Set in a dark fantasy world, players take control of a hero who has journeyed to the fictional kingdom of Boletaria, which is being ravaged by a cursed fog that brings forth demons who feast on the souls of mortals. It was the first installment in the Souls series of games created by game director Hidetaka Miyazaki and was produced under supervision by Sony's Japan Studio. It was published in Japan by Sony Computer Entertainment in February 2009, in North America by Atlus USA in October 2009, and in Australia and Europe by Namco Bandai Games in June 2010. Demon's Souls is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware for the PlayStation 3.