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If DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED is your kind of game, the closest matches are DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin, DARK SOULS™ III and ELDEN RING — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its encourages exploration and discovery, intricate world design and rhythmic combat system. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Originally released by FromSoftware in 2011 and remastered in 2018, DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED is an action game set in the dark fantasy realm of Lordran. The remaster enhances the iconic title with improved visuals and runs at 60 frames per second. Reviewers highlight the game's atmospheric world design, describing it as challenging and immersive, with players noting how the intricate world layout rewards exploration and discovery. The core mechanics feature NPC interaction, tactical combat, and extensive world exploration, while players emphasize the rhythmic combat system that underpins the experience. Currently priced at $39.99 USD, the game holds a 92% positive rating from over 47,000 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck.
About DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED: Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.
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DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
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Shares a challenging mood with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Top pick for DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
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™ III
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Second-strongest match for DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!
ELDEN RING
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Shares an atmospheric mood with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Third-strongest match for DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
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Ranked #4 for DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Dark Souls will be the most deeply challenging game you play this year. Can you live through a million deaths and earn your legacy?
Lords Of The Fallen™ 2014
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Ranked #5 for DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Plunge into a dark fantasy Action-RPG, harnessing powerful magic alongside a satisfying combat system. When the tyrannical god, Adyr, invades the human realm seeking vengeance for his imprisonment, humanity calls upon an unlikely defender… a convicted sinner named Harkyn.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
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Ranked #6 for DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Lords of the Fallen
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Ranked #7 for DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
A vast world awaits in the medieval, dark fantasy action-RPG, Lords of the Fallen. As a fabled Dark Crusader, embark on an epic quest to overthrow Adyr, the demon God. The final major update Version 2.5 is out now: features deadlier boss battles and all-new Veteran Mode.
Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King
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Ranked #8 for DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
The old world is gone, lost with the disappearance of the King. Reforge reality in this dark action RPG through skill-based combat, innovative open-world platforming and the testimonies of survivors… some more trustworthy than others. Are you ready, Wanderer?
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ELDEN RING
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THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
Demon's Soulbound
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Black Myth: Wukong
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Black Myth: Wukong is an action RPG rooted in Chinese mythology. You shall set out as the Destined One to venture into the challenges and marvels ahead, to uncover the obscured truth beneath the veil of a glorious legend from the past.
Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
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Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
DARK SOULS™ III
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Reviewers of DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!
DARK SOULS™ II
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Shares an atmospheric mood with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Reviewers of DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Developed by FROM SOFTWARE, DARK SOULS™ II is the highly anticipated sequel to the gruelling 2011 breakout hit Dark Souls. The unique old-school action RPG experience captivated imaginations of gamers worldwide with incredible challenge and intense emotional reward.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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Shares an atmospheric mood with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
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You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
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Battle hordes of yokai in this masocore Action RPG. Create your protagonist and embark on an adventure through a myriad of locales across Japan during the Sengoku period. Utilize the new Yokai Shift ability to defeat even the most ferocious yokai and be prepared to brave through Dark Realms created by your enemies.
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Phasmophobia
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Priced ~50% under DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED on Steam right now. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~75% under DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED on Steam right now. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
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From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~63% under DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED on Steam right now. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
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As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
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Priced ~75% under DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED on Steam right now. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Grimm's Hollow
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Mortal Kombat 11
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Mortal Kombat is back and better than ever in the next evolution of the iconic franchise.
DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2
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DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE 2 builds upon the highly popular DRAGON BALL XENOVERSE with enhanced graphics that will further immerse players into the largest and most detailed Dragon Ball world ever developed.
Mortal Kombat X
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Experience the Next Generation of the #1 Fighting Franchise. Mortal Kombat X combines unparalleled, cinematic presentation with all new gameplay.
Mortal Kombat 1
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Another title from QLOC, the studio behind DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Discover a reborn Mortal Kombat™ Universe created by the Fire God Liu Kang. Mortal Kombat™ 1 ushers in a new era of the iconic franchise with a new fighting system, game modes, and fatalities!
Injustice™ 2
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Build and power up the ultimate version of your favourite DC legends in INJUSTICE 2. This is your Legend. Your Journey. Your Injustice.
Gotham Knights
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Another title from QLOC, the studio behind DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Batman is dead. It is now up to the Batman Family - Batgirl, Nightwing, Red Hood, and Robin - to protect Gotham City.
Ni no Kuni Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered
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Journey back to the other world in Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch™ Remastered. LEVEL-5’s classic tale returns better than ever, with improved graphics and performance.
Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition
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Another title from QLOC, the studio behind DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tales of Vesperia and the return of this fan-favorite with the Definitive Edition!
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
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™ III
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Dark Souls continues to push the boundaries with the latest, ambitious chapter in the critically-acclaimed and genre-defining series. Prepare yourself and Embrace The Darkness!
ELDEN RING
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED.
Lead the members of Expedition 33 on their quest to destroy the Paintress so that she can never paint death again. Explore a world of wonders inspired by Belle Époque France and battle unique enemies in this turn-based RPG with real-time mechanics.
Frequently asked about DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED
- Does DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED run on Steam Deck?
- DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED cost?
- DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED is listed on Steam at 39.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED are DARK SOULS™ II: Scholar of the First Sin, DARK SOULS™ III, ELDEN RING.
- Who developed DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED?
- DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED was developed by QLOC, FromSoftware, Inc. and published by FromSoftware, Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment.
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