Rotten Strays are the most galling of the common ones, though all Dog-types will actively hunt the player far distances, even if not attacked. Some Dogs, like the Rotten Stray, have status effects that chip away health and make it twice as tasking at the very least to defeat these disgusting bea

Adding a Ubisoft-like UI to Elden Ring truly displays how different the game is from others when realizing how bare it is with the absence of a mini-map and text directions/objectives. For the tooltips a game might normally provide, users have looked online for helpful Elden Ring game mechanics inst

The recent 1.06 update has increased the distance Elden Ring players can roll if lightly equipped or possessed of a high Endurance attribute score. Besides making "naked speedruns" more viable, the "light" encumbrance status also increases the travel distance of players using "Bloodhound Step" or "Quickstep," partially canceling out the nerf FromSoftware applied to these weapon ski

Players in Elden Ring quickly noticed the turtles in the game, and surrounded them with messages with the word "Dog." The meme spread and took a life of its own, with countless jokes being made calling animals in the game d

Chariots are very tank-like opponents and require the usage of several FP and HP flasks to safely conquer them. But once the Chariot is destroyed, sticking around is not recommended. As their last line of defense crumbles, Chariots explode the zone around them and deal crazy amounts of damage, making fleeing the area briefly a m

The Prince of Death's Staff will serve as a great weapon for players that want to be flexible in both Intelligence and Faith. As the name suggests, it buffs Death sorceries and can be found in The Nameless Eternal C

Intelligence and sorcery-focused magic builds are understandably the more popular routes for players in Elden Ring. However, for those that choose to experiment with both Intelligence and Arcane -- with a focus on the latter -- the Albinauric Staff is a solid cho

ZA/UM's Disco Elysium is another excellent CRPG that translates well onto the Steam Deck. Like Divinity: Original Sin II , its isometric approach and PC-friendly gameplay scheme make Disco Elysium easy to play for short or long stretches. However, while many RPGs opt for highly fantastical or sci-fi-heavy premises, Disco Elysium takes a creative twist by taking place in a (somewhat) grounded dystopian setting with no com

Elden Ring is a rich medieval dark-fantasy world, but FromSoftware borrowed some elements from its other acclaimed PlayStation RPG, Bloodborne . Specifically, it uses cosmic aspects in its worldbuilding, namely from the world's Outer G

Primarily coupled with a rider, the Flame Chariots are huge, swift foes that spit fire and are always found within Hero's Grave Dungeons. Backstabbing its driver is the one surefire way to reap its extravagant rewards, which is tricky since they tend to linger by wa

The kinds of Knights that help earn the spot of number 5 on the list are Lothoric and Corvian Knights. While Lothoric Knights are faster and less predictable, Corvian Knights go on mercilessly vicious onslaughts of attacking without stopping, those with Greatswords being exponentially more power

Elden Ring has an outstanding visual appearance, and many of the players who had already conquered the Dark Souls franchise likely made the Elden Ring gameplay look easy on streams and videos. But when the average player downloaded the game, it was a bit of a different st

Alongside Larian Studios, developers Obsidian Entertainment (of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II and Fallout: New Vegas fame), helped the CRPG genre's prevalence with its Pillars of Eternity games. Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire is also a safe entry point for new fans, as players can get a summary of the events of the original at the beginn

Knights are another pretty common enemy but can vary greatly in difficulty depending on their type and the weapon they wield. Players often seek them out since they are a good source of farming for the best armor, shield, and weapon sets in Elden Ri

Known for the most tricky and harrowing enemies of the modern gaming industry, Elden Ring has made its mark as the most popular open-world gothic adventure games game of the year, thus far. With dedicated practice in defeating these HP thieves, the game can be extremely rewarding to play once their weaknesses are underst

A true speedster, Dragonflies can dodge just about anything you implement against them by using their varying flight patterns. Despite being named Giant Dragonflies, they are actually quite small, but undoubtedly make up for it with their annoying nat

Caelid was thoroughly decimated after Malenia and Radahn's fight during the Shattering War, and especially after the former let her Scarlet Rot blossom. Though, this smaller-scale cataclysmic event did inspire a devout religious following around