Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss

Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss
Promotional artwork featuring Knight Artorias
DeveloperFromSoftware
PublisherNamco Bandai Games
DirectorHidetaka Miyazaki
ProgrammerJun Ito
ComposerMotoi Sakuraba
SeriesDark Souls
Platforms
ReleaseAugust 24, 2012
GenreAction role-playing game

Dark Souls: Artorias of the Abyss is a downloadable content pack for the 2011 action role-playing game Dark Souls. Developed by FromSoftware and published by Namco Bandai Games, it released as part of the Prepare to Die Edition version of the game for Windows in August 2012. The pack was later sold separately for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the game two months later.

Artorias of the Abyss takes the player centuries into Dark Souls' past, where they must save the land of Oolacile from destruction at the hands of Manus, Father of the Abyss. The pack received positive reviews from critics, who praised the boss battles and additional story and gameplay content.