Dark Souls, the action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and first released in 2011, is known for its punishing difficulty and atmospheric world, and its restrained menu sounds became part of that identity. The confirm chime is a small piece of that design, signalling a selection without breaking immersion. As gameplay clips, streams, and edits spread on YouTube and Twitch, fans began lifting short interface sounds for their own videos, and this confirm tone survived as a shorthand for a decision made in a dark fantasy world.