Taking a break in Elden Ring doesn’t mean you have to throw yourself into Fia’s arms.
You know that. In Elden Ring you are beating up a boss, or the boss is beating you up and suddenly the doorbell rings, the fish finger pizza is ready in the oven or the cat urgently needs your attention. How nice would it be if you could just pause the game.
But don’t despair, because Elden Ring can actually be paused! And you don’t even need to download and install a mod for that. In the following lines, we will tell you how you can take a breather in the game. Because the function is well hidden and a little awkward to maneuver.
If you now think that a pause function for Elden Ring is already dangerously close to a potential easy mode for the Soulslike, then just read what Heiko has to say about the whole debate:
Opinion on Elden Ring
easy mode? The biting reflexes from both sides are annoying
Pause Elden Ring? That’s how it’s done
Be warned: the pause function in Elden Ring is not strictly a pause function in the traditional sense. You’re much more likely to cheat the game a little bit by using a tutorial box to learn the game freezes
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It is correspondingly awkward to pause Elden Ring if you don’t want to use mods for it. In the worst case, this can cost you a few valuable seconds, to which you are defenselessly exposed to opponents or bosses. So make sure you’re not in range of a gigantic saber or something.
are you ready Then simply do the following to pause Elden Ring:
- Press the start or escape key
- Open one of the menus to inspect your equipment, for example
- Select one of the items and press the
help
-Taste - Now choose
menu explanation
to pause Elden Ring
This triggers an explanation screen that informs you about the various mechanics of the Elden Ring. At the same time, the game is frozen so that you can take a short breather. The Twitter user shows you what that looks like in the heat of the moment IronPineapplewho drew attention to this discovery:
link to Twitter content
If that’s too cumbersome for you and you just want to press a single button to pause Elden Ring – like it was possible in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – then you can still use a mod. You can find out how download and installation work and which features you have to do without in the following article:
Pause in Elden Ring
Mod makes the game a bit more beginner friendly
What else you should know about Elden Ring
Elden Ring has been available for PC and consoles since February 25th, 2022 and in our test it turned out to be FromSoftware’s masterpiece. You can also see how the latest Soulslike literally blew our minds, but where it disappoints you, in our video review:
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From Software outdoes itself with Elden Ring – Test/Review
Of course we have been busy producing guides and helpful tips for you since the release. For example, we’ll tell you how to farm runes without having to be on the PC. Or how you can easily get an optional boss with a bridge. You can find all of our guides and articles that can help you in our big overview.
What do you think of a pause feature for Elden Ring: Should the game be easier to pause? Or can you do without the function completely? Let us know in the comments!
