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.

| Hour | Peak | Average | Polls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 UTC | 18,250 | 18,146 | 2 |
| 11:00 UTC | 17,667 | 16,398 | 12 |
| 10:00 UTC | 15,201 | 14,479 | 12 |
| 09:00 UTC | 13,880 | 13,539 | 12 |
| 08:00 UTC | 13,267 | 12,919 | 12 |
| 07:00 UTC | 12,890 | 12,644 | 11 |
| 06:00 UTC | 13,677 | 13,266 | 12 |
| 05:00 UTC | 15,442 | 14,708 | 12 |
| 04:00 UTC | 15,769 | 15,642 | 12 |
| 03:00 UTC | 16,838 | 16,286 | 12 |
| 02:00 UTC | 16,838 | 16,567 | 12 |
| 01:00 UTC | 16,256 | 16,016 | 12 |
| 00:00 UTC | 16,248 | 15,806 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 23:00 UTC | 17,093 | 16,441 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 22:00 UTC | 18,479 | 17,878 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 21:00 UTC | 19,567 | 19,069 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 19,957 | 19,782 | 11 |
| 4 Nov, 19:00 UTC | 19,957 | 19,872 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 18:00 UTC | 19,816 | 19,700 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 17:00 UTC | 20,101 | 19,863 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 21,798 | 20,876 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 25,359 | 23,635 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 14:00 UTC | 25,663 | 25,518 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 13:00 UTC | 25,030 | 23,885 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 22,355 | 20,842 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 11:00 UTC | 19,221 | 17,917 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 10:00 UTC | 16,601 | 15,874 | 11 |
| 4 Nov, 09:00 UTC | 15,310 | 14,999 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 14,724 | 14,367 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 07:00 UTC | 14,219 | 14,066 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 06:00 UTC | 15,283 | 14,650 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 05:00 UTC | 16,740 | 16,171 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 17,202 | 16,934 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 03:00 UTC | 17,897 | 17,596 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 02:00 UTC | 17,897 | 17,860 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 01:00 UTC | 17,812 | 17,341 | 12 |
| 4 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 16,943 | 16,629 | 11 |
| 3 Nov, 23:00 UTC | 17,695 | 16,714 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 22:00 UTC | 19,355 | 18,576 | 11 |
| 3 Nov, 21:00 UTC | 20,585 | 19,981 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 21,163 | 20,894 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 19:00 UTC | 21,191 | 20,975 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 18:00 UTC | 20,711 | 20,613 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 17:00 UTC | 20,760 | 20,507 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 22,205 | 21,414 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 25,412 | 24,009 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 14:00 UTC | 25,603 | 25,536 | 11 |
| 3 Nov, 13:00 UTC | 25,372 | 24,337 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 22,965 | 21,553 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 11:00 UTC | 20,017 | 18,624 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 10:00 UTC | 17,158 | 16,347 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 09:00 UTC | 15,704 | 15,510 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 15,439 | 15,199 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 07:00 UTC | 15,091 | 14,942 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 06:00 UTC | 16,093 | 15,573 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 05:00 UTC | 18,071 | 17,346 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 18,496 | 18,212 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 03:00 UTC | 19,327 | 18,912 | 11 |
| 3 Nov, 02:00 UTC | 19,327 | 19,182 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 01:00 UTC | 18,923 | 18,617 | 12 |
| 3 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 18,298 | 18,067 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 23:00 UTC | 19,141 | 18,617 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 22:00 UTC | 20,803 | 19,856 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 21:00 UTC | 22,036 | 21,483 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 22,760 | 22,478 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 19:00 UTC | 22,760 | 22,630 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 18:00 UTC | 22,440 | 22,219 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 17:00 UTC | 22,517 | 22,203 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 23,892 | 23,117 | 11 |
| 2 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 26,480 | 25,286 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 14:00 UTC | 26,728 | 26,604 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 13:00 UTC | 26,257 | 24,872 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 23,166 | 21,475 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 11:00 UTC | 19,695 | 18,342 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 10:00 UTC | 16,907 | 16,036 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 09:00 UTC | 15,269 | 14,949 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 14,713 | 14,360 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 07:00 UTC | 14,663 | 14,266 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 06:00 UTC | 15,955 | 15,145 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 05:00 UTC | 17,995 | 17,106 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 18,731 | 18,331 | 11 |
| 2 Nov, 03:00 UTC | 19,889 | 19,344 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 02:00 UTC | 20,105 | 20,057 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 01:00 UTC | 20,277 | 20,094 | 12 |
