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Elden Ring will feature structures called Watchtowers that will aid players in exploring The Lands Between, From Software confirmed.

Speaking with Indonesian website Jagatplay, as reported and translated by eXputer, From Software's Yasuhiro Kitao confirmed that these Watchtowers will help players discover smaller dungeons that are easy to miss, marking them on the map. Similar features are included in pretty much every modern open-world game, so it will be interesting to see how From Software will tweak it for their upcoming title.