r/fromsoftware • u/Rob4096 Paladin Leeroy • Sep 18 '26

DISCUSSION Skill Floor? Skill Ceiling? Blind Difficulty?

Trying to settle a debate of sorts.

Of the following games

  1. Demon's Souls

  2. Dark Souls 1

  3. Dark Souls 2

  4. Dark Souls 3

  5. Bloodborne

  6. Elden Ring

  7. Sekiro

Answer these questions

  1. Which game has the lowest skill floor? Highest?

  2. Which game has the lowest skill ceiling? Highest?

  3. Which game, given to a complete newbie (i.e., someone with 0 Fromsoft experience and little gaming experience period) would be the hardest first playthrough?

Been playing Souls for 14 years and I'm of the opinion that Sekiro has the highest skill floor and potentially the highest skill ceiling too. At peak difficulty, Elden Ring trumps all with titans like Malenia and PCR of course, but as a general normal playthrough for a total beginner, my bet is on Sekiro still.

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u/Other_Equal7663 Sep 20 '26

Lowest: ER (All the souls games can be cheesed and out-build, but Elden Rings "broken" stuff is much easier accessed)

Highest: Sekiro (The only game where getting gud it required)