| 2 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 20,953 | 20,568 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 23:00 UTC | 22,712 | 21,827 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 22:00 UTC | 25,248 | 23,988 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 21:00 UTC | 26,924 | 26,227 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 20:00 UTC | 27,878 | 27,531 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 19:00 UTC | 27,992 | 27,889 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 18:00 UTC | 27,948 | 27,890 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 17:00 UTC | 28,617 | 28,220 | 11 |
| 1 Nov, 16:00 UTC | 30,626 | 29,645 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 15:00 UTC | 32,955 | 31,946 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 14:00 UTC | 33,274 | 33,146 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 13:00 UTC | 32,718 | 31,541 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 12:00 UTC | 29,947 | 28,663 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 11:00 UTC | 26,932 | 25,502 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 10:00 UTC | 24,303 | 23,676 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 09:00 UTC | 23,457 | 23,409 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 08:00 UTC | 23,366 | 23,127 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 07:00 UTC | 22,761 | 22,549 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 06:00 UTC | 22,393 | 22,170 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 05:00 UTC | 22,055 | 21,986 | 11 |
| 1 Nov, 04:00 UTC | 22,128 | 21,841 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 03:00 UTC | 22,236 | 22,170 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 02:00 UTC | 22,016 | 21,444 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 01:00 UTC | 20,711 | 20,329 | 12 |
| 1 Nov, 00:00 UTC | 20,308 | 19,984 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 23:00 UTC | 22,021 | 21,221 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 22:00 UTC | 23,501 | 22,782 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 21:00 UTC | 24,933 | 24,284 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 20:00 UTC | 25,677 | 25,249 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 19:00 UTC | 26,342 | 25,899 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 18:00 UTC | 27,108 | 26,711 | 11 |
| 31 Oct, 17:00 UTC | 29,415 | 28,288 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 16:00 UTC | 32,094 | 30,713 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 15:00 UTC | 33,400 | 32,897 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 14:00 UTC | 33,462 | 32,953 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 13:00 UTC | 32,028 | 30,686 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 12:00 UTC | 28,993 | 27,495 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 11:00 UTC | 25,736 | 24,272 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 10:00 UTC | 22,883 | 22,045 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 09:00 UTC | 21,467 | 21,373 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 08:00 UTC | 21,354 | 21,119 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 07:00 UTC | 20,877 | 20,792 | 11 |
| 31 Oct, 06:00 UTC | 21,154 | 20,985 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 05:00 UTC | 21,679 | 21,511 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 04:00 UTC | 21,998 | 21,882 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 03:00 UTC | 22,350 | 22,247 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 02:00 UTC | 22,350 | 21,798 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 01:00 UTC | 21,287 | 20,750 | 12 |
| 31 Oct, 00:00 UTC | 20,019 | 19,938 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 23:00 UTC | 20,815 | 20,345 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 22:00 UTC | 21,832 | 21,393 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 21:00 UTC | 22,558 | 22,234 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 20:00 UTC | 22,544 | 22,333 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 19:00 UTC | 22,502 | 22,380 | 11 |
| 30 Oct, 18:00 UTC | 22,894 | 22,550 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 17:00 UTC | 24,210 | 23,464 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 16:00 UTC | 26,497 | 25,409 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 15:00 UTC | 27,810 | 27,309 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 14:00 UTC | 27,810 | 27,498 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 13:00 UTC | 26,655 | 25,393 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 12:00 UTC | 23,774 | 22,050 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 11:00 UTC | 20,240 | 18,947 | 13 |
| 30 Oct, 10:00 UTC | 17,508 | 16,553 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 09:00 UTC | 15,637 | 15,189 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 08:00 UTC | 14,679 | 14,328 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 07:00 UTC | 13,920 | 13,717 | 11 |
| 30 Oct, 06:00 UTC | 14,506 | 14,097 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 05:00 UTC | 16,051 | 15,362 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 04:00 UTC | 16,784 | 16,434 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 03:00 UTC | 18,217 | 17,541 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 02:00 UTC | 18,335 | 18,303 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 01:00 UTC | 18,255 | 18,164 | 12 |
| 30 Oct, 00:00 UTC | 18,115 | 17,990 | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 23:00 UTC | 18,979 | 18,571 | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 22:00 UTC | 20,184 | 19,561 | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 21:00 UTC | 20,966 | 20,547 | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 20:00 UTC | 21,056 | 20,994 | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 19:00 UTC | 20,963 | 20,768 | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 18:00 UTC | 20,641 | 20,564 | 11 |
| 29 Oct, 17:00 UTC | 21,199 | 20,804 | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 16:00 UTC | 23,054 | 21,947 | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 15:00 UTC | 25,663 | 24,321 | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 14:00 UTC | 25,825 | 25,641 | 12 |
