It was foreseeable in advance that Elden Ring would be a successful game. After all, From Software has earned the trust of the fans with their earlier titles and their anticipation was correspondingly high in advance. But the fact that the title also has such an impact on the PC is quite impressive.
On Steam is Elden Ring already ranked 6th in the most played titles of all time arrived. Five bosses still have to be defeated on the way to the top. Despite its current popularity, this is likely to be a mammoth task. Let’s just look at the numbers in detail.
Of course, you are also welcome to watch our Elden Ring test video. This gives you a full taste of the game if you’re still hesitant to buy:
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From Software outdoes itself with Elden Ring – Test/Review
A real perennial favorite, but for how much longer?
As always, just take a look SteamDBto get smarter. Here you can see above all that Elden Ring can captivate the players for a very long time thanks to its open world with its numerous secrets and challenges. Because so far there has been no downward trend in the daily number of players since the release on February 25, 2022, quite the opposite.
However, his tory teaches that this initial post-release heyday is temporary. If Elden Ring wants to climb even further up the top 10, that should happen in the coming days or weeks.
The player curve is still constant, but how long will this high last?
But even with sixth place, Elden Ring has achieved success and has already left other titles with a strong launch phase behind, such as New World or the survival hit Valheim. Even older community favorites like Terraria have had to give up their place.
Also interesting: Along with Cyberpunk 2077, which would be the next potential victim, by the way, Elden Ring is the only title in the top ten that relies (almost) exclusively on a single player experience.
As a brave individual player, Heiko also ventured into the intermediate lands – even though he has never really warmed to the Soulsborne games so far. Did the experiment pay off for our boss, or did he crawl back to the office covered in bruises? The answer is here:
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Elden Ring: How Much Does a Souls Defiant Like It?
It probably won’t be 1st place
What are the Elden Ring’s chances of breaking into the top spot? Honestly, very little. After all, the undisputed King of Steam, PUBG: Battlegrounds, is coming to proud 3.257.247
only953.426 are daring adventurers who have been beaten up at the same time.
The top 3 will probably not be able to threaten Elden Ring, but anything below is still possible.
As already mentioned, Cyberpunk 2077 (5th place with 1,054,388 players) is still within striking distance. Even the gap to Dota 2, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and the brand new MMO hit Lost Ark is limited. So it remains exciting to see if the Elden Ring can defeat some of these bosses in the near future.
The fact that the Elden Ring can confidently be called a masterpiece has now been substantiated by the number of players. In the GameStar podcast on Elden Ring, we explain why the extremely high ratings of the international trade press can still be misleading in some respects.
How many hours in the Elden Ring Between Lands have you gotten to? Or have you already stopped counting? Let us know in the comments!
