Elden Ring — Overview
Elden Ring is FromSoftware's open-world souls-like, co-developed with world-building input from George R. R. Martin. Character creation is deep — name, body type, age, class, keepsake, and detailed facial/voice customization, with 10 presets available as a starting point — and can be revisited any time after defeating the boss Rennala to respec both appearance and stats. Since the 2024 Shadow of the Erdtree expansion, the game has settled into a stable, infrequently-patched state as one of the most decorated releases of the last decade.