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ELDEN RING cover art

ELDEN RING

FromSoftware, Inc. · 2022-02-24

SteamPlayStation StoreAmazonMicrosoft Store

ActionRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 25, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 25, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Feb 25, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Feb 25, 2022 (Xbox One), Feb 25, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 28, 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2)

THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.

ELDEN RING is an Action and RPG game released in 2022, priced at $59.99, with an estimated 20,000,000 .. 50,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (93% of 1147946 reviews).

23,983
playing now
93%
positive of 1.2M reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000,000–50,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
4,543
twitch viewers (latest)
15.4
viewers/channel (concentration)
97/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
93/100
IGDB user rating (2251 ratings)
7,861
Nexus mods (62M downloads)
4.71★
PlayStation Store rating (183,750 ratings)
95/100
opencritic · mighty · 97% recommend · from 219 critics
119h
to beat · rushed 45h · completionist 174h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$59.99
steam price (US)

23,983 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Elden Ring is a 2022 action role-playing game directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki with worldbuilding provided by the American fantasy writer George R. R. Martin. Developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, it was first released on February 25, 2022 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. Set in the Lands Between, players control a customizable player character on a quest to repair the Elden Ring and become the new Elden Lord.

Trailer

ELDEN RING trailer thumbnail

ELDEN RING - Official Gameplay Reveal

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Thriving
  • · 23,983 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 35,748 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4,469/week).
  • · Review velocity down 20% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (210,541 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 27,533 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-16

Tier history: healthy→thriving (Sep 16), thriving→healthy (Sep 15)

Estimated sales: 23M–52M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,158,760 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$59.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $29.95 at GameBillet (2025-07-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $59.99 · on sale 25 of 54 observed days · $30.04 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
192k192k20222026Week of 2022-02-01: 70,204 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 25,063 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 191,559 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 18,982 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 48,837 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4,191 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 19,446 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1,696 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 11,680 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 1,057 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 8,456 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 768 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 7,598 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 699 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5,814 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 445 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 5,414 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 405 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 31,368 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 581 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 14,346 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,132 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18,024 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,275 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 10,303 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 630 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 9,795 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 585 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 6,201 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 449 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4,867 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 339 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 4,772 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 322 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 10,515 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 929 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 6,776 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 463 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 4,890 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 327 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9,084 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 820 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 8,300 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 368 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 9,025 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 734 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 13,847 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 875 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 10,657 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 626 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 11,002 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 635 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6,904 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 409 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 8,647 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 536 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 36,714 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 5,051 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 36,109 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3,502 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13,340 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 1,086 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 8,177 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 725 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6,089 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1,289 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 9,131 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 391 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 9,826 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 720 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 9,507 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 754 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 6,063 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 476 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 7,773 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 673 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 5,539 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 474 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5,443 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 464 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 6,213 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 580 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8,100 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 798 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 5,299 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 436 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 3,420 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 265 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3,148 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 240 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3,403 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 245 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5,085 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 469 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 6,198 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 525 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 3,937 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 332 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 4,585 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 474 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4,447 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 369 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 4,143 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 321 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 4,008 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 297 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 3,897 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 327 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 4,167 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 536 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 3,552 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 356 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 1,082 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 97 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

