Choose DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Choose DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 89.2% positive across 32,695 reviews.
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition vs DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition and DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin both land in Action, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, RPG on Steam. DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (2012) is 3 years older than DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin (2015). DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin (83.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
Choose DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin if you want the Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2015) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 33,921 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition and DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin sit in Action and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition |  DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2015 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.2% positive (32,695 reviews) | 83.2% positive (33,921 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | FromSoftware, Inc. | FromSoftware, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (2012) is 3 years older than DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin (2015).
- DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (89.2% positive) than DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin (83.2% positive).
- DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin has co-op; DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition does not.
- Steam Deck: DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition is Deck Unsupported, DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin is Deck Verified.
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition vs DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin — FAQ
- Which is better, DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition or DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin?
- On Steam reviews DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition scores higher (89.2% positive) than DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin (83.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition or DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin first?
- If you want chronology, DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (2012) came out before DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin (2015). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition and DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.