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Elden Ring

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First release
Feb 25, 2022
Engine
Dantelion
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Open world, Action, Fantasy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2

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.

Also known as Great Rune, ELDEN RING, エルデンリング, 艾爾登法環
… See more, 艾尔登法环

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Storyline
Elden Ring takes place in the Lands Between, a fictional realm over which several demigods rule. It was previously ruled over by the immortal Queen Marika, who acted as keeper of the Elden Ring, a powerful force that manifested itself as the physical concept of order. When Marika shattered the Elden Ring and disappeared, her demigod children began fighting over pieces of the Ring in an event called The Shattering. Each demigod has a shard of the Ring called a Great Rune, which corrupts them with power. In the game, the player character is a Tarnished, one of a group of exiles from the Lands Between who are summoned back after the Shattering. The player must traverse the realm to repair the Elden Ring and become the Elden Lord.Read more

Elden Ring takes place in the Lands Between, a fictional realm over which several demigods rule. It was previously ruled over by the immortal Queen Marika, who acted as keeper of the Elden Ring, a powerful force that manifested itself as the physical concept of order. When Marika shattered the Elden Ring and disappeared, her demigod children began fighting over pieces of the Ring in an event called The Shattering. Each demigod has a shard of the Ring called a Great Rune, which corrupts them with power. In the game, the player character is a Tarnished, one of a group of exiles from the Lands Between who are summoned back after the Shattering. The player must traverse the realm to repair the Elden Ring and become the Elden Lord.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 25, 2022
PlayStation 4
Feb 25, 2022
Xbox One
Feb 25, 2022
All 6 release dates
PlayStation 5
Feb 25, 2022
Xbox Series X|S
Feb 25, 2022
Nintendo Switch 2
Aug 28, 2026
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
46h
Main + Extras
119h
Completionist
175h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
exploration, monsters, knights, violence, medieval
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At a Glance

Critic Score
97
Main Story (IGDB)
46h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
119h
Completionist (IGDB)
175h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 833,930 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerSteam · 16 Oct
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 1 Nov

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