Simple, just get a mod that slashes all enemy damage done to you by half or even less.

I've noticed most of the difficulty in Soulslike games comes from the fact that enemies can do quintillion billion damage in rapid succession at anytime while you're forced to roll around all the time and can only strike when they let you; and your damage always pales in comparison to the damage they can do to you.

If you're going to 1-hit, 2-hit or 3-hit a player to death, what's even the point of keeping a Life Bar? Just keep a Hit Bar instead.

inb4 "git gud": i beat all 3 souls games without mods so get fucked.

first of all, fuck all the git gud crowd. im team game.should have a easy mode and a hardcore mode to keep this people busy.

as for elden ring, the game itself begs you to be exploited, summons, insane arts and etc...

if you are looking to cheat, use cheatengine and give yourself infinite runes to level up and buy itens from the npcs

Summons are the way to go. Especially when combined with spells/incantations. You can kill most bosses by just summoning and using Rot Breath and just running away. Some bosses also have weaknesses that you can exploit.

But if all else fails, summoning other players is probably the easiest way.

What aspects of the game are you finding difficult?

Some general advice:

If you're still getting your head around dodging attacks, it might be worth using sorcery to give yourself some range in fights while you're still getting your head around combat mechanics.

There's a world boss in limgrave called "Tibia Marina" it drops a spirit summon that makes two skeletons. Since the skeletons can revive themselves (as long as they aren't hit when down) they can be useful to keep bosses distracted.

After you best the first boss in Raya Lucaria academy, there's an item you can give the sorcerer at the church near the start of Liurna of the Lakes. After he's left there'll be a scarab where he was. It drops Thop's Barrier ash of war. This is a really helpful ash for learning to parry, because it flashes a symbol when during parry frames so you have some visual feedback with your parry timing.

Don't be afraid to summon other players to help you. :)

If you fail at a boss mark it on your map and go explore for some time and come back later and 2 hit them.

Make a character that can fight at range and melee competently. This can mean making a swordsman that knows some type of offensive magic or a mage that is not a glass cannon or at least having a bow with arrows. Level VIT (the only thing that actually makes you harder to kill) and use summons/ashes for bosses. A good ash of war to use is the mimic tear or the bow puppets.

Using weapons that have some range is also a good idea, like spears.

Depends on how you like to play. Summons (human or otherwise) can make most boss fights easier, but aren't common for the levels themselves and may sometimes basically play the game for you.

You can also use magic since IIRC it's pretty strong in this game, so you just stay back and shoot at most enemies from outside range.

If you can rollback to a previous patch, mimic tear is basically a super strong summon disguised as one of those spirit thingies you can summon. You can look up how to get it early (or hack it into the game).

And if you like mods, there are plenty of easy mode mods like this one:

https://www.nexusmods.com/eldenring/mods/146

I remember there also being a "slow mode" mod that decreased enemy speed like in Sekiro, but I can't find it.

Difficulty is part of the fun, but the keyword is part. Don't feel guilty if you enjoy the other parts more.

Edit: Oh, and and there are some rune farm guides on the steam forums that teach you the most efficient ways to farm depending on your progression. You never get unkillable, but it can make a lot of the game easier.

Use summons for bosses. You can look up a tier list to find which ones are good. Don't forget to level them up!

Level vigor. A lot. Take it to 40 as early as feasible, and then get it to 60 by the end game. It makes the game so much easier.

Don't carry so much equipment that you slow roll

Generally, roll towards attacks, not away from them.

If youre on PC there's an easy mod you can install, I think you can change the difficulty to your preferences when installing it

Sorcery and co-op

I feel you man. Elden ring is so much larger than those other games, it gets kinda exhausting in comparison. I got tired of git gud at the fire giant and started looking to mods. Got myself a cheat engine and the 'seamless co-op' mod, having a much more chill time now.

If you mod tho you can't connect to fromsoft servers or you risk being banned so be careful and have fun!