Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King

Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King is the first DLC expansion for Dark Souls II, released in July 2014. It takes players to the subterranean city of Shulva, an ancient, sunken city filled with new…

82 22 July 2014

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Action Fantasy

Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King is an adventure developed by FromSoftware, released 22 July 2014 on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 8 hrs to finish.

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What Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King is

Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King is an adventure game developed by FromSoftware and released in 2014. It was published by Bandai Namco Games. It is available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dark Souls II is a 2014 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Games. The second game in the Dark Souls series, it is set in the fallen kingdom of Drangleic and follows an undead traveler seeking a cure for their curse. It retains the series' emphasis on challenging combat, character customization, exploration and online interaction, while introducing changes such as a hollowing system that reduces the player's maximum health after repeated deaths.

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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Dark Souls series

Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King is the tenth of 25 entries we hold in the Dark Souls series. The next entry was Dark Souls II: Crown of the Old Iron King in 2014. Its critic score of 82 is 3 points below the series average of 85. The highest-rated entry is Dark Souls at 91.

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How it was received

Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 13 points above the year average.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 8 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 14 hrs, roughly 1.8 times the length of the critical path.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for AMD® Phenom II™ X2 555 3.2Ghz or Intel® Pentium Core ™ 2 Duo E8500 3.17Ghz, 2 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600GT, ATI Radeon™ HD 5870. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King launched on 22 July 2014, within three weeks of The Last of Us Remastered, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Trine Enchanted Edition and Five Nights at Freddy's. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: The Last of Us Remastered, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition, Trine Enchanted Edition, Five Nights at Freddy's.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

Screenshots

All media

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Parents

Dark Souls II

11 March 2014

Quick answers

Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King — frequently asked questions

When did Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King come out?

Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King was released on 22 July 2014 for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

What are the minimum PC requirements for Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King?

At minimum, Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King needs AMD® Phenom II™ X2 555 3.2Ghz or Intel® Pentium Core ™ 2 Duo E8500 3.17Ghz, 2 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600GT, ATI Radeon™ HD 5870 graphics.

How long does it take to beat Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King?

The main story of Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King takes around 8 hrs, or 14 hrs for 100% completion.

How many GB is Dark Souls II: Crown of the Sunken King?

The PC version needs about 15 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("15 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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