


The pack sees the player pursuing a character known as Slave Knight Gael to the end of the world while he hunts for the titular "Dark Soul of Humanity". Hidetaka Miyazaki, director of Dark Souls III and creator of the Dark Souls series, said that the story of the two Dark Souls III packs was intended to cover the primary themes of the main game from a new perspective rather than wrap up the series at large. The Ringed City and the preceding content pack, Ashes of Ariandel, were conceived as the final entries in the series. On January 3, 2017, Dark Souls III: The Ringed City was announced.

Unlike previous games in the Dark Souls series, Dark Souls III was launched alongside a season pass, confirming that two downloadable content packs were planned from the beginning. It drew favourable reception from critics, with several seeing it as a fitting end to the Dark Souls series. Released on March 27, 2017, the content pack was developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Dark Souls III: The Ringed City is the second of two downloadable content (DLC) packs for the 2016 action role-playing video game Dark Souls III.
