Since the announcement of the Elden Ring DLC on February 21, the hype around FromSoftware’s masterpiece has been greatly revived. You just need to look at recent figures to be convinced.
Almost exactly two years after the release of Elden Ring, FromSoftware rewarded fans’ patience by officially announcing its long-awaited DLC. However, several months still separate us from its release scheduled for June 21. Never mind that some missing players have decided to take another trip to Entre-Terres.
A little more Elden Ring while waiting for the DLC?
For FromSoftware, Elden Ring is a bit like the pinnacle of the Souls-like genre that the talented Japanese studio itself established. All the codes of its previous masterpieces such as Dark Souls or Bloodborne have been concentrated in an exciting open world to explore. Even two years later, Entre-Terres still fascinates a gargantuan community of fans. A fascination which was strongly rekindled with the announcement of its DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree.
In any case, this is what we see when looking at the count of recent players on the PC version of Elden Ring, via SteamDB. This experienced a sharp increase shortly after the long-awaited announcement, going from 50,000 Steam users connected simultaneously before the announcement to more than 100,000. We are of course very far from the peak encountered when the game was released there at two years old. On February 28, 2022, the FromSoftware title was in fact familiar to the million players traveling between the Lands. We don’t have such precise figures on consoles, but signs that are just as evocative. Elden Ring currently occupies 21st place among the most played games on Xbox. The previous month, he was in 36th place.
The DLC that will make everyone agree?
To say that the wait for Shadow of the Erdtree is colossal is therefore an understatement. Its very first trailer has in any case aroused a lot of excitement. Given FromSoftware’s expertise in this area, it’s difficult to contradict the fans. Between enchanting new areas, equipment that we’re dying to try and formidable bosses, the Japanese studio risks spoiling us.
There is no doubt that the number of players will panic again when the DLC is released on June 21. In the meantime, the open world of the base game still hides many secrets. Likewise, its particularly in-depth gameplay offers a breathtaking diversity of builds to try to constantly renew the experience. A way like any other to curb your impatience while waiting for D-Day this summer. Strongly!