As the release of its DLC approaches, Elden Ring logically offers itself a second life. On Twitch, as on Steam, the RPG finds statistics from its launch two years ago.
Elden Ring is experiencing a second youth. More than two years after its launch which caused a stir, the RPG sold more than 25 million copies around the world is preparing to welcome an expansion. And the imminent arrival of the DLC, called Shadow of the Erdtree, has a more than positive impact on the traffic generated by Elden Ring on the different platforms.
On Steam, for example, the SteamDB database shows thatElden Ring saw a peak of 174,563 players connected at the same time over the last 30 days. You have to go back to May 2022, a few weeks after the launch, to find a higher statistic (193,468). The gain is immense: + 110.8% compared to May 2024. Moreover, still on Steam, Elden Ring and Shadow of the Erdtree occupy the top spots in the bestseller rankings.
Elden Ring is entitled to a second youth
On Twitch, we observe a similar trend. The TwitchTracker site shows growth in the figures achieved by Elden Ring these last weeks. In June, the average number of spectators rose to 50,000, compared to 36,000 in May. FromSoftware’s game returns to an audience level close to the months following its launch (54,000 in May 2022). We are certainly far from the 177,000 in March 2022, but the enthusiasm was at its peak then. At the beginning of 2024, Elden Ring brought together less than 10,000 enthusiasts at most, on average.
These indicators prove that it is indeed possible to exist several years after its release, from the moment when we have experienced the peaks and the new products are attractive. Early fans want to return to Elden Ring and discover the Kingdom of Shadows, the new region offered by Shadow of the Erdtree.
Last point: we must not neglect the conditions of access to Shadow of the Erdtree. FromSoftware requires you to have beaten two bosses (Radahn and Mohg) to be able to enter the Shadow Realm. A double obligation that puts many people on the spot. Perhaps they are stopping procrastinating to complete these prerequisites and be on time. “ You have less than two weeks to prepare », indicated the publisher Bandai Namco in a tweet published on June 11. They only have three days left.
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