# I was a FromSoftware skeptic, but Elden Ring won me over with its surprisingly queer exploration of love, longing and acceptance in The Lands Between

> Hello! Eurogamer's week of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming continues today as Kelsey Raynor discovers a very different Elden Ring to the one they were expecting.

- **Source:** [Eurogamer](https://www.eurogamer.net/pride-week-the-surprising-queerness-of-elden-ring?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a4bc3b6254f0da55deb569a)
- **Published:** 2026-07-06
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #gaming #elden #ring #queer #acceptance #between #exploration #fromsoftware
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a4bc3b6254f0da55deb569a

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