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… Summary: IGDB
Mind Score
Fair to the playerAge · PEGI 16
plays online with strangers: use parental settings
Respect
78
Stimulation
moderate
Has an endingStop anytime
On failure
Punishing: a death costs progress or a long way back
- Souls-like: dying costs your progress and a run back to your body
- Steam tag “Souls-like” (6994 votes)
Watch out for
In-game purchases
- PEGI: In-Game Purchases
Purchases that show in ranked
- PEGI: In-Game Purchases
- Steam store: Online PvP
Online play with strangers
- Steam store: Online PvP
Pace set by others
- Steam store: Online PvP
What it exercises
Exploration and curiosity
- IGDB keyword “explorable world”
- 17 of 100 reviews mention exploration
High confidence · 27 Sept 2026 · Rules-based estimate from the Steam store, player reviews and PEGI/ESRB descriptors. Not a substitute for the official rating or your own judgement. Tap a label to see the evidence.