Demon's Souls Remake: Depraved Chasm (5-1) - walkthrough Demons Souls PS5 guide, walkthrough

Last update: 27 July 2021

On this page of the guide to Demon's Souls Remake you will learn how to complete chapter (5-1), the Valley of Defilement inside the Depraved Chasm.

When you arrive at this location, you will find an object in the grass under the wooden bridge. Pick it up, then head upstairs.

There's an enemy on the top floor that you can approach from behind. He's not hard to defeat. He's stronger usually only in bigger groups.

When you're at the top, on the right side you will find the soul of the hero that you can pick up, while on the left you will find an enemy with a torch.

Pay attention to the environment, the paths leading to further locations are very narrow, one wrong move and you can fall to the very bottom and die. If you go further and stick to the right side, the enemy will jump down at you from above. It is worth holding the shield, if you have one, and killing him.

After going down the ladder to the bottom, go towards the enemies who stand on the footbridge. Try to provoke the enemy and move away from the footbridge, to avoid dying from the fall. After defeating them, go to the other end of the footbridge. Watch out for more enemies, though. You can go down now, but it's better to go back to the ladder.

Before you do so, though, go towards the vertical wooden footbridge. By jumping on it, you can drop it to make your way easier and pick up a few items. Once you do that, head to the ladder.

There's a hole by the ladder, behind the wooden cover. It leads to the same place as the way down on the other side of the wooden footbridge. The point is, by going this way, you'll gain some new items.

Pick up the items and then jump down. At some point, you'll see more enemies beneath you. Attacking from above should kill them quickly.

After another jump on the next platform down, be careful, because the wood will break and you will fall into a group of opponents, located on both sides.

It is worth to first kill enemies that are closer to the fog. You should be able to kill them with two strikes. Once you kill them, turn around and take care of the rest.

Instead of going towards the fog, climb the ladder, and then go to the bridge. There are some enemies on the bridge, though. Kill them, and then you can go towards the fog, because the path over the bridge leads to the location with wooden footbridges

When you pass through the fog, you will find an item to your left. Pick it up, then go downstairs. In the grass, there are several opponents and an item. Then, go to the bridge and to the other side.

To the left of the bridge is a path down. Defeat the enemies there, and then pick up the saint set. When you pick the item up, two enemies will appear behind your back. Defeat them and retreat towards the bridge.

At the other end of the bridge, on the right side there is a room with a red cocoon. Destroying it isn't really worth it, because then the worm-like enemy can hatch, and you will be poisoned on top of that.

There's a way down in this room, too. On the lower floor you will find an NPC, the Filthy Woman, who will offer some interesting items to buy. It is worth it to stock up on a large amount of Noble's Lotus, which will neutralize the effect of poison and Black Pine Resin, which will be useful during the boss fight, because the boss is very susceptible to fire damage.

Going down to the floor below, you will encounter many rats on your way, which, after attacking your character, will put the plague effect on you. Rats die easily from a single attack, but there is a lot of them. If possible, try to fight from a distance.

As you go further, pay attention to the place visible in the screenshot. Another stone will fall from there. Try to go slowly to avoid getting injured.

Moving on, watch out for a more dangerous enemy. He's twice the size of the standard enemies you've encountered in this location. His attacks, even when blocked, can cause a lot of damage. It is better not to block his attacks, just grab the weapon in both hands and attack him, dealing him increased damage.

As you go to where the big enemy attacked you, you will encounter more enemies, but these are weaker and smaller. Defeat them, and then climb to the top.

The enemies are there too, and you will see some more cocoons on top of that. Just like the first time, it's not worth destroying them. Go past them and go to the bridge.

On the bridge, there will be more enemies, two smaller and one larger. Defeat the smaller ones first, and at the very end, deal with the larger enemy.

When you're done, go to the other end of the bridge, and then down to the very bottom. You will see more fog, but this one will lead to the boss fight arena with the Leechmonger. Before you enter the arena, though, go to the other side of the fog to pick up the healing items that are there. Description of the boss fight can be found on a separate page of the guide.