Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition

Released: 8/28/2026

With over 28 million copies sold worldwide, ELDEN RING is an award-winning, action RPG set in an authentic dark fantasy world. Explore treacherous dungeons and face epic boss battles. ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition on Nintendo Switch 2 includes the base game, SHADOW OF THE ERDTREE, and new weapons, armour Torrent skins, and more.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

88.6

Critic Average

44 reviews

Steam User Score

2,722 reviews

Metacritic User Score

168 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

+44.3

Metacritic Disparity

+7.6

Combined Disparity

+26.0

Average of both sources

Review Timing

33 early (75%)11 launch window (25%)0 late (0%)

Review summary

Updated Oct 14, 2026

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 44)

Jim SmaleviaGert Lush Gaming
Sep 9, 2026Launch window
100/100View review
Steam 44.3/100 · +55.7 ptsMetacritic 81/100 · +19.0 pts
DayOne StaffviaDayOne
Sep 5, 2026Launch window
85/100View review
Steam 44.3/100 · +40.7 ptsMetacritic 81/100 · +4.0 pts
Pascal KaapviaHinsusta
Sep 3, 2026Launch window
90/100View review
Steam 44.3/100 · +45.7 ptsMetacritic 81/100 · +9.0 pts
Dylan BlightviaExplosion Network
Sep 3, 2026Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 44.3/100 · +35.7 ptsMetacritic 81/100 · -1.0 pts
Senja LittmanviaKonsoliFIN
Sep 2, 2026Launch window
80/100View review
Steam 44.3/100 · +35.7 ptsMetacritic 81/100 · -1.0 pts