49k16k2026-09-14 18:00 — 33,178 players2026-09-15 18:00 — 32,117 players2026-09-17 08:00 — 19,748 players2026-09-18 08:00 — 20,511 players2026-09-19 08:00 — 32,051 players2026-09-20 08:00 — 30,558 players2026-09-21 08:00 — 21,835 players2026-09-22 08:00 — 21,204 players2026-09-23 08:00 — 20,344 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 18,530 players2026-09-25 08:00 — 23,965 players2026-09-26 08:00 — 29,630 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 31,683 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 18,867 players2026-09-29 08:00 — 18,483 players2026-09-30 08:00 — 17,854 players2026-10-01 08:00 — 20,795 players2026-10-02 08:00 — 21,662 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 27,438 players2026-10-04 08:00 — 28,973 players2026-10-05 08:00 — 21,448 players2026-10-06 08:00 — 20,245 players2026-10-07 08:00 — 20,138 players2026-10-08 08:00 — 15,925 players2026-10-09 08:00 — 17,331 players2026-10-10 08:00 — 22,493 players2026-10-11 08:00 — 28,972 players2026-10-12 08:00 — 17,712 players2026-10-13 08:00 — 15,957 players2026-10-14 08:00 — 15,977 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 23,983 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
522k20kMar 2022Aug 2026Mar 2022 — avg 522,066 · peak 952,523May 2022 — avg 90,047 · peak 192,569Jul 2022 — avg 35,633 · peak 52,347Sep 2022 — avg 27,757 · peak 45,238Nov 2022 — avg 23,942 · peak 36,112Jan 2023 — avg 67,885 · peak 106,913Mar 2023 — avg 43,808 · peak 74,718May 2023 — avg 25,427 · peak 43,846Jul 2023 — avg 35,294 · peak 56,698Sep 2023 — avg 21,545 · peak 37,349Nov 2023 — avg 26,967 · peak 51,640Jan 2024 — avg 54,180 · peak 99,007Mar 2024 — avg 62,147 · peak 111,914May 2024 — avg 44,657 · peak 82,749Jul 2024 — avg 209,288 · peak 431,218Sep 2024 — avg 43,414 · peak 74,818Nov 2024 — avg 27,545 · peak 46,103Jan 2025 — avg 49,013 · peak 83,919Mar 2025 — avg 40,066 · peak 74,406May 2025 — avg 33,345 · peak 55,927Jul 2025 — avg 37,736 · peak 61,614Sep 2025 — avg 21,685 · peak 40,335Nov 2025 — avg 21,927 · peak 36,017Jan 2026 — avg 35,661 · peak 56,891Mar 2026 — avg 27,300 · peak 52,254May 2026 — avg 30,727 · peak 48,039Jul 2026 — avg 29,120 · peak 46,694Aug 2026 — avg 28,638 · peak 52,385
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

#42#622026-09-142026-10-142026-09-14 — #432026-09-15 — #422026-09-16 — #422026-09-17 — #422026-09-18 — #432026-09-19 — #452026-09-20 — #452026-09-21 — #452026-09-22 — #452026-09-23 — #452026-09-24 — #452026-09-25 — #452026-09-26 — #482026-09-27 — #512026-09-28 — #492026-09-29 — #492026-09-30 — #502026-10-01 — #522026-10-02 — #542026-10-03 — #542026-10-04 — #582026-10-05 — #582026-10-06 — #582026-10-07 — #602026-10-08 — #602026-10-09 — #612026-10-10 — #612026-10-11 — #602026-10-12 — #592026-10-13 — #592026-10-14 — #62
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
2572572026-09-152026-10-142026-09-15: 116 new positive2026-09-15: 4 new negative2026-09-16: 115 new positive2026-09-16: 11 new negative2026-09-17: 128 new positive2026-09-17: 5 new negative2026-09-18: 109 new positive2026-09-18: 10 new negative2026-09-19: 150 new positive2026-09-19: 18 new negative2026-09-20: 159 new positive2026-09-20: 13 new negative2026-09-21: 164 new positive2026-09-21: 4 new negative2026-09-22: 227 new positive2026-09-22: 10 new negative2026-09-24: 96 new positive2026-09-24: 4 new negative2026-09-25: 123 new positive2026-09-25: 2 new negative2026-09-26: 136 new positive2026-09-26: 3 new negative2026-09-27: 131 new positive2026-09-27: 5 new negative2026-09-28: 109 new positive2026-09-28: 13 new negative2026-09-30: 101 new positive2026-09-30: 4 new negative2026-10-01: 113 new positive2026-10-01: 9 new negative2026-10-02: 112 new positive2026-10-02: 17 new negative2026-10-04: 145 new positive2026-10-04: 5 new negative2026-10-05: 122 new positive2026-10-05: 6 new negative2026-10-06: 257 new positive2026-10-06: 24 new negative2026-10-07: 87 new positive2026-10-07: 4 new negative2026-10-09: 103 new positive2026-10-09: 9 new negative2026-10-10: 102 new positive2026-10-10: 12 new negative2026-10-12: 102 new positive2026-10-12: 5 new negative2026-10-13: 109 new positive2026-10-13: 11 new negative2026-10-14: 97 new positive2026-10-14: 6 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$29.952021-11-042026-10-142021-11-04 — best price $47.992021-12-16 — best price $50.392022-02-22 — best price $59.992022-03-21 — best price $45.752022-04-14 — best price $52.792022-05-28 — best price $59.992022-06-30 — best price $52.192022-08-26 — best price $52.082022-10-25 — best price $51.892022-12-21 — best price $59.992023-01-07 — best price $52.402023-05-09 — best price $45.752023-07-03 — best price $37.792023-08-04 — best price $44.992023-10-06 — best price $35.382023-12-20 — best price $56.392024-01-01 — best price $35.992024-02-13 — best price $52.682024-06-15 — best price $49.992024-07-01 — best price $39.992024-07-13 — best price $43.792024-07-28 — best price $49.792024-08-12 — best price $59.992024-08-28 — best price $49.842024-09-13 — best price $46.792024-09-26 — best price $44.952024-11-08 — best price $44.492025-01-14 — best price $59.992025-03-15 — best price $32.392025-06-27 — best price $34.992025-12-04 — best price $49.772026-02-01 — best price $44.992026-02-20 — best price $45.092026-03-09 — best price $59.992026-05-30 — best price $51.592026-10-07 — best price $59.992026-10-14 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

