IGN's Dark Souls 3 complete strategy guide and walkthrough will lead you through every step of Dark Souls 3 from the title screen to the final credits, including every collectible location, secret area, boss strategy and more.
| Area Name | Boss | Number of Bonfires |
| Cemetery of Ash | Iudex Gundyr | 2 |
| Firelink Shrine | - | 1 |
| High Wall of Lothric | Vordt of the Boreal Valley | 4* |
| Undead Settlement | Curse-rotted Greatwood | 5 |
| Road of Sacrifices | Crystal Sage | 4 |
| Cathedral of the Deep | Deacons of the Deep | 4 |
| Farron Keep | Abyss Watchers Stray Demon | 5 |
| Catacombs of Carthus | High Lord Wolnir | 3 |
| Smouldering Lake | Old Demon King | 3 |
| Irithyll of the Boreal Valley | Pontiff Sulyvahn | 5 |
| Anor Londo | Aldrich, Devourer of Gods | 3 |
| Irithyll Dungeon | - | 1 |
| Profaned Capital | Yhorm the Giant | 2 |
| Lothric Castle | Dancer of the Boreal Valley Dragonslayer Armour | 4* |
| Consumed King's Garden | Oceiros, the Consumed King | 1 |
| Untended Graves | Champion Gundyr | 2 |
| Grand Archives | Lorian, Elder Prince and Lothric, Younger Prince | 2 |
| Archdragon Peak | Ancient Wyvern Nameless King | 4 |
| Kiln of the First Flame | Soul of Cinder | 2 |
| Endings | ||
Note* Both High Wall of Lothric and Lothric Castle technically share the bonfire of the Dancer of the Boreal Valley, who can be fought early, but is generally attempted at the entrance to Lothric Castle, and is a bonfire that usually will not be accessible early in the game.
You can use the image below to get a quick glance of where you should be heading next, where optional areas are located, and what might be needed to get to the next area.