What is the ideal Elden Ring area order? Many would say that this is a pointless question – Elden Ring is very much an open-world game, after all, and the point is to go where you like and do things in the order you prefer. But what if you’re truly not sure where to go next, and don’t want to spend hours dying on repeat before realising that an area is too challenging for now?
In this guide, we’ll take you through our recommended Elden Ring area order, which – for the most part – organises areas by level to ensure you get the best possible progression route through Elden Ring. We’ll break each of the main regions into easily tackled segments, and we’ll also mention any particularly challenging bosses in each area which you might want to leave be until later on.