For detailed information about this series, see: The Dark Souls Wiki
Dark Souls is an action RPG video game series by From Software and Bandai Namco.
Video Games
- Dark Souls (September 22, 2011). PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
- Dark Souls II (March 11, 2014). PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
- Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (February 5, 2015). An enhanced version for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Links to other series
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Demon's Souls | September 22, 2011 | Dark Souls is a spin-off of Demon's Souls. | 1 |
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Berserk | September 22, 2011 | Several elements and characters in Dark Souls and Dark Souls II are inspired by the Berserk manga series. | 3 |
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King's Field | September 22, 2011 | Seath the Scaleless shares a name with a character from King's Field 2, while Kalameet may have been designed after Guyra from King's Field. Dark Souls and Dark Souls II also feature the "Moonlight Great Sword" from the King's Field series. | 1 |
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Harry Potter | September 22, 2011 | Some elements in Dark Souls were inspired by the Harry Potter series. | 3 |
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure | September 22, 2011 | There are minor references to the first arc of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in Dark Souls. | 3 |
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Bleach | September 22, 2011 | Dark Souls features a reference to the Hollows from Bleach. | 3 |
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Borderlands | June 25, 2013 | There are several references to Dark Souls in the Bonderlands 2 DLC "Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep". | 3 |
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Yo-Kai Watch | July 11, 2013 | In Yo-Kai Watch, one of the statues in the Gourd Pond Museum features a minor reference to Dark Souls. | 3 |
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Dota | August 23, 2013 | The "Dark Wraith" armor set from DOTA 2 features direct references to Dark Souls. | 1 |
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Destiny | September 9, 2014 | The items "Heart of the Praxic Fire" and "Ghost Angel Cloak" from Destiny feature references to Dark Souls. | 3 |
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Warcraft | November 13, 2014 | The follower "Soulare of Andorhal" from the World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor expansion was likely inspired by Solaire of Astora from Dark Souls. There are other minor references to Dark Souls in World of Warcraft. | 3 |
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Bloodborne | March 24, 2015 | There are minor references to Dark Souls in Bloodborne. | 3 |
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LittleBigPlanet | December 13, 2016 | Outfits based on Dark Souls III characters are downloadable in LittleBigPlanet 3. | 2 |
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Kobayashi-san chi no Maid Dragon | January 25, 2017 | Fafnir tried to play the game during Kobayashi-san's house party | 3 |
