Shadow Of The Erdtree Is The Highest Rated DLC In Game History
The reviews are in and FromSoftware has not disappointed again. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is the first and only expansion pack for the main game, introducing new areas, boss fights and more. The DLC received a perfect score of 95 Metascore on Metacritic and has been out for less than a day.
Shadow Of The Erdtree Becomes The Highest Rated DLC In Game History
If we look at other DLCs that are considered “best” in the gaming world, The Witcher 3’s Blood and Wine has a Metascore of 92, Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty has a Metascore of 89 and Bloodborne’s The Old Hunters has a Metascore of 87. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree has achieved a monumental feat by surpassing these scores.
In our review of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, we gave the game a score of 96.
FromSoftware achieved high review scores with Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree on day one. While there’s no word on sales figures yet, the DLC’s high scores have made it the best-rated release of 2024. Shadow of the Erdtree further enriches Elden Ring with the addition of new weapons, zones and bosses.
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree was released on June 20, 2024 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. The base game, Elden Ring, was released in February 2022 and earned the title of “The Greatest Soulsborne Game Ever Made”.