Elden Ring Trick Lets Players Pause Without Mod

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At launch, Elden Ring received raving reviews from a multitude of outlets and content creators. It quickly found itself at the very top of Metacritic’s best games list, and this excited many for launch. Come launch, many Elden Ring players did find issues with performance, accessibility, and the like. That hasn’t stopped many from enjoying it, but it has created a lot of discourse and controversy.

For example, there have been multiple posts online taking shots at Ubisoft over Elden Ring’s world design, as many praise the latter for its lack of a “checklist” like approach. Others, meanwhile, side with the quest design, UI, and UX of Elden Ring indicating a lack of «good» game design. Now, while there are many on each side of the debate, one thing that has captured a lot of attention is how Elden Ring cannot be paused.

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The thing is, one Elden Ring player by the name of Iron Pineapple has discovered that there is indeed a way to pause without the need for any sort of mod. This doesn’t require any tinkering with the game; it’s available on any platform. Indeed, as Iron Pineapple points out, what players have to do to pause is open the inventory, click help, and then bring up the “Menu explanation” option.

Iron Pineapple shows this works by kiting a bunch of Elden Ring knights and then bringing this up to pause the game. It’s certainly not as simple as just pausing when opening the menu, and in high-pressure moments, it would require some finesse to pause. However, at the same time, for someone looking to leave the game for just a few moments and they’re in a safe area, this method should ensure they remain safe.

Whatever one thinks of Elden Ring, its popularity is