoftware, Inc. 11 titles 4 − Atmospheric − Lore-Rich + Action RPG + Action $39.99 33,445 87% Fri, Apr 25, 2014 $33.2m
$22.2m – $33.2m
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