Dark Souls Guía y cronología
The fire is fading, and the ruins still carry traces of those who tried to preserve it. Dark Souls sends travelers through hostile kingdoms where encounters, objects and abandoned places reveal a history in fragments. Its linked games return to cycles of decline and renewal without making that history easy to untangle.
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Timeline guide
Dark Souls: follow the games before untangling the cycles
Play Dark Souls, Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III, with each game's own story expansions. Artorias visits the past within the first game; it is not a standalone starting point.
- Entries
- 11
- Released
- 11
- Span
- 2011-2018
Age of Fire Cycle and End of Cycle are browsing groups inside the same world, not separate universes.
Overview & recommendation
Dark Souls makes its history something you uncover rather than a complete chronology supplied in advance. The first game introduces the fading fire before the later games return to that inheritance through other places and cycles.
The expansions have earlier memories or distant perspectives, but they are still played within their associated games. Pulling a past-set expansion to the front would confuse its narrative period with the experience that gives access to it.
Use the numbered-game sequence for a first journey and keep DLC with its base game. Follow Dark Souls III's Ashes of Ariandel and The Ringed City as its companion material, not a fourth standalone game.
One world, recurring cycles The ending group remains part of the saga
Age of Fire Cycle holds the main games and earlier expansions. End of Cycle highlights Dark Souls III's DLC; it is a thematic grouping, not evidence of an independent fictional universe.
Age of Fire Cycle (9 entries)
The main Dark Souls games and their associated earlier expansions, within one world of recurring cycles. Earlier-set DLC still belongs to its base-game journey.
End of Cycle (2 entries)
Ashes of Ariandel and The Ringed City highlight Dark Souls III's concluding expansion material, not a separate universe or standalone fourth game.
A first journey through the numbered games 11 entries
Begin with Dark Souls and let later games build on its history. DLC access and story setting are separate considerations.
- 1Age of Fire DecliningDark SoulsGame · 2011
- 2Age of Fire DecliningDark Souls RemasteredGame · 2018
- 3ExpansionDark Souls: Artorias of the AbyssGame · 2012
- 4Far Future CycleDark Souls IIGame · 2014
- 5Far Future CycleDark Souls II: Scholar of the First SinGame · 2015
- 6ExpansionDark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken KingGame · 2014
- 7ExpansionDark Souls II: Crown of the Old Iron KingGame · 2014
- 8ExpansionDark Souls II: Crown of the Ivory KingGame · 2014
- 9Convergence of ErasDark Souls IIIGame · 2016
- 10Painted World RefugeDark Souls III: Ashes of AriandelGame · 2016
- 11End of the World CycleDark Souls III: The Ringed CityGame · 2017
How the fire's history unfolded 11 entries
Release context preserves the gradual discovery of the world and its later reinterpretations, without pretending every expansion occurs after its base game's ending.
- 1Dark SoulsGame · 2011
- 2Dark Souls: Artorias of the AbyssGame · 2012
- 3Dark Souls IIGame · 2014
- 4Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken KingGame · 2014
- 5Dark Souls II: Crown of the Old Iron KingGame · 2014
- 6Dark Souls II: Crown of the Ivory KingGame · 2014
- 7Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First SinGame · 2015
- 8Dark Souls IIIGame · 2016
- 9Dark Souls III: Ashes of AriandelGame · 2016
- 10Dark Souls III: The Ringed CityGame · 2017
- 11Dark Souls RemasteredGame · 2018
Frequently asked questions 7 answers
Should I start with Artorias because it visits the past?
No. It is an expansion encountered through Dark Souls, not an independent earlier game to play first.
Is End of Cycle a separate universe?
No. It groups Dark Souls III expansions within the same wider saga.
Are the expansions separate base games?
No. Keep each with its associated game and check edition coverage rather than treating every row as another standalone purchase.
How many Dark Souls games are there?
There are 11 Dark Souls games released between 2011 and 2018.
What is the chronological order of Dark Souls?
In chronological (in-universe) order, Dark Souls begins with Dark Souls (Age of Fire Declining) and ends with Dark Souls III: The Ringed City. The full chronological list of 11 games is above.
What is the release order of Dark Souls?
By release date, Dark Souls starts with Dark Souls (2011). The most recent release is Dark Souls Remastered (2018).
What is the newest Dark Souls release?
The newest released game is Dark Souls Remastered (2018). See where it falls in the chronological and play order lists above.
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