Dark Souls II Crown of the Old Iron King

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"DARK SOULS™ II Crown of the Old Iron King" is the second of 3 large-scale DLC additions to DARK SOULS™ II, and includes all-new stages, maps, boss characters, weapons & armor! In this second DLC, players will find themselves in a world shrouded in ash.

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Developer:
FromSoftware
Publisher:
Bandai Namco Games
Release date:
25 August 2014
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Recent Steam reviews:
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All Steam reviews:
Very Positive (115)

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Description

"DARK SOULS™ II Crown of the Old Iron King" is the second of 3 large-scale DLC additions to DARK SOULS™ II, and includes all-new stages, maps, boss characters, weapons & armor! In this second DLC, players will find themselves in a world shrouded in ash. Can you find and recover the lost crown?

Recommended system requirements

minimum*

OS *:
Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
Processor:
AMD® Phenom II™ X2 555 3.2Ghz or Intel® Pentium Core ™ 2 Duo E8500 3.17Ghz
Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600GT, ATI Radeon™ HD 5870
DirectX:
Version 9.0
Sound Card:
DirectX 9 sound device
Additional Notes:
Controller support: Microsoft Xbox 360® Controller for Windows® (or equivalent) recommended

recommended*

OS *:
Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8
Processor:
Intel® CoreTM i3 2100 3.10GHz or AMD® A8 3870K 3.0GHz
Graphics:
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 or ATI Radeon™ HD 6870 or higher
Sound Card:
DirectX 9 sound device
Additional Notes:
Controller support: Microsoft Xbox 360® Controller for Windows® (or equivalent) recommended

User reviews

Wolf Knight
Recommended | 23 Feb 2026

this dlc is the dark and sinister gem of dark souls 2. from the enemies to the level design, everything adds to the dark and dreary atmosphere. it feels so convincing. ds2 was never known for its epic bosses like ds1

Helpful: 5
uuuhdavid
Recommended | 16 Feb 2026

hi sfloor so clean cuz he wipe the floro wit hu Haha, i mean WHAT! pillar heal knight side and samurai.TOWER=AWESOME Passage of iron Promised walk of peace well lets just hope you aren't... Well Crazy Value Thank you.

Helpful: 0
Josy
Recommended | 25 Nov 2024

My personal favorite of the 3. Brume Tower is such an insanely stunning and unique area and it has the perfect difficulty. Fume Knight and Sir Alonne are also top-tier fights and it's worth getting it alone just for

Helpful: 3
Goldmann.
Not recommended | 19 May 2026

TLDR: Overall like 6/10 DLC being propped up by good boss design. Probably the weakest DLC in this game for me. Definitely the best bosses of any of the DLCs overall but the level design in this one is terrible and

Helpful: 2
ChilledKiwi
Recommended | 15 May 2026

Drangleic is a land of layered histories. Nations, kingdoms, empires all have risen and fallen; memories persist through petrified stone, potsherds and hidden shrines. Behind the iron keep, past what's left of the Old

Helpful: 1
To be or not 2B gaming
Recommended | 28 Jun 2025

Iron King is the second best DLC out of the 3. Imo, only the bosses stood out for me. Fume Knight is easily the best DS2 Boss, Sir Alonne was disappointing (he's a dash one trick plus worst runback), blue smelter demon

Helpful: 1