What is the best FromSoftware video game?

From punishing dark-fantasy classics to stealth-driven samurai epics and mech-combat spinoffs, this catalog spans decades of brutal, rewarding design. Which one earns your vote?

1

Dark Souls

The 2011 action RPG that popularized punishing, interconnected level design and gave the genre its 'Souls-like' name.

1000pts

2

Elden Ring Nightreign

A 2025 standalone co-op roguelike spin-off of Elden Ring built around three-player expeditions against powerful Nightlords.

877pts

3

Elden Ring

A 2022 open-world action RPG co-created with George R. R. Martin that became FromSoftware's biggest commercial and critical success.

771pts

4

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

A 2019 stealth-action game set in Sengoku-era Japan that replaced RPG builds with a precision sword-clashing parry system.

709pts

5

Bloodborne

A 2015 gothic horror action RPG set in the plague-ridden city of Yharnam, praised for its fast, aggressive combat.

692pts

6

Demon's Souls

The 2009 PlayStation 3 title that originated the Souls formula of tense exploration and deliberate, high-stakes combat.

692pts

7

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

A 2023 mech-combat action game that revived the long-running Armored Core series with fast, customizable robot warfare.

491pts

8

King's Field IV

A 2001 first-person dungeon-crawling RPG, the final mainline entry in the series that laid the groundwork for the Souls games.

491pts

9

Armored Core: For Answer

A 2008 entry in the classic Armored Core series, known for its high-speed aerial mech combat and deep customization.

491pts

10

Dark Souls III

The 2016 conclusion to the Dark Souls trilogy, blending faster combat with callbacks to earlier entries in the series.

360pts

11

Otogi: Myth of Demons

A 2003 action game inspired by Japanese folklore, notable for its large destructible environments and mythic setting.

360pts

12

Dark Souls II

The 2014 middle chapter of the Dark Souls trilogy, expanding the world with new mechanics like stat-based item durability.

200pts

13

Shadow Tower Abyss

A 2003 first-person action RPG praised for its bleak atmosphere and brutal difficulty, a spiritual precursor to Demon's Souls.

200pts