Elden Ring Tarnished Edition Release Date and What's Included
Elden Ring Tarnished Edition is out now on Switch 2 for $79.99 with the base game, Shadow of the Erdtree, two new classes, armor, and Torrent appearances.
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Elden Ring
Elden Ring is an open-world action RPG set in the Lands Between, where the Tarnished explores a fractured realm, builds a combat style from weapons, spells, skills, and equipment, and battles demigods and other powerful enemies on the path to becoming Elden Lord.
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Elden Ring is an action role-playing game from FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment, released on February 25, 2022. You play as one of the Tarnished, an exile drawn back to the Lands Between after the Elden Ring's shattering. The goal is to pursue the Elden Lordship, but the game leaves the route, build, and order of many challenges to you.
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The Lands Between connects open fields, ruined settlements, caves, catacombs, mines, forts, and large Legacy Dungeons such as Stormveil Castle. You can travel on foot or summon Torrent, use the map to mark discoveries and fast-travel between Sites of Grace, and return to difficult areas later. Exploration is tied to combat and progression: enemies, bosses, hidden paths, and dungeons reward runes, weapons, armor, spells, Ashes of War, crafting materials, and other tools.
Combat is built around stamina, attacks, guarding, dodging, parrying, positioning, and reading enemy patterns. Character development supports many approaches, including melee weapons, shields, bows, sorceries, incantations, stealth, mounted combat, and hybrid builds. Starting classes establish early attributes but do not lock the final build. Spirit Ashes can support solo fights, while online co-op lets other players join exploration and boss battles; invasions and competitive encounters add a separate risk.
The original game is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Shadow of the Erdtree expands the game with a separate region, story, enemies, weapons, and progression systems.
Open exploration across the Lands BetweenLarge Legacy Dungeons and optional cavesMounted travel and combat with TorrentSites of Grace for guidance and fast travelFlexible builds with weapons, spells, and skillsSpirit Ash summons for difficult encountersOnline co-op, invasions, and arena battlesShadow of the Erdtree expansion
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