Elden Ring Developers Compare Working at FromSoftware to Playing Dark Souls - IGN

Elden Ring is one of the biggest video game success stories of 2022, but now its developer, FromSoftware, is making headlines due to rumors of crunch and low pay at its development studio.

First spotted by The Gamer, it turns out that a handful of FromSoftware employees were turning to a Japanese job board called Career Connection to discuss poor working conditions and low pay.

For context, Career Connection is essentially a Japanese version of Glassdoor, where current or former employees can leave reviews of their employer to inform potential future applicants about working conditions at a company.

The reviews of FromSoftware left on Career Connection range from 2012 to 2019, with FromSoftware's employee satisfaction rating sitting at 2.6 out of 5 stars.

Now, months after folks started to notice the reviews of poor conditions at FromSoftware, GamesIndustry.biz has revealed more stories from FromSoftware employees about what it's like to work at the Elden Ring developer.