DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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.

DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin is a souls-like, dark fantasy and rpg game developed by FromSoftware and Inc. and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware and Inc..
Released on April 01st 2015 is available only on Windows in 10 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Korean and Traditional Chinese.

It has received 114,217 reviews of which 96,023 were positive and 18,194 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1 64bit, Windows 8.1 64bit
  • Processor: AMD® A8 3870 3,6 Ghz or Intel® Core ™ i3 2100 3.1Ghz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 465 / ATI Radeon TM HD 6870
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Network: Broadband Internet connection
  • Storage: 23 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 11 sound device

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March 2025
> Come back years later to a game you loved > Create a brand new character and start over fresh > First ever invader is cosplaying Henry of Skalitz from KCD > Greets me before fighting -> oh hell yeah gentleman rules are on > Last hit each other at the same time in glorious duel > That's the good stuff, love this community > Further ahead, get invaded 5 times in a row by the same full-PvP-geared-twink-guy > Invader Bro goes straight into attacking and emote spams after winning > Finally get a victory on the guy > Instantly receive a friend request and got called a cheater Oh Darks Souls 2, never change... Henry invader, you were awesome! Hope we see each other again sometime
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Feb. 2025
Its bitter, it stinks, it hurts, it that ache you get in your neck after sleeping horribly, its that really poorly made coffee that you just keep drinking even though it tastes like the embodiment of a depressing Monday morning. But for some reason, you just keep drinking it, and by the time that cups almost empty, for some reason you end up in love with it.
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Jan. 2025
Here's how you play Dark Souls II: 1. Buy game on sale or for the full price. 2. Beat at least 3 bosses. 3. Lose patience over the stupidly annoying enemies. 4. Take a year break. 5. Come back to the game as a veteran soulsborne player. 6. Start a new DS2 run. 7. Actually start enjoying DS2. 8. Finish game and realize what you missed out on.
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Jan. 2025
Recently beat DS2 base game, now playing DLC. I honestly do not get the hate behind this game. I genuinely enjoyed the play through. Yes, there are rage moments in the game and annoying things that make the game miserable at times, but there are so many moments in the game that really make you appreciate the game. I would give it a try instead of listening to all the negative comments.
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Sept. 2024
got invaded by a sunbro as a level 9 noob. me: <frantic rolling for 60s> sunbro: <watching> me: <calm down, stop spamming roll> sunbro: <drops item, praise sun, suicide into water> me: <pick up Yorgh's Spear+8, replace Fire Longsword> me: <go forth, wreak shit> favorite gaming moment to this day
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DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
8.3
96,023
18,194
Online players
2,305
Developer
FromSoftware, Inc.
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware, Inc.
Release 01 Apr 2015
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