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Elsword Elsword is a free-to-play, online action RPG that uses classic side-scrolling game mechanics in an immersive manga inspired world.
Players on Steam, last 48 hours| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 04:27 UTC | 199 |
| 00:27 UTC | 188 |
| 30 Oct, 20:26 UTC | 147 |
| 30 Oct, 16:25 UTC | 279 |
| 30 Oct, 12:24 UTC | 90 |
| 30 Oct, 08:24 UTC | 98 |
| 30 Oct, 04:23 UTC | 191 |
| 30 Oct, 00:22 UTC | 156 |
| 29 Oct, 20:19 UTC | 157 |
| 29 Oct, 16:18 UTC | 274 |
| 29 Oct, 12:18 UTC | 103 |
| 29 Oct, 08:17 UTC | 82 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
Player Retention| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchJuly 2014 | 793 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onOctober 2014 | 452 | 57% | Holds players well (better than 82% of 9,121 other games) |
| 12 months onJuly 2015 | 815 | 1× | Holds players well (better than 94% of 7,653 other games) |
Elsword kept 57% of the average players it had at its launch in July 2014 after 3 months and 1× after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
Update ImpactOctober 21st Patch Notes (21 Oct 2026): Players peaked at 1.8× the week before's average. Since it came out, players averaged 2% fewer than the week before.
| Update | Peak After | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 21st Patch Notes21 Oct 2026 · week before: 2.2 of 7 days; 6.9 of 7 days so far | 290 (1.8×) | −2% |
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
Players By Month| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026Oct 2026 (so far) (from 19 Oct) | 164 | −39 | −19.2% | 297 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 203 | −40 | −16.3% | 378 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 242 | +30 | +14.3% | 443 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 212 | +20 | +10.2% | 498 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 192 | −28 | −12.7% | 402 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 220 | +35 | +19.1% | 473 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 185 | −10 | −4.9% | 383 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 194 | −28 | −12.5% | 370 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 222 | +8 | +3.8% | 395 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 214 | +56 | +35.3% | 461 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 158 | −11 | −6.7% | 311 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 169 | −6 | −3.3% | 320 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 175 | −35 | −16.5% | 331 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 210 | −30 | −12.7% | 391 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 240 | +29 | +13.9% | 414 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 211 | −67 | −24.2% | 470 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 278 | −48 | −14.8% | 419 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 327 | +116 | +55.3% | 568 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 210 | +19 | +9.8% | 361 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 192 | −32 | −14.2% | 305 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 223 | −3 | −1.2% | 330 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 226 | +58 | +34.8% | 365 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 168 | +16 | +10.6% | 297 |
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 152 | −15 | −9% | 293 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 167 | −36 | −17.9% | 278 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 203 | −13 | −5.9% | 336 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 215 | +63 | +41.4% | 448 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 152 | −51 | −24.9% | 257 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 203 | −70 | −25.5% | 323 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 273 | +68 | +33.1% | 667 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 205 | −27 | −11.5% | 327 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 231 | −27 | −10.6% | 365 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 259 | −12 | −4.4% | 431 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 271 | +52 | +24% | 541 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 218 | +38 | +20.9% | 330 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 180 | −25 | −12% | 272 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 205 | −51 | −20.1% | 315 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 257 | 0 | −0.2% | 391 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 257 | +41 | +19.1% | 411 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 216 | +30 | +16.1% | 412 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 186 | −68 | −26.8% | 264 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 254 | −15 | −5.5% | 761 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 269 | +1 | +0.4% | 417 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 267 | −53 | −16.7% | 435 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 321 | −74 | −18.8% | 531 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 395 | +138 | +53.5% | 701 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 257 | +62 | +31.9% | 449 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 195 | −31 | −13.7% | 347 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 226 | −64 | −22% | 360 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 290 | −21 | −6.7% | 965 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 311 | +66 | +27.1% | 1,304 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 245 | −47 | −16.2% | 356 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 292 | −43 | −12.8% | 543 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 335 | +11 | +3.5% | 990 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 323 | +1 | +0.4% | 488 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 322 | −39 | −10.8% | 553 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 361 | −69 | −16.1% | 513 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 430 | +65 | +17.7% | 760 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 366 | +12 | +3.3% | 732 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 354 | −76 | −17.7% | 541 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 430 | −68 | −13.7% | 762 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 498 | −71 | −12.4% | 1,811 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 569 | +83 | +17.1% | 1,324 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 486 | +130 | +36.7% | 