Elden Ring
FromSoftware
· Bandai Namco Entertainment
Adventure, Role-playing (RPG)
Release Date: February 25, 2022
Elden Ring is an action RPG developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, released in February 2022. Directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, with world-building contributions from novelist George R. R. Martin, the game features an expansive open world called the Lands Between. Players assume the role of a customisable character known as the Tarnished, who must explore this world, battle formidable enemies, and seek to restore the Elden Ring to become the Elden Lord.
The game builds on the challenging gameplay mechanics familiar from the Dark Souls series but introduces a more open-ended structure with vast exploration, dynamic weather, and a day-night cycle. It offers deep lore, complex characters, and an interconnected world filled with secrets, dungeons, and powerful bosses.
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Critic Reviews
11 reviews
PlayStation Universe
10/10
100
Check out our full review of Elden Ring and see if FromSoftware's latest title was able to deliver on all the hype and expectation.
ComicBook.com
4.5/5
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If FromSoftware’s past games are considered individual successes, Elden Ring feels like the developer’s “Greatest Hits” collection. It plays like a culmination of every smart idea FromSoftware has had throughout its grueling games while still finding ways to build on the opaque experience the studio’s crafted over the years. The half-jokes referring to it as […]
Destructoid
10/10
100
Elden Ring review — Gather around as we talk about From Software's mysterious Elden Ring, which needs no introduction.
GamesRadar
★★★★★
100
Elden Ring is both a refinement and evolution of the Dark Souls formula, presenting an expansive world that's as hostile as it is inviting
TheSixthAxis
10/10
100
FromSoftware's new game is a masterpiece that surprises at every turn and exceeds expectations. Here's our Elden Ring review.
COGconnected
98/100
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Elden Ring is a new action roleplaying game from the developers of the Dark Souls franchise, featuring challenging combat and an open world.
IGN
10/10
100
Elden Ring is a massive iteration on what FromSoftware began with the Souls series, bringing its relentlessly challenging combat to an incredible open world that gives us the freedom to choose our own path.
Video Games Chronicle
★★★★★
100
Those who worship at the church of Souls-like will find a game that’s basically everything they ever wanted…
PC Gamer
90/100
90
FromSoftware's open world action RPG is brilliant, but a little too familiar.
RPG Site
9/10
90
Elden Ring deftly refines and boldly reimagines FromSoftware's tried and true formula.
Push Square
9/10
90
A song of life and death