Dark Souls 3 had a PvP battle royale mode at one point

In the Dark Souls 3 alpha, a multiplayer mode existed that was literally called ‘battle royale’.


This is likely not a reactionary addition designed to capitalise on the success of PUBG, because the mode only existed in the Dark Souls 3 alpha, not to mention the fact the game itself predates PUBG.

The more likely explanation is that the mode is named after the Japanese Battle Royale film.

This interesting discovery was made by Lance McDonald, an engineer and YouTuber who has a knack for going through game files to reveal what could have been.

His most recent datamining journey, documented in the video below, lead him to discover three weapons that didn’t make the cut. One of which is called the Ceremony Sword Battle Royale Eclipse.