Dark Souls III: Endings and New Game Plus

Dark Souls III asks you to choose an ending after Soul of Cinder, so finish its requirements before entering the final fog. To Link the First Flame needs no side route: interact with the final bonfire alone. The End of Fire needs the Eyes of a Fire Keeper from Untended Graves; give them to the Fire Keeper and agree to a world without flame, then summon her at the final bonfire after the fight. The alternate version requires attacking her during that ending scene, so do not trigger it by accident.

Usurpation of Fire requires the Lord of Hollows route. Accept Yoel’s service at Firelink and draw out strength five times so Yuria appears. Keep Anri’s Londor route intact through the Darkmoon Tomb ceremony after Pontiff, then light the final bonfire alone after Soul of Cinder. Do not summon the Fire Keeper for this ending. This is the condensed prerequisite map; the quest has several individual NPC failure points, so do not improvise it after passing a dialogue choice.

After choosing an ending and seeing the credits, the game offers New Game Plus. Decline that prompt to return to Firelink and keep the current world available. Clear optional bosses, buy supplies, reinforce experiment weapons, finish covenant tasks, or enter the DLC while the cycle remains open. When ready, rest at the Firelink Shrine bonfire and choose the New Game Plus option there.

New Game Plus keeps your developed character while resetting world progression. Leave the current cycle with a short goal—an ending, spell, covenant reward, or build—so the next run is a route rather than a tour of half-finished errands.