The Elden Ring map is commonly cited as being about 79 square kilometers in total size, making it one of the largest video game maps. However, this figure includes large amounts of water and non-playable areas. More detailed measurements by geographers and researchers estimate the actual playable area of Elden Ring to be around 13.5 to 15 square kilometers of navigable open world. Adding the underground explorable areas like caves and catacombs could raise the total to about 15 square kilometers. When including the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC, this expands to about 20.5 square kilometers of playable area. In summary:
- Total map area often cited: ~79 km² (includes water and non-playable space)
- Actual playable open world: ~13.5 to 15 km²
- Playable area with underground: ~15 km²
- Including DLC: ~20.5 km²
This still makes Elden Ring a large and dense open-world game map, though some sources clarify that much of the 79 km² figure is not directly explorable land.