818 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 355 | −76 | −17.7% | 556 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 432 | +49 | +12.6% | 1,365 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 383 | −12 | −2.9% | 611 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 395 | +8 | +2.1% | 600 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 387 | −10 | −2.6% | 752 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 397 | +58 | +17% | 831 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 339 | +30 | +9.5% | 657 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 310 | −12 | −3.9% | 482 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 322 | −168 | −34.3% | 531 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 491 | +3 | +0.6% | 906 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 487 | −3 | −0.6% | 1,050 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 490 | +31 | +6.6% | 790 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 460 | −124 | −21.2% | 679 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 584 | +27 | +4.9% | 1,809 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 557 | +144 | +34.7% | 817 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 413 | +48 | +13.2% | 774 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 365 | −72 | −16.5% | 623 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 437 | +81 | +22.8% | 753 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 356 | +83 | +30.4% | 630 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 273 | −19 | −6.6% | 455 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 292 | −10 | −3.3% | 453 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 302 | −168 | −35.7% | 613 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 470 | +69 | +17.3% | 820 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 401 | +87 | +27.8% | 792 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 314 | −16 | −4.7% | 478 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 329 | +11 | +3.6% | 712 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 318 | −42 | −11.6% | 535 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 360 | −8 | −2.1% | 1,338 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 367 | −92 | −20.1% | 733 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 460 | +190 | +70.7% | 1,090 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 269 | +40 | +17.6% | 492 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 229 | −15 | −6.3% | 465 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 244 | −66 | −21.2% | 427 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 310 | −147 | −32.2% | 602 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 457 | +23 | +5.4% | 1,432 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 434 | +104 | +31.7% | 774 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 329 | +10 | +3.2% | 528 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 319 | −29 | −8.3% | 677 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 348 | −171 | −33% | 779 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 519 | −44 | −7.8% | 1,512 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 563 | +36 | +6.8% | 1,054 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 528 | +24 | +4.7% | 1,028 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 504 | +296 | +142.4% | 1,090 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 208 | −44 | −17.4% | 463 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 252 | −17 | −6.2% | 469 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 268 | −91 | −25.4% | 530 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 360 | −75 | −17.2% | 685 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 434 | +47 | +12.1% | 825 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 388 | −64 | −14.3% | 709 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 452 | +95 | +26.5% | 911 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 357 | +38 | +11.8% | 743 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 320 | −17 | −5% | 690 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 337 | −89 | −20.8% | 686 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 425 | 0 | 0% | 809 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 426 | +83 | +24.3% | 1,142 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 342 | −46 | −11.9% | 710 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 389 | −27 | −6.5% | 945 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 416 | −13 | −3.1% | 948 |
| August 2016Aug 2016 | 429 | −94 | −17.9% | 745 |
| July 2016Jul 2016 | 523 | −114 | −17.9% | 911 |
| June 2016Jun 2016 | 637 | +143 | +29% | 1,414 |
| May 2016May 2016 | 494 | +8 | +1.6% | 921 |
| April 2016Apr 2016 | 486 | −88 | −15.3% | 997 |
| March 2016Mar 2016 | 574 | −39 | −6.4% | 1,261 |
| February 2016Feb 2016 | 614 | −27 | −4.2% | 1,293 |
| January 2016Jan 2016 | 641 | +9 | +1.4% | 1,331 |
| December 2015Dec 2015 | 632 | +144 | +29.4% | 1,376 |
| November 2015Nov 2015 | 489 | +54 | +12.4% | 952 |
| October 2015Oct 2015 | 435 | −61 | −12.2% | 897 |
| September 2015Sept 2015 | 495 | −170 | −25.5% | 1,030 |
| August 2015Aug 2015 | 665 | −150 | −18.4% | 1,168 |
| July 2015Jul 2015 | 815 | +335 | +69.7% | 1,745 |
| June 2015Jun 2015 | 480 | −50 | −9.5% | 886 |
| May 2015May 2015 | 531 | −39 | −6.9% | 1,142 |
| April 2015Apr 2015 | 570 | −81 | −12.5% | 1,193 |
| March 2015Mar 2015 | 652 | −9 | −1.3% | 1,563 |
| February 2015Feb 2015 | 660 | +69 | +11.7% | 1,400 |
| January 2015Jan 2015 | 591 | +10 | +1.7% | 1,352 |
| December 2014Dec 2014 | 581 | +100 | +20.8% | 1,369 |
| November 2014Nov 2014 | 481 | +29 | +6.4% | 987 |
| October 2014Oct 2014 | 452 | −56 | −10.9% | 1,102 |
| September 2014Sept 2014 | 508 | −118 | −18.9% | 1,063 |
| August 2014Aug 2014 | 626 | −166 | −21% | 1,138 |
| July 2014Jul 2014 | 793 | +248 | +45.7% | 1,420 |
| June 2014Jun 2014 | 544 | +58 | +12% | 1,180 |
| May 2014May 2014 | 486 | −120 | −19.8% | 1,075 |
| April 2014Apr 2014 | 606 | +61 | +11.1% | 1,204 |
| March 2014Mar 2014 | 546 | +40 | +7.9% | 1,814 |
| February 2014Feb 2014 | 505 | −20 | −3.7% | 961 |
| January 2014Jan 2014 | 525 | −16 | −3% | 959 |
| December 2013Dec 2013 | 541 | +66 | +13.9% | 1,250 |
| November 2013Nov 2013 | 475 | −85 | −15.2% | 988 |
| October 2013Oct 2013 | 560 | −132 | −19% | 1,147 |
| September 2013Sept 2013 | 692 | −288 | −29.4% | 1,396 |
| August 2013Aug 2013 | 980 | −571 | −36.8% | 2,104 |
| July 2013Jul 2013 | 1,552 | — | — | 2,527 |
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.
