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ELDEN RING cover art

ELDEN RING

FromSoftware, Inc. · 2022-02-24

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ActionRPG

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

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).

51,663
playing now
93%
positive of 1.2M reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
20,000,000–50,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
17,308
twitch viewers (latest)
97/100
critic score (10 outlets, IGDB)
93/100
IGDB user rating (2251 ratings)
95/100
opencritic · mighty · 97% recommend
119h
to beat · rushed 45h · completionist 174h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$59.99
steam price (US)

51,663 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 15:00 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
  • · 51,663 players in-game right now — a Steam top-100 title.
  • · 39,414 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4,927/week).
  • · Review velocity down 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (210,541 reviews).
  • · Top 1% of 10,710 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 23M–52M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,151,701 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 47 observed days (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: 692 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 56 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

52k16k2026-08-06 16:00 — 32,481 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 20,488 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 27,237 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 35,879 players2026-08-09 04:00 — 29,817 players2026-08-09 19:00 — 37,519 players2026-08-10 10:00 — 22,769 players2026-08-11 01:00 — 25,478 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 32,925 players2026-08-12 07:00 — 20,202 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 23,924 players2026-08-13 13:00 — 30,713 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 22,236 players2026-08-14 19:00 — 29,443 players2026-08-15 10:00 — 27,655 players2026-08-16 01:00 — 27,175 players2026-08-16 16:00 — 40,976 players2026-08-17 07:00 — 20,744 players2026-08-17 22:00 — 25,263 players2026-08-18 13:00 — 32,480 players2026-08-19 04:00 — 21,885 players2026-08-19 19:00 — 29,082 players2026-08-20 10:00 — 21,166 players2026-08-21 01:00 — 23,265 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 33,567 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 25,840 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 31,058 players2026-08-23 13:00 — 38,880 players2026-08-24 04:00 — 21,855 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 29,448 players2026-08-25 10:00 — 21,328 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 23,612 players2026-08-26 16:00 — 31,584 players2026-08-27 08:00 — 15,757 players2026-08-27 23:00 — 23,791 players2026-08-28 14:00 — 40,824 players2026-08-29 05:00 — 32,436 players2026-08-29 20:00 — 41,836 players2026-08-30 11:00 — 40,035 players2026-08-30 15:00 — 51,663 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Chart history

#38#512026-08-062026-08-302026-08-06 — #382026-08-07 — #382026-08-08 — #382026-08-09 — #382026-08-10 — #382026-08-11 — #382026-08-12 — #382026-08-13 — #512026-08-14 — #502026-08-15 — #502026-08-16 — #502026-08-17 — #492026-08-18 — #492026-08-19 — #502026-08-20 — #492026-08-21 — #492026-08-22 — #502026-08-23 — #512026-08-24 — #502026-08-25 — #502026-08-26 — #502026-08-27 — #502026-08-28 — #452026-08-29 — #382026-08-30 — #38
Best Steam most-played rank per day (census top-100 snapshots).
PositiveNegative
3933932026-08-072026-08-302026-08-07: 165 new positive2026-08-07: 6 new negative2026-08-08: 151 new positive2026-08-08: 18 new negative2026-08-09: 161 new positive2026-08-09: 4 new negative2026-08-10: 186 new positive2026-08-10: 2 new negative2026-08-11: 169 new positive2026-08-11: 21 new negative2026-08-12: 136 new positive2026-08-12: 4 new negative2026-08-14: 171 new positive2026-08-14: 12 new negative2026-08-15: 157 new positive2026-08-15: 3 new negative2026-08-16: 176 new positive2026-08-16: 14 new negative2026-08-17: 141 new positive2026-08-17: 8 new negative2026-08-18: 153 new positive2026-08-18: 10 new negative2026-08-19: 139 new positive2026-08-19: 6 new negative2026-08-21: 154 new positive2026-08-21: 7 new negative2026-08-22: 151 new positive2026-08-22: 14 new negative2026-08-23: 163 new positive2026-08-23: 15 new negative2026-08-24: 176 new positive2026-08-24: 11 new negative2026-08-25: 151 new positive2026-08-25: 6 new negative2026-08-26: 136 new positive2026-08-26: 6 new negative2026-08-27: 226 new positive2026-08-27: 3 new negative2026-08-28: 393 new positive2026-08-28: 72 new negative2026-08-29: 240 new positive2026-08-29: 223 new negative2026-08-30: 248 new positive2026-08-30: 111 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$59.99$29.952021-11-042026-08-262021-11-04 — 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 $51.592026-08-26 — best price $59.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3.6k2.2k2026-05-28 — 2,602 pageviews2026-05-31 — 2,720 pageviews2026-06-03 — 2,547 pageviews2026-06-06 — 2,995 pageviews2026-06-09 — 3,318 pageviews2026-06-12 — 2,765 pageviews2026-06-15 — 2,491 pageviews2026-06-18 — 2,304 pageviews2026-06-21 — 2,362 pageviews2026-06-24 — 2,827 pageviews2026-06-27 — 2,635 pageviews2026-06-30 — 2,286 pageviews2026-07-03 — 2,389 pageviews2026-07-06 — 2,384 pageviews2026-07-09 — 2,575 pageviews2026-07-12 — 2,477 pageviews2026-07-15 — 2,313 pageviews2026-07-18 — 2,319 pageviews2026-07-21 — 2,551 pageviews2026-07-24 — 2,191 pageviews2026-07-27 — 2,418 pageviews2026-07-30 — 2,829 pageviews2026-08-02 — 2,791 pageviews2026-08-05 — 2,581 pageviews2026-08-08 — 2,608 pageviews2026-08-11 — 3,227 pageviews2026-08-14 — 2,451 pageviews2026-08-17 — 2,691 pageviews2026-08-20 — 3,219 pageviews2026-08-23 — 3,134 pageviews2026-08-25 — 3,041 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

26k1.5k2026-08-16 16:12 — 19,874 viewers2026-08-17 01:12 — 4,284 viewers2026-08-17 14:12 — 6,790 viewers2026-08-18 00:12 — 4,837 viewers2026-08-18 14:12 — 7,482 viewers2026-08-18 23:12 — 3,888 viewers2026-08-19 17:12 — 13,865 viewers2026-08-20 07:12 — 1,959 viewers2026-08-20 17:12 — 15,163 viewers2026-08-21 03:12 — 2,137 viewers2026-08-21 17:12 — 6,533 viewers2026-08-22 13:12 — 3,623 viewers2026-08-23 13:12 — 2,936 viewers2026-08-24 09:12 — 2,009 viewers2026-08-24 21:12 — 6,731 viewers2026-08-25 19:12 — 10,639 viewers2026-08-26 08:12 — 1,459 viewers2026-08-26 20:34 — 18,562 viewers2026-08-27 01:34 — 6,643 viewers2026-08-27 08:34 — 2,285 viewers2026-08-27 16:34 — 7,134 viewers2026-08-27 22:12 — 6,205 viewers2026-08-28 02:34 — 8,569 viewers2026-08-28 10:34 — 4,136 viewers2026-08-28 15:34 — 14,172 viewers2026-08-28 20:12 — 13,242 viewers2026-08-29 01:12 — 6,521 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 3,859 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 6,154 viewers2026-08-29 19:35 — 12,587 viewers2026-08-30 00:12 — 5,623 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 4,653 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 6,699 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 17,308 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…

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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