Developer: FromSoftware
Publisher: Bandai Namco
Released: February 25, 2022
Last reviewed: March 2026
An open-world action RPG in a dark fantasy setting created with George R.R. Martin, seeking to become Elden Lord.
Based on 12 content categories
Hanafi / Shafi'i standard โ toggleable categories at half weight
Some character designs with revealing armour. No explicit nudity.
No loot boxes or gambling mechanics.
Player character follows the Greater Will (a god) and is an Empyrean. Multiple demigods and divine figures worshipped throughout the Lands Between.
No romance mechanics.
No alcohol mechanics.
Sorcery is a full character build path. Spells, incantations, and dark sorceries are core game mechanics.
No cross-dressing themes.
Extremely dark horror imagery throughout: Morgott, Malenia, Mohg, and boss designs are deeply unsettling.
Graphic violence with blood, visceral boss deaths. Player character is beheaded, stabbed, and dismembered in cutscenes.
Magic (Sorcery and Incantations) is a primary playstyle and deeply embedded in the world.
The entire narrative revolves around divine demigods, the Elden Ring (a divine covenant), and becoming the new god of the Lands Between.
Cinematic orchestral soundtrack throughout, especially intense during boss fights.