Critic Atlas
Dark Souls III - Ashes of Ariandel cover art

PS4 / PC / XONE - 10/24/2016

Dark Souls III - Ashes of Ariandel

Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel is the first DLC expansion for Dark Souls III, released in October 2016. It introduces the Painted World of Ariandel, a new, snowy environment filled with challenging enemies and tough bosses. The expansion also adds new weapons, armour, spells, and a PvP arena. Ashes of Ariandel expands on the game's lore, exploring themes of corruption and the decay of painted worlds.

Role-playing (RPG)Adventure
Developer
FromSoftware
Publisher
Bandai Namco Entertainment

Personalization locked

Log in to see your personalized prediction.

Critic Atlas can compare your ratings and reviewer matches to estimate whether this game may land above or below consensus for you.

Critic average

73

Average of 24 scored external reviews.

User average

No saved user ratings yet.

Review coverage

Critic signal strength

Numeric critic scoring uses full scored reviews once available. Review-in-progress scores act as temporary early signal only until full review scores exist. Unscored reviews still count as coverage, but they are not included in the critic average.

High confidencePolarized

Critic avg

73

24 scored reviews

Total coverage

24

All coverage currently scored

Score range

50–100

Lowest to highest scored review

Signal shape

Polarized

Score range is 31+ points

Critic landscape

The critic average is 73 across 24 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.

How to read this

Treat the average carefully. A polarized landscape is where reviewer match, review text, and score deltas matter more than the headline number.

Most scored reviews currently sit in the 70–79 band.

Score distribution

Shows how included scored reviews are clustered across the normalized 100-point scale.

24 included scored reviews

90–1002 reviews · 8%
80–896 reviews · 25%
70–7913 reviews · 54%
Below 703 reviews · 13%
Reset

Showing 1-10 of 24 matching critic reviews. 24 total critic reviews. Page 1 of 3.

Unknown reviewer

Digitally Downloaded

Short 'n sweet reviews: Tumblestone, Dark Souls 3 DLC, Super Dungeon Bros, F1 2016

Published 11/18/2016

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

60

-13 vs critic avg

Ofisil

Cubed3

Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel (PC) Review

Published 11/9/2016

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

50

-23 vs critic avg

Ravi Sinha

GamingBolt

Dark Souls 3 Ashes of Ariandel DLC Review – Ash Like Snow

Published 11/8/2016

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

70

-3 vs critic avg

Unknown reviewer

Game Revolution

Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel Review

Published 11/2/2016

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

80

+7 vs critic avg

Eric Layman

Digital Chumps

Digital Chumps Dark Souls III - Ashes of Ariandel Review

Published 10/28/2016

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

80

+7 vs critic avg

Scott Sullivan

COGconnected

Dark Souls 3: Ashes Of Ariandel Review: Speed-Painting Adventure

Published 10/28/2016

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

70

-3 vs critic avg

Dark Souls 3: Ashes of Ariandel review

Published 10/28/2016

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

100

+27 vs critic avg

Ben Tarrant

Push Square

Review: Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel (PS4)

Published 10/27/2016

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

50

-23 vs critic avg

Unknown reviewer

Metro GameCentral

Dark Souls III: Ashes Of Ariandel review – praise the arena

Published 10/27/2016

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

70

-3 vs critic avg

Dave Aubrey

Wccftech

Dark Souls III DLC: Ashes of Ariandel Review – Epic but Short

Published 10/27/2016

Log in and rate games to see Matched Critics alignment.

Scoring alignment

Score

78

+5 vs critic avg

Player reviews

Player reviews

No player reviews yet. Published reviews from Critic Atlas users will appear here. These are separate from external critic reviews.