Can you trust DARK SOULS III's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 94.3%
Genuinely great 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12
Summary
DARK SOULS III holds an official Steam rating of 94.3%. After weighting 400 positive and 400 negative reviews by trust, the adjusted rating is 94.3% (95% range 94.1–94.5%), essentially the same as the official figure. Verdict: "Genuinely great" (the adjusted rating is 70% or higher and the positive reviews carry high average trust).
Positive reviews average 0.75 in trust and negative ones 0.76; the difference shifts the rating by less than one point. The most common discount factor is very short reviews (40% overall).
Across 127 months of history, no month shows a concentrated wave of negative reviews. There is no sign of coordinated review activity.
The last 180 days show 92.3% (last 30 days: 90.7%), close to the all-time figure.
Japanese-language reviews alone show 86.5% (1,922 reviews, 95% range 84.9–87.9%), 7.9 points below the overall rating. Players writing in Japanese are noticeably less positive. In the last 180 days, Japanese-language reviews show 86.3%.
The adjusted rating estimates trust from how reviews are written; it does not judge any individual review as fake. Data as of 2026-10-12.
Positive vs negative breakdown
Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.
| Condition | Positive reviews | Negative reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 hours played at review | 1% | 14% |
| Very short text | 41% | 27% |
| Key activated outside Steam | 32% | 39% |
| Received for free | 1% | 2% |
| Owns very few games | 11% | 5% |
| Over 100 reviews written | 2% | 3% |
| Average trust (1.0 = full) | 0.75 | 0.76 |
The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 33.9 hours.
Rating history
Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.
Recent sentiment
| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 90.7% | 2,332 |
| Last 180 days | 92.3% | 11,232 |
| All time | 94.3% | 441,736 |
| Japanese, last 180 days | 86.3% | 80 |
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