The long-awaited Elden Ring DLC is finally here: Shadows of the Erdtree. Here's everything you need to know about this expansion, including the Elden Ring DLC Shadows of the Erdtree release date, gameplay details, and story implications.
Elden Ring DLC Shadows of the Erdtree Release Date: June 21, 2024
Elden Ring's first DLC and expansion is titled Shadow of the Erdtree. FromSoftware announced that the game is now in development, but shied away from revealing any new info. In their teaser, FromSoftware shared the following:
“Rise, Tarnished, and let us walk a new path together.
An upcoming expansion for #ELDENRING Shadow of the Erdtree, is
currently in development.
We hope you look forward to new adventures in the Lands Between.”
Elden Ring is already considered one of the best games ever made, which led to it racking in awards like the Game of the Year award from TGA 2022. It currently is the most decorated video game in existence, in terms of achievements and awards it has received.
A gameplay trailer that also revealed the expansion's release date was showcased by BANDAI NAMCO on February 21, 2024, revealing that the release date for Shadows of the Erdtree is June 21, 2024. That's just a few months from now, but that's still enough time to pick up Elden Ring and finish it if you still haven't.
It'll also be great to get yourself numb to dying again to mentally prepare yourself for the upcoming DLC release. Some people forget just how punishing Soulslike games are, Elden Ring included.
In Shadow of the Erdtree, the slumbering Empyrean Miquella awakens to a world without his twin sister Malenia. Drawing the Tarnished to the Land of Shadow, the land hidden by the shadow of the Erdtree.
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