Dark Souls Archthrones might be the most ambitious fan mod of a Souls genre game ever. A massive undertaking, it’s something fans have been talking about for some time now, but what exactly is it? This mod has been in development for four years, with a demo recently hitting the internet. With that in mind, it’s time to talk about what it is and what fans can expect when diving into this challenging but satisfying adventure into the Souls lore.
Fans of the Souls titles can expect lore from every game in the franchise, alongside plenty of new bosses, weapons, and much more. Let’s dive into Dark Souls Archthrones and figure out exactly what’s coming for you.
Dark Souls Archthrones is, at its core, a retelling of the Dark Souls universe. Built on the architecture of Dark Souls 3, it has its own lore and, according to the Nexus Mods page, is “informed by the deepest secrets of the Dark Souls mythos.” Currently, only a demo is available, but it is playable on PCs, Steam Decks, and Linux.
Perhaps best of all, the mod itself is free, and players can run it without fear of being banned from the Dark Souls 3 vanilla servers - provided they don’t put their Archthrones save data on the regular DS3 servers. That would almost certainly result in a ban, so that is not recommended.
According to the developers, the design was inspired by Demon’s Souls level structure, with plenty of their own designs. Fans of the entire Dark Souls trilogy will not want to miss out on Archthrones, especially if they crave something new and challenging. It even has voice acting, featuring some of the biggest names in the Souls community.
Five worlds take place across the vast Souls mythos, and 17 new boss fights - that’s just for starters. There will be more
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