
What you need to know
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is a colossal DLC for FromSoftware's award-winning 2022 action RPG Elden Ring, and is slated to drop later this week on June 21, 2024.
- On Tuesday morning, the expansion's review embargo came and went, ushering in reviews from over 100 outlets. Many, including yours truly, gave the DLC a perfect score.
- Shadow of the Erdtree has scored so highly that according to Metacritic data, it's now the best-reviewed game expansion ever made.
- With an overall Metascore of 95, it's topped The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine, which previously held this position with a score of 92.
- UPDATE (June 22, 2024): Witcher 3 developer CD Projekt RED has responded with congratulations, and FromSoftware has responded back with similar kind words.