If you were looking for something more hands-on, like tabletop gaming, there is a community-driven Dark Souls Pen and Paper project on Reddit that adapts the game's mechanics—like using souls as both experience and currency—into a traditional RPG format.
: The paper touches on how the game's lore isn't handed to you; it must be "earned" by piecing together environmental clues and item descriptions, a design choice also highlighted by Nintendo World Report. DARK SOULS: REMASTERED
If you're looking for an insightful academic or critical piece on the game, the paper by Timothy Welsh is a compelling read. If you were looking for something more hands-on,