4.3k2.2k2026-05-28 — 2,602 pageviews2026-06-01 — 2,707 pageviews2026-06-05 — 3,165 pageviews2026-06-09 — 3,318 pageviews2026-06-13 — 2,767 pageviews2026-06-17 — 2,560 pageviews2026-06-21 — 2,362 pageviews2026-06-25 — 2,672 pageviews2026-06-29 — 2,632 pageviews2026-07-03 — 2,389 pageviews2026-07-07 — 2,328 pageviews2026-07-11 — 2,395 pageviews2026-07-15 — 2,313 pageviews2026-07-19 — 2,285 pageviews2026-07-23 — 2,271 pageviews2026-07-27 — 2,418 pageviews2026-07-31 — 3,595 pageviews2026-08-04 — 2,704 pageviews2026-08-08 — 2,608 pageviews2026-08-12 — 2,769 pageviews2026-08-16 — 2,743 pageviews2026-08-20 — 3,219 pageviews2026-08-24 — 3,228 pageviews2026-08-28 — 4,265 pageviews2026-09-01 — 3,257 pageviews2026-09-05 — 2,882 pageviews2026-09-09 — 2,840 pageviews2026-09-13 — 2,799 pageviews2026-09-17 — 2,571 pageviews2026-09-21 — 2,650 pageviews2026-09-25 — 2,458 pageviews2026-09-29 — 2,540 pageviews2026-10-03 — 2,321 pageviews2026-10-06 — 2,374 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

21k1.5k2026-09-30 18:34 — 7,317 viewers2026-10-01 01:12 — 2,454 viewers2026-10-01 09:12 — 2,268 viewers2026-10-01 17:34 — 9,582 viewers2026-10-02 05:34 — 5,050 viewers2026-10-02 16:12 — 8,376 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 4,612 viewers2026-10-03 15:34 — 8,879 viewers2026-10-04 03:34 — 4,812 viewers2026-10-04 09:34 — 3,027 viewers2026-10-04 21:34 — 8,204 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 2,567 viewers2026-10-05 21:34 — 7,282 viewers2026-10-06 07:34 — 3,867 viewers2026-10-06 19:34 — 7,806 viewers2026-10-07 07:12 — 1,536 viewers2026-10-07 18:34 — 7,362 viewers2026-10-08 06:34 — 2,193 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 6,472 viewers2026-10-09 01:34 — 3,611 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 4,228 viewers2026-10-10 00:34 — 4,073 viewers2026-10-10 12:34 — 2,957 viewers2026-10-10 23:34 — 6,075 viewers2026-10-11 10:34 — 4,384 viewers2026-10-11 22:34 — 3,816 viewers2026-10-12 09:34 — 4,018 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 5,905 viewers2026-10-13 07:34 — 3,650 viewers2026-10-13 14:34 — 6,773 viewers2026-10-13 23:34 — 5,217 viewers2026-10-14 10:34 — 3,719 viewers2026-10-14 17:34 — 4,543 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

42
achievements tracked
75.1%
earned "Roundtable Hold"
41.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera Comfort2 DLC

14 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2024-06-20, latest 2026-08-27 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)157,60525%42
PS5 (PlayStation)116,95939%42
PS4 (PlayStation)89,43835%42
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)53,51619%42

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

PvPRPGCo-opActionFantasyDifficultAction RPGOpen WorldSouls-likeAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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