- Released
Oct 6, 2009
6,228 days ago- Platforms
- PS3
- Ratings
Release dates
North America dates- Oct 6, 20096,228 days ago
- PS3
About
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.
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How long to beat
HowLongToBeat ↗ · 1,037 players- Main story
- 27 h
- Main + extras
- 41 h
- Completionist
- 73 h
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Game info
- Released
- 2009 · see every game from that year
- Modes
- Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
- Perspective
- Third person
- Engine
PhyreEngine- Multiplayer
- Online co-op 3Online co-op, Drop-in / drop-out
Other versions
Remakes 1
Studios
Characters
Age ratings
- ESRBMBlood, Violence
- PEGI16In-Game Purchases, Violence
- CERODViolence
- USK16No content descriptors
- GRAC19+Violence
- CLASS IND16Violência (Violence)
- ACBMA 15+No content descriptors
Languages
2 languagesEnglish, English (UK)
| Language | Audio | Subtitles | Interface |
|---|---|---|---|
| EnglishEnglish (US) | – | ||
| English (UK) | – |
Themes & tags
- Action
- Fantasy
- Open world
- Sandbox
- action-adventure
- attributes
- auto-saving
- blacksmith
- bloody
- boss assistance
- boss fight
- bow and arrow
- branching storyline
- british accent
- canonical death
- character creation
48 more tags
- character customization
- contextual controller rumble
- corpse
- customizable characters
- dark fantasy
- darkness
- death
- difficult
- difficulty level
- falling damage
- falling object
- farming
- gender exclusive equipment
- giant insects
- good vs evil
- greatest hits
- grinding
- harder versions of earlier levels
- high definition graphics
- human
- leveling up
- level selection
- magic
- mana
- medieval
- meme origin
- mercenary
- metroidvania
- missable achievements
- moral decisions
- nameless protagonist
- new game plus
- no game pause
- no jumping
- non-linear
- old-fashioned english
- optional boss
- original soundtrack release
- persistent world
- pick your gender
- platform exclusive
- player vs player
- playstation plus
- playstation trophies
- polygonal 3d
- potion
- pvp
- ragdoll physics
Story & names
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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Also known as
- デモンズソウルJapanese title - original
- 데몬즈 소울Korean title
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