Overview
Who made it, when it came out, and how players rate it overall and right now
Developer
FromSoftware, Inc.
Publisher
FromSoftware, Inc., Bandai Namco Entertainment
Released
Feb 24, 2022
Genres
Action · RPG
Steam store page
OpenAll-time positive
94%
Steam rating
Very Positive
Last 30 days
93%▼ 1 pt
English reviews
574,327
Last updated
Oct 29, 2026
The Good
The most praised themes, as a share of all this game's reviews
Gameplay & combat38%
“One of if not my favorite games ever, Open world is amazing and bosses are challenging and mostly enjoyable, overall a 10/10 game”
Story & characters31%
“overall great game and great story”
Difficulty27%
“Very Fun and Challenging, worth every penny and second of your time”
Graphics & art22%
“Amazing game peak cinema amazing graphics great story easily top 3 games i have ever played”
Content & grind16%
“overall rating - great game great soundtrack lots of content very fun”
The Bad
The most common complaints, as a share of all this game's reviews
Gameplay & combat9%
“even worse, stuttering while in combat”
Story & characters7%
“, due to the atrocious optimization, poor balancing, and perplexing quest system, I simply cannot recommend it at [b]its current state”
Bugs & crashes6%
“This makes the game unplayable for me,”
Price & monetization6%
“game sucks donky dick wish i could refund”
Content & grind5%
“in this game it just gets boring and repetitive”
Opinions over time
Percent positive each month, with the number of reviews below. The dashed line is the all-time score, and the last point covers the last 30 days.
Monthly % positiveFlagged monthAll-time score (94%)
Playtime
Percent positive by how many hours reviewers had played when they wrote their review
A low score under 2 hours often means a rough first impression, a bad launch, or performance problems.
Review Randomizer
A random review from this game's sample, which leans toward reviews other players found helpful
sometimes i look back on elden ring and i wonder how i went through all that torture
10/10 game