Dark Souls (2011)

All time rank: 30 of 1,000
2010s rank: 10 of 260
2011 rank: 3 of 28
List appearances: 85 lists
Developer: FromSoftware
Platforms: PlayStation 3Windows PCXbox 360
Genre: Action RPG
Series: Dark Souls
Wikipedia: Wikipedia
IGDB: IGDB
HowLongToBeat: HowLongToBeat
Main: ~42h
Main+Extra: ~60h
100%: ~105h
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Dark Souls

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All time 38
2025 Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time #21
2025 Multiplayer.it
I 100 migliori videogiochi della storia #3
2024 Dexerto
These are the 100 best games of all time #20
2024 IGN
The 100 Best PlayStation Games of All Time #19
2024 Moustique
On a classé les 100 meilleurs jeux vidéo depuis la sortie de Pong en 1972 #18
2024 Screen Rant
Screen Rant's Best Games Of All Time #21
2023 British GQ
The 100 greatest video games of all time, ranked by experts #9
2023 Digital Trends
The 50 best video games of all time #22
2023 GameStar
Die 300 besten PC-Spiele: Das große Ranking #70
2023 GLHF
The best 100 games of all time, ranked #38
2022 GLHF
The 100 best video games of all time, ranked #25
2022 IGN
The Top 100 Video Games of All Time #80
2021 GamesRadar+
The 50 best games of all time #1
2020 GAMINGbible
The Greatest Video Games Of All Time #13
2020 GQ Spain
Los 100 mejores videojuegos de la historia #62
2020 Slant Magazine
The 100 Best Video Games of All Time #25
2019 IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #16
2019 Popular Mechanics
The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #43
2018 Game Informer
The Top 300 Games of All Time #102
2018 GameStar
Die 250 besten PC-Spiele aller Zeiten - Das große GameStar-Ranking #59
2018 Hyper
The 200 Games You Must Play #1
2018 IGN
Top 100 Video Games of All Time #16
2018 Slant Magazine
The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #46
2017 Edge
The 100 Greatest Videogames #2
2017 Gamereactor
Gamereactor's Top 100 bedste spil nogensinde #5
2017 Jeuxvideo
Top 100 des meilleurs jeux de tous les temps #42
2017 Polygon
The 500 best games of all time #40
2016 Power Up Gaming
The 100 Greatest Games Ever #56
2015 Edge
The 100 Greatest Videogames #1
2015 GamesRadar+
The 100 Best Games of All-Time #1
2015 GamesTM
100 Greatest Games of All Time #1
2015 IGN
Top 100 Games of All Time #40
2015 Power Unlimited
Top 100 Beste Video Games Aller Tijden #24
2014 GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of all time #21
2014 Popular Mechanics
The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #73
2013 GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of all time #20
2013 NA
1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die #1
2013 PC and Tech Authority
100 games to play before you die #1
Decade 26
2021 The Guardian
The 15 greatest games of the 2010s – ranked! #1
2020 IGN
The Best Games of the Decade #1
2020 IGN Japan
2010年代のゲームを振り返ろう！ここ10年で最高の30本はこれだ！ #1
2020 Trusted Reviews
Trusted Reviews’ top 25 games of the decade #7
2020 USgamer
USG's Top 100 Games of the Decade #2
2019 Areajugones
Los mejores juegos de la década para PS4, Xbox One, Switch y PC #4
2019 BuzzFeed
The 20 Best Video Games Of The Decade, Ranked #15
2019 CNET
The 30 best video games of the decade, ranked #2
2019 Den of Geek
100 Best Games of the Decade #13
2019 DualShockers
The 50 Best Video Games of the Decade (2010-2019) #5
2019 Eurogamer
Games of the Decade #1
2019 Gamereactor
Decenniets 30 bästa spel #6
2019 Gamer.nl
De 100 beste games van het decennium #24
2019 GameSpew
The 50 Best Games of the Decade #14
2019 GamesRadar+
The 100 best games of the decade #20
2019 Gaming Age
Gaming Age’s Games of the Decade #6
2019 HeadStuff
The Best Games Of The Decade #1
2019 Insider
The 10 video games that defined the decade and changed the world of gaming #1
2019 Les Inrockuptibles
Voici les 50 meilleurs jeux vidéo de la décennie #15
2019 NME
The 50 Best Games Of The Decade #6
2019 Paste
The 100 Best Videogames of the 2010s #7
2019 Polygon
The 100 best games of the decade (2010-2019) #8
2019 Slant Magazine
The 100 Best Video Games of the 2010s #25
2019 The Hollywood Reporter
The Best Games of the Decade #1
2019 The Young Folks
The Young Folks’ Top 50 Video Games of the 2010s #34
2019 Time
The 10 Best Video Games of the 2010s #1
Miscellaneous 7
2023 Edge
The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime #2
2023 IGN
The 25 Best Xbox 360 Games of All Time #13
2023 IGN
The Best PS3 Games of All Time #4
2019 The Guardian
The 50 best video games of the 21st century #3
2016 Goomba Stomp
The 20 Best Games of the Century (So Far…) #1
2013 Eurogamer
Games of the Generation #2
2013 Hardcore Gamer
Top 100 Games of the Generation #10
End of year 14
2019 Kotaku
The 10 Best Games Of 2011 #5
2012 Game Developers Choice Awards
GDCA Game of the Year 2011 #2
2012 GamesRadar+
Best Games of 2011 #1
2012 GamingBolt
GamingBolt’s Top 25 Games of 2011 #12
2011 Ars Technica
Gaming’s biggest joys—and most bitter disappointments—of 2011 #8
2011 CNET
The 10 best games of 2011 #11
2011 Complex
The 25 Best Video Games of 2011 #3
2011 Digital Spy
Digital Spy's Games of 2011 #10
2011 Edge
Mainstream Game of the Year #2
2011 Electronic Gaming Monthly
EGM’s Top 25 of 2011 #3
2011 Paste
The 20 Best Videogames of 2011 #5
2011 The A.V. Club
The best games of 2011 #9
2011 The Guardian
Top 20 games of 2011 #6
2011 VentureBeat
The 10 Best Games of 2011 #5

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