Dark Souls III is a sequel to Dark Souls II but is the fourth entry in the ‘Souls’ series, which is famed for its punishing difficulty and has spawned its own ‘Souls -like’ genre.

It is an action role-playing game that focues on slow and tactical combat where the player has to learn enemy attach patterns and carefully choose when to launch their own attacks. Free exploration of the world lets players choose their own path but it is not unusual to stumble upon encounters that they are not yet ready to face. Players should be prepared to die… a lot.