Released Apr 1, 2015 $39.99 Very Positive Counts toward your Steam games

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

By FromSoftware, Inc. · published by Bandai Namco Entertainment

Souls-like Dark Fantasy RPG Difficult Action Third Person Atmospheric Action RPG Character CustomizationCo-opMultiplayerFantasy

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Reviews 84,860 Very Positive

Players yesterday 1,612 at the busiest moment

Owners 2M–5M estimated

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin is a game tagged Souls-like, Dark Fantasy and RPG by FromSoftware, Inc., released Apr 1, 2015. It has 84,860 Steam reviews (Very Positive). It has an estimated 2M–5M owners on Steam. The Steam games most like it include DARK SOULS™ II, DARK SOULS™ III and DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.

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.

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DARK SOULS™ II 98% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy, RPG
DARK SOULS™ III 96% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy, RPG
DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED 92% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy, RPG
Valor & Blade 88% match · Souls-like, Dark Fantasy, RPG
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Steam data

Everything Steam lists for DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin · record updated 4 hours ago

Steam store

Overview

App ID335300

Release dateApr 1, 2015

Last change number39323160

Last record update4 hours ago

App type: Game
Developer: FromSoftware, Inc.
Publisher: Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware, Inc.
Steam profile: Counts toward game count and achievement totals · checked Nov 1, 2025
Metacritic: 79
Website: bandainamcoent.com/games/dark-souls-ii

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes		Yes
Italian	Yes		Yes
German	Yes		Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes		Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes

All 10 languages

Language	Interface	Full audio	Subtitles
Korean	Yes		Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes		Yes

Windows

Steam Deck: Verified
Controller: Full support

Single-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsRemote Play on phoneRemote Play on tabletRemote Play on TVFamily SharingFull controller support

Prices

Price · US$39.99

On sale0 of 41regions right now

Lowest seen · US$39.99Oct 24, 2026

Checked2 days agoin 41 regions

New ZealandNZ$NZD

Every price change is kept from Oct 24, 2026 on. Pick a region below to compare.

Patches

Build	Branch	Updated
9527516	public	Oct 25, 2022

Packages & DLC

ID	Name	Games	Price (US)
55366	DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin	1	$39.99
61350	Upgrade to DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin	0	$29.99

Depots

ID	Name	Systems	Size	Download	Manifest
228982	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228983	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
228990	— shared from 228980	Windows	—	—	—
335301	—	Windows	17.98 GB	11.73 GB	2962083928887153929
335302	—	Windows	17.98 GB	11.72 GB	6445867072010600238

Branch	Build	Updated	Access
public	9527516	Oct 25, 2022	Open

Configuration

Install foldersteamapps/common/Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin

Executable	Arguments	Systems	Description
Game/DarkSoulsII.exe		All	Launch

Update history

Oct 25, 2026 · 12:41 #39323160
- appid removed
- common.ReleaseState added released
- common.releasestate removed

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DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

About DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin

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New ZealandNZ$NZD

Americas 10

Europe 5

CIS 4

Asia-Pacific 15

Middle East & Africa 7

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