Who owns Elden Ring?
Elden Ring is owned by Bandai Namco (Japan, TSE: 7832).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Integrated Report 2025, BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc, 12 September 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 2022
- Category
- Internet & digital › Platforms & devices › Video games
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 7832
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Elden Ring
Elden Ring was developed by FromSoftware with the novelist George R. R. Martin contributing to its world, and Bandai Namco publishes it. It sold more than twenty-five million copies and won the major game of the year awards for 2022.
Ownership timeline of Elden Ring
- Current owner Bandai Namco [1] reported
Where Elden Ring sits in Bandai Namco
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Bandai Namco brand portfolio (8) →
Other brands owned by Bandai Namco
Bandai Namco controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in video games, and who owns them
The 69 brands in video games on Brandtree belong to 18 owners. The largest is Take-Two, with 7; Bandai Namco has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Westward Journey | NetEase | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| 2K | Take-Two | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Apex Legends | EA | 🇺🇸 United States |
| eFootball | Konami | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Bingo Blitz | Playtika | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| Mega Man | Capcom | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Animal Crossing | Nintendo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Football Manager | Sega Sammy | 🇯🇵 Japan |
About the owner: Bandai Namco
Bandai Namco is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2005. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 7832.
Bandai Namco was formed in 2005 by merging a toy company with an arcade game maker, and it earns more from toys, models and licensed merchandise than from games. Its Gundam model kits alone are a business larger than many game publishers.
Bandai Namco: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Elden Ring and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 448 brands that began in Japan. 22 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Elden Ring is not one of them.
- ABEMA — CyberAgent 🇯🇵
- Acquire — Kadokawa 🇯🇵
- Animal Crossing — Nintendo 🇯🇵
- Dragon Quest — Square Enix 🇯🇵
- Ikyu.com — LY Corporation 🇯🇵
- Jikkyou Pawafuru Puroyakyu — Konami 🇯🇵
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Elden Ring?
The parent company of Elden Ring is Bandai Namco, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Elden Ring Japanese?
Yes. Elden Ring originated in Japan in 2022 and its owner, Bandai Namco, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Elden Ring still owned by Bandai Namco?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Elden Ring is still owned by Bandai Namco. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Integrated Report 2025 — BANDAI NAMCO Holdings Inc., Annual report, published 12 September 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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