# What is the best game by Hidetaka Miyazaki?

> One director, one famously unforgiving corner of game design. Some of these chapters taught a generation to love dying, others are the ones everybody argues about.

*By YPB Team · Published October 24, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-best-game-by-hidetaka-miyazaki*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **Elden Ring** — score 1000/1000
   The 2022 open-world epic co-written with George R.R. Martin, which swept game-of-the-year awards.
2. **Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon** — score 813/1000
   A 2023 mech action game that revived the long-dormant series with Souls-style boss design.
3. **Bloodborne** — score 597/1000
   A 2015 PlayStation 4 gothic-horror action RPG built around fast, aggressive combat.
4. **Dark Souls** — score 310/1000
   The 2011 action RPG whose interconnected world and punishing combat defined a genre.
5. **Demon's Souls** — score 310/1000
   The 2009 PlayStation 3 original that began the Souls style of difficult, atmospheric action RPG.
6. **Dark Souls II** — score 310/1000
   The 2014 sequel, supervised by Miyazaki, known for its sprawling kingdom of Drangleic and wide build variety.
7. **Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice** — score 0/1000
   A 2019 feudal-Japan action-adventure about a shinobi, built on posture-based sword duels.
8. **Dark Souls III** — score 0/1000
   The 2016 finale of the Dark Souls trilogy, blending the series' bleak tone with faster combat.

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