Summary
- The Dark Souls series is known for its challenging combat and memorable boss fights, and mods add new content and enemies to enhance the gameplay experience.
- Hollow Overhaul is an ambitious mod that not only adds new enemies, but also reworks combat, items, and the lighting system, breathing new life into the game.
- Pocket Souls is a creative mod that introduces a Pokémon-like capturing system, allowing players to collect defeated creatures and use them against enemies.
The Dark Souls series has always been praised for its unforgiving combat, dark, melodramatic storytelling, and memorable boss fights, among many other qualities. Every major battle is beautifully set like a movie scene, with striking landscapes and lighting, accompanied by a powerful and haunting soundtrack, with unique boss-related themes becoming iconic among gamers.
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It is no wonder, then, that players want to expand on the list of bosses and enemies in the games through the use of mods. Mastering each boss fight can easily take some players hours upon hours, with multiple phases, unique attack patterns, and various environments. But the feeling of finally bringing down that one enemy, and the sense of achievement and power it brings, is one of the reasons the series became the icon that it is today.
8 The Convergence Adjustments and Additions
The Convergence mod itself is a massive addition to the game and has had a long history of development. Throughout its course, there have been variations of the mod, with certain adjustments to the many modifications made by the original. This particular variant comes with its own additional content, extra items, combat changes, and enemies.
On top of all that, there are more than 3 additional world bosses that have been added in this mod. Players are encouraged to read more details about each mod and choose the version that fits their playstyle and preference.
7 Cinders Burning Battle
A variation on Cinders, this mod adds its unique spin on the combat and enemies. There are a plethora of new weapons, armor sets, and combos that players can experiment with. The mod is particularly praised for its new and improved katanas, which many are finding far superior to the vanilla version.
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And of course, the mod also adds a few new bosses, with their own new loot. It is always a treat to find something new in a beloved game, and this mod adds a lot of value and replayability to a beloved title.
6 Hollow Overhaul
The Hollow Overhaul mod is incredibly ambitious and touches many aspects of the game beyond simply adding new enemies. From reworked combat and items to a rework of the lighting system, the mod breathes new life into the game, drastically changing the atmosphere and gameplay.
The mod also restores a lot of originally cut content, bringing more variety into the game, with new enemies to encounter, and more bosses to learn and conquer. There is much to explore for those brave enough, and many rewards to reap for those prepared for the new world.
5 Ascended Mod RPG
Even without directly adding new bosses, the extensive work on every boss and enemy makes many fights so drastically different, that this mod absolutely deserves recognition in this list. With fresh movesets, abilities, and even brand-new phases, this mod does a fantastic job of rejuvenating even the most mundane battles.
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With so many item and weapon changes, there is quite a lot of new information for players to learn. The veterans of the game will be pleasantly surprised by the sheer scope of the project, and the amount of fresh and reworked content for them to beat all over again.
4 Pocket Souls
Perhaps one of the most creative mods for Dark Souls 3, this one takes the dark and gloomy world and system, and does its best to add the flavor of the Pokémon to it. Players can now capture defeated creatures into Abyssal Flasks, and send their newfound army of pets against the terrible enemies of the game.
The game currently offers more than 50 different creatures to capture, with a supporting system that adds new abilities for the player, such as buffing the pets and healing them at the cost of one’s health. With new enemies and bosses to conquer, players now have a whole new world to catch!
3 Champion's Ashes
One of the most popular gameplay mods, Champion’s Ashes reworks so much of the game, that simply listing all the changes can easily fill an article in itself. From combat to items to enemies, every aspect of the game has been extensively reworked, bringing the authors’ unique vision to life, and greatly refreshing this amazing game.
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Aside from simple enemy reworks and tweaks, this mod adds completely new Bosses to the world, each full of their own surprises and devious tactics. It is no small task to conquer this mod, and players should read the many changes made to the game, before diving deep into the newly reforged world.
2 The Convergence
When it comes to this mod, the authors have aimed to recapture that feeling of the very first run, where everything players encounter is new and unexplored, with dangers and stories waiting around every corner. And they have done a fantastic job of it, overhauling almost every corner of the game, from simple enemy placements, to complete reworks of certain locations.
There are plenty of new systems in place and many unique bosses and enemies to encounter. With so many new tools at the players’ disposal, it is incredibly rewarding to explore this awe-inspiring version of the Kingdom of Lothric.
1 Cinders
With more than 1.6 million downloads on Nexus Mods, Cinders is standing proud as the most downloaded mod for Dark Souls 3, and for good reason. From items to enemies to entirely new game modes, no stone has been left unturned in this massive overhaul.
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Every enemy has been reworked in one way or another, and players will need to adapt to the new movements and hidden abilities. Completely original bosses have been added, with new locations and movesets to boot. The mod can be easily considered as a rework to the game, its charm still recognizable and familiar, yet in a completely new and refreshing way.
Dark Souls 3
- Released
- March 24, 2016
WHERE TO PLAY
- Developer(s)
- From Software
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG
