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2011

Dark Souls: 5 Game of the Year awards

Dark Souls is a 2011 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games. It is the first game in the Dark Souls series and a spiritual successor to FromSoftware's Demon's Souls.

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Dark Souls finished #8 in the 2011 race, with 5 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

  • 5Total awards
  • 3Media outlets
  • 2Readers' choice
  • 4Countries

Game facts

  • Campaign lengthNot documented
  • Single-playerYes
  • Co-opNo
  • Couch co-opNot documented
  • Split screenNo
  • Online co-opNot documented
  • Players on one consoleNot documented
  • Players onlineNot documented
  • MultiplayerYes
  • Online multiplayerNo
  • Released—
  • DeveloperFromSoftware
  • PublisherNamco Bandai Games America Inc., FromSoftware
  • action role-playing game
  • adventure video game
  • soulslike
  • dark fantasy video game
  • X-BOX 360
  • PlayStation 3
  • Microsoft Windows
  • PlayStation 4
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Xbox One

Where the awards came from

CountryAwards
United Kingdom2
United States1
Germany1
Portugal1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

OutletCountry Year
Game Revolution Community Choice GOTY ReadersUnited States2011
GIGAGermany2011
IncGamersUnited Kingdom2011
Metro GameCentral Readers' Choice GOTY ReadersUnited Kingdom2011
MyGamesPortugal2011

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