Demon's Souls

February 5, 2009RPGESRB M

Genres

Overview

About Demon's Souls

A third-person action RPG with cooperative and competitive multiplayer elements in which the player enters the kingdom of Boletaria as it is being ravaged by a fog that spawns murderous demons. The player has to hunt down the arch demons situated in five disparate areas within the kingdom and partake in punishing combat to reach the Old One, the vengeful being that brought the fog to Boletaria.

Story setup

Demon's Souls is set in a fictional dark fantasy world, taking part mostly in the southern medieval kingdom of Boletaria, that has been consumed by a thick, mysterious Fog that is creeping ever out to blanket the entire world. The Old One, a colossal immortal flying Demon, has been awoken and with it Demons have come forth to consume the souls of men. Only when The Old One is lulled back to eternal slumber will the fog dissipate and the world be restored.

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At a glance

Released: February 5, 2009
Genres: RPG, Adventure, Action
Play modes: Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op, Online Multiplayer
Age rating: ESRB M
Time to beat: ~39 hours

Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for Demon's Souls.

Rushed: 32hoursMain story only
Typical: 39hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist: 30hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 5 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

supports up to 3 players online.

3 online

Features

Online Multiplayer

Drop In/Out

Play Modes

Single Player • Multiplayer • Co-op • Online Multiplayer

Player Count

Online: 1-3

Content

Age ratings

How rating boards around the world have classified Demon's Souls. Open a board for its content descriptors.

ACBMA 15+

Strong violence

CEROD

Violence

CLASS_IND16

Violência (Violence)

ESRBM

Violence
Blood

GRAC19+

Violence

PEGI16

Violence
In-Game Purchases

The content of this game is suitable for persons aged 16 years and over only. It contains: Realistic looking violence - This game allows the player to interact with other players ONLINE

USK16

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Demon's Souls remains one of the best-looking things you can put on a PS5, and the build variety and stat-driven combat are proper RPG systems underneath all that atmosphere. It's also fighting an uphill battle for a spot on this list because Elden Ring already covers the same FromSoftware-style space, with a bigger world and more build options. I still fire this up occasionally just to look at it, which says something about how well the remake holds up technically. If you already own Elden Ring, this is a nice-to-have rather than a must-play. If not, it's a great place to start.

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