| 29 Oct, 13:00 UTC | 25,304 | 24,213 | 12 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchMarch 2022 | 523,197 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onJune 2022 | 50,260 | 9.6% | Loses players fast (better than 13% of 9,250 other games) |
| 12 months onMarch 2023 | 43,858 | 8.4% | Loses players fast (better than 21% of 7,789 other games) |
ELDEN RING kept 9.6% of the average players it had at its launch in March 2022 after 3 months and 8.4% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 20,070 | −2,224 | −10% | 33,274 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 22,294 | −8,620 | −27.9% | 37,468 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30,914 | +2,200 | +7.7% | 54,275 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 28,714 | −422 | −1.4% | 52,414 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 29,136 | −2,360 | −7.5% | 46,801 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 31,495 | +800 | +2.6% | 49,445 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 30,695 | +571 | +1.9% | 48,138 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 30,124 | +2,758 | +10.1% | 51,294 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 27,366 | −1,038 | −3.7% | 52,146 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 28,404 | −7,216 | −20.3% | 46,446 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 35,619 | +8,235 | +30.1% | 56,859 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 27,384 | +5,490 | +25.1% | 52,925 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 21,894 | +2,242 | +11.4% | 35,928 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 19,653 | −1,998 | −9.2% | 34,849 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 21,650 | −8,350 | −27.8% | 40,232 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 30,000 | −7,702 | −20.4% | 50,510 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 37,702 | +2,219 | +6.3% | 61,471 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 35,483 | +2,187 | +6.6% | 57,900 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 33,297 | −1,788 | −5.1% | 56,068 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 35,085 | −4,888 | −12.2% | 62,047 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 39,973 | −2,701 | −6.3% | 74,304 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 42,674 | −6,414 | −13.1% | 69,033 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 49,088 | +12,370 | +33.7% | 83,827 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 36,717 | +9,137 | +33.1% | 78,430 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 27,580 | −5,036 | −15.4% | 46,035 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 32,616 | −10,853 | −25% | 61,621 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 43,469 | −37,200 | −46.1% | 74,740 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 80,670 | −128,032 | −61.3% | 162,769 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 208,702 | −10,848 | −4.9% | 430,228 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 219,550 | +174,807 | +390.7% | 778,823 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 44,743 | +2,971 | +7.1% | 82,858 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 41,772 | −20,270 | −32.7% | 76,735 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 62,042 | +13,309 | +27.3% | 111,727 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 48,733 | −5,562 | −10.2% | 108,554 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 54,295 | +20,949 | +62.8% | 99,093 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 33,346 | +6,430 | +23.9% | 88,239 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 26,916 | −5,573 | −17.2% | 51,700 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 32,488 | +10,971 | +51% | 67,506 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 21,517 | −6,217 | −22.4% | 37,411 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 27,735 | −7,618 | −21.5% | 45,821 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 35,353 | +14,320 | +68.1% | 56,751 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 21,033 | −4,419 | −17.4% | 34,556 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 25,452 | −7,812 | −23.5% | 43,880 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 33,264 | −10,594 | −24.2% | 59,222 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 43,858 | −6,481 | −12.9% | 74,600 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 50,338 | −17,502 | −25.8% | 81,576 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 67,840 | +27,560 | +68.4% | 107,047 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 40,280 | +16,309 | +68% | 85,488 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 23,971 | −602 | −2.4% | 36,050 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 24,573 | −3,158 | −11.4% | 39,747 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 27,731 | −3,286 | −10.6% | 45,144 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 31,017 | −4,555 | −12.8% | 47,319 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 35,573 | −14,687 | −29.2% | 52,429 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 50,260 | −39,946 | −44.3% | 88,472 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 90,206 | −121,580 | −57.4% | 192,299 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 211,787 | −311,411 | −59.5% | 458,052 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 523,197 | — | — | 951,124 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.
Elden Ring получила обновление 1.17.2 - FromSoftware исправила эксплойт со стрелами (20 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 2.2× the week before's average. In the week after, players averaged 41% more than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Elden Ring получила обновление 1.17.2 - FromSoftware исправила эксплойт со стрелами20 Oct 2026 · week before: 0.6 of 7 days | 37,468 (2.2×) | +41% |
Average players over the 7 days before and after each update post, and the most at once in the week after. Updates since we started counting this game’s players. How we count