I just got done reading a few reviews and wow am i shocked. First of all the aggregate score so far is 'mixed' which says ALOT. If anything, i would've thought 'mostly positive' and chalked that low rating up to haters but all the negatives say the same thing: It isn't optimized well for any PC build.

Crucial framerate drops, freezing, and crashes within 2 hours are a couple that i've read that seem to be unanimous. Even though i probably wouldn't get it, i loved the absolute hell out of the Souls series and really do hate seeing this happen.

Valheim, on the other hand, is still an alpha build and it is totally stable, doesn't have big spec reqs, and is an open world sandbox building type. Take this information and make whatever decision you see fit.

Keep in mind though, Elden Ring could very well receive the proper patches it needs in the future.