ELDEN RING

ELDEN RING

Steam Deck Verified

FromSoftware, Inc. · Souls-like · Feb 24, 2022

Yes, worth buying.

At $59.99. We haven't seen it on sale.

93%
Very Positive
1.1M player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 31 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 39 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1.1M player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise50% are divided10% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
The gameplay is also incredible because it respects player expression.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
It was just so fun to get the timing down right on every attack, the visuals are cool and the music was top notch.
31 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The cutscenes, atmosphere, and voice acting during boss encounters make them feel truly epic and memorable.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
Different builds transform the experience, while alternate endings, New Game Plus, co-op, PvP, challenge runs, and Shadow of the Erdtree create many reasons to return.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Gameplay54 reviews
Graphics31 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Co-op12 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Story and characters99 reviews
92%
Combat79 reviews
92%
Performance18 reviews
89%
Controls15 reviews
87%
Multiplayer7 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty39 reviews
87%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Full price

Currently $59.99. We haven't seen it on sale yet.

3 points recordedtoday · $59.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
42
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.