Gamlet Trivia #35 — 2026-08-06
The answer was Elden Ring — It won Game of the Year at the 2022 Game Awards — FromSoftware's second such trophy after Sekiro..
That day's clues
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- A 2022 release for Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Series X; its 2024 expansion outsold most full games.
- A soulslike gone open-world: cryptic NPCs, spirit-ash summons, and a spectral horse with a double jump that makes its brutal bosses semi-optional.
- Developed by FromSoftware under Hidetaka Miyazaki, with worldbuilding by George R. R. Martin.
- The map hides everything and explains nothing — 20 million players loved it; one jar-helmed hero became folk legend soloing its hardest boss for strangers.
- Anagram: GRINNED EL