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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

The Shadow of the Erdtree falls on the Lands Between, and a Tarnished walks again. FromSoftware's 2024 expansion to Elden Ring opens the realm of shadow, and an old story long kept from the light.

About

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is the expansion to the 2022 role-playing game Elden Ring, developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was released on June 21, 2024, for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X and Series S, and Microsoft Windows, with a later release on Nintendo Switch 2.

The expansion leads the Tarnished beyond the Lands Between into the realm of shadow, following in the footsteps of Miquella. It is the only piece of downloadable content made for Elden Ring, and it is known for scaling its challenges to players who have already come far in the base game, for the density of its new regions and bosses, and for rewards and weapons that reshaped how the game is played.

Genre
Role-playing video game (Being verified: one source so far)
Developer
FromSoftware

Reviews

Metacritic

94/100

Critic score

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OpenCritic

94/100

2024

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IGN

10/10

Mitchell Saltzman · June 18, 2024

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Releases

Platform Release date Region Edition Media
PlayStation 4 June 21, 2024 —
Digital (PlayStation Store)
PlayStation 5 June 21, 2024 —
Digital (PlayStation Store)
Microsoft Windows June 21, 2024 — —
Xbox One June 21, 2024 —
Digital (Microsoft Store)
Xbox Series X and Series S June 21, 2024 —
Digital (Microsoft Store)
Nintendo Switch 2 August 28, 2026 —
Digital (Nintendo eShop)
Physical (Bandai Namco)
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