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THE NEW 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.

Release DateFeb 24, 2022
Price$ 59.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.3% (very positive) Top 20% / 92%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)91.5% Top 2% / 91.3%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)540.4K  Top 1% / 721.9K  Top 1%
Curators171 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time131.7 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar2.2 hours  Top 10%
Followers774.7K  Top 1%
Owners± 13.5M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 10.5M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 404.6M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of ELDEN RING steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows ELDEN RING's Steam rating and reviews between February 2022 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 84% (February 2022) to 92% (December 2023).

With its 721.9K reviews Top 1%, ELDEN RING is indisputably a major AAA level success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for ELDEN RING and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows ELDEN RING's review languages. The most popular language is English (53%), followed by Simplified Chinese (22%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 29 different languages represented. The game is translated in 14 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying ELDEN RING percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in ELDEN RING, comparing positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 228 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.6 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (181 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of ELDEN RING's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Huge open world with impressive content
  • Insane number of rewarding boss fights
  • Minimal narrative and fabulous quest design
  • Seamless online multiplayer PvE and PvP
  • Day/night cycle, jump, stealth, horse, crafting and new additions
  • Great lore and detailed story
  • NPCs are unforgettable
  • Fun and messy multiplayer experience
  • Wide variety of moves and weapons for combat
  • Character customization and editing anytime
  • Horse fighting could have been improved
  • Waiting for a Photo Mode

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 92.3%  Top 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of ELDEN RING's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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