- February 5, 2009
- FromSoftware
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls is everything we've been looking for on the PS3 -- a stellar action RPG boasting a killer online component. The game's uncompromising difficulty may not be everyone's cup of tea, however.
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About Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls is a single player and multiplayer open world role playing game with a fantasy theme. It was developed by FromSoftware and was released on February 5, 2009. It received positive reviews from both critics and players.
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.





Critic Reviews
Demon’s Souls Review
Demon's Souls may be one of the year's best RPGs.
90%Demon’s Souls Review
Demon's Souls is a challenging and lengthy RPG romp through one of the most difficult yet rewarding fantasy worlds ever created. Not intended for those that have a tendency to be deterred by a tall challenge.
80%Demon's Souls Review
Demon's Souls is everything we've been looking for on the PS3 -- a stellar action RPG boasting a killer online component. The game's uncompromising difficulty may not be everyone's cup of tea, however.
90%
Game News

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There's a timeline where Dark Souls was a PlayStation exclusive, but Sony lost out on the chance because it wouldn't publish Demon's Souls in North America

"I should have listened properly to Miyazaki": Ex PlayStation boss admits giving FromSoftware "the lowest number possible" for physical copies of Demon's Souls after getting stuck in its "demanding" starting area

FromSoftware experts find evidence Hidetaka Miyazaki's breakout RPG Demon's Souls deleted the biggest middle finger in the series: giant birds that hurl you off cliffs
Frequently Asked Questions
Demon's Souls is a open world role playing game with fantasy theme.
Demon's Souls is available on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation.
Demon's Souls was released on February 5, 2009.
Demon's Souls was developed by FromSoftware.
Demon's Souls has received positive reviews from players.
Demon's Souls is a single player game with multiplayer and local co-op support.
