Elden Ring is an action role-playing game played in a third-person perspective, with gameplay focusing on combat and exploration. It features elements similar to those found in other games developed by FromSoftware, such as the Dark Souls series, Bloodborne, and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Is Elden Ring Connected to Dark Souls?
Elden Ring is meant to be a standalone universe. Proving the shared universe theory is very hard to do, however, there are two constants that have been in almost every single Souls game. The first is the Moonlight Greatsword. It has been in every Souls game and has been in Elden Ring and Bloodborne.
What World Is Elden Ring Based On?
Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki said that while Elden Ring doesn’t take inspiration from any one game, in particular, he himself has been influenced by other open worlds including Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Elder Scrolls series, and The Witcher 3.