Choose DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Choose DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition if you want a RPG experience. 32,695 Steam reviews back the pick.
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition vs DARK SOULS™ III
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition and DARK SOULS™ III both land in Action 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 are Action games on Steam. DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (2012) is 4 years older than DARK SOULS™ III (2016). DARK SOULS™ III scores higher on Steam reviews (94.1% positive) than DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (89.2% 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™ III
Choose DARK SOULS™ III if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.1% positive across 105,862 reviews.
Both DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition and DARK SOULS™ III sit in Action 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™ III | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2016 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Verified |
| Price | Price unknown | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.2% positive (32,695 reviews) | 94.1% positive (105,862 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player, Co-op |
| Developers | FromSoftware, Inc. | FromSoftware, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (2012) is 4 years older than DARK SOULS™ III (2016).
- DARK SOULS™ III scores higher on Steam reviews (94.1% positive) than DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (89.2% positive).
- DARK SOULS™ III has co-op; DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition does not.
- Steam Deck: DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition is Deck Unsupported, DARK SOULS™ III is Deck Verified.
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition vs DARK SOULS™ III — FAQ
- Which is better, DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition or DARK SOULS™ III?
- On Steam reviews DARK SOULS™ III scores higher (94.1% positive) than DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (89.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, DARK SOULS™ III 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™ III first?
- If you want chronology, DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (2012) came out before DARK SOULS™ III (2016). 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™ III similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.