Duel
Choose two or three worlds. The leader in each criterion is lit; the rows beneath usually settle it when genres differ.
95S
Elden Ring
Takes the duel
87A
Lies of P
No. 6 in the Index
Combat
96
94
World & lore
97
86
Builds & systems
95
84
Fair challenge
90
84
PC port
82
90
Rank in the Index
No. 2 · tier S
No. 6 · tier A
Genre
Soulslike, Action RPG, Open world
Soulslike, Action RPG
Developer
FromSoftware
NEOWIZ
Released
24 February 2022
18 September 2023
Steam price
$59.99
$59.99
Cost per hour
≈ $1.00
≈ $1.71
Trial
Punishing
Punishing
Systems
Windows
Windows, macOS
Steam Deck
Verified
Playable
Modes
Single-player, Online co-op, Online PvP
Single-player
Verdict
The open-world game that made exploration dangerous again. Essential.
The best soulslike not made by FromSoftware. Excellent.