- BGG rank
- BGG #3,771
- BGG rating
- 6.4
Dark Souls: The Board Game
- 1–4 players
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- Complexity 3.2/5
- 2017
- BGG rank
- BGG #24,714
- BGG rating
- 6.3
Dark Souls: The Board Game – The Sunless City Core Set
2024
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- 1–3 players
- Complexity 2.5/5
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Dark Souls: The Board Game – The Sunless City Core Set is a board game released in 2024 for 1–3 players. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game.
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About the game
The Sunless City was the shining jewel of Lordran, where sacred spires and legions of knights were bathed in perpetual golden light. An illusion hides the deceit of an empty throne, blinding the lonely spirits to the truth of their forsaken city, and their bleak existence in the ashes of a dead kingdom. Within these ruins, a co-operative journey of survival and heroism will unfold - for those prepared to die. In Dark Souls: The Board Game – The Sunless City Core Set, you can become the Herald, Pyromancer, or Warrior as you navigate the haunted ruins of The Sunless City. Your ultimate challenge? A brutal battle against the formidable Dragon Slayer Ornstein and the fearsome Executioner Smough. But success in this perilous realm hinges on one vital element: teamwork. Co-operate with your fellow Unkindled as you venture into locales once bathed in golden light, now lost to shadows. Your enemies are dangerous, their attack patterns and weaknesses waiting to be uncovered. Alas, death is not the end — but the price of failure is high. Should one of your characters meet their demise, the game presses on, but with a heavy price. The entire party must return to the bonfire, each encounter resetting, and the odds growing ever more challenging.
Mechanics
Publishers
- Steamforged Games Ltd.
Questions and answers
Dark Souls: The Board Game – The Sunless City Core Set supports 1–3 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
Dark Souls: The Board Game – The Sunless City Core Set has a complexity rating of 2.5 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-light game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Dark Souls: The Board Game – The Sunless City Core Set belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Fighting, and Video Game Theme. Its main mechanics are Cooperative Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Dark Souls: The Board Game – The Sunless City Core Set as a base game. It can be played on its own with the components in the box and does not require any other title. Expansions, if any exist, add new content or rules on top of it and are listed separately in the catalogue with a link back to this base game.