Summary
Elden Ring’s player count on Steam has seen a significant jump since the reveal of theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC expansion, ballooning up to nearly double where it was just a week ago. Excitement for theElden Ringexpansion has been building for some time, but it appears the first look at the new content is actually getting fans to jump back in and potentially attracting some new players as well.
The 2022 Game of the Year winner continues to sell well, asElden Ringhas passed another sales milestonejust recently. Two years after its release, gamers are still discovering new details in FromSoftware’s open-world, tough-as-nails action RPG. With the promise of new content on the horizon, many players are likely starting new playthroughs or finally grinding through those final bosses beforeShadow of the Erdtreelaunches this summer.
Elden Ring’s player count onSteamhas been climbing since therelease of theShadow of the ErdtreeDLC trailer. In the past 24 hours,Elden Ringhas peaked at 70,188 players after hovering around the 30,000-40,000 range just a week ago.
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Elden Ring’s player count has remained fairly steady over the years post-launch, but it is likely to jump up again whenShadow of the Erdtreereleases on July 12, 2025.Shadow of the Erdtreeis adding all sorts of additional content toElden Ringfrom enemies, weapons, attacks, and armor, as well as a new story. Thereveal ofElden Ring’s DLC map sizesuggests there will be a vast new area for players to explore this summer. The DLC was announced back in February 2023, but the reveal of the expansion’s first trailer has been accompanied by all sorts of news and speculation.
Since the trailer’s debut, fans have been spotting all sorts of Easter eggs and potential details that might be hiding secrets about the upcoming DLC. Still, considering how much discovery plays intoElden Ring, there are certainly plenty of new and exciting details that won’t be uncovered until fans finally get their hands onShadow of the Erdtree.
With the team still hard at work on the coming expansion,Elden Ring 2is not in FromSoftware’s current plans. With FromSoftware now holding the rights to theElden RingIP, a sequel to one of the generation’s most acclaimed games is within their control, but fans will likely have to wait a while to hear anything more about it.
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ELDEN RING, developed by FromSoftware, Inc. and BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Inc., is a fantasy action-RPG adventure set within a world created by Hidetaka Miyazaki and George R.R. Martin. Danger and discovery lurk around every corner in FromSoftware’s largest game to date. Hidetaka Miyazaki - President and Game Director of FromSoftware Inc. Known for directing critically-acclaimed games in beloved franchises including Armored Core and Dark Souls.George R.R. Martin is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of many novels, including the acclaimed series A Song of Ice and Fire - A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast For Crows, and A Dance with Dragons. As a writer-producer, he has worked on The Twilight Zone, Beauty and the Beast, and various feature films and pilots that were never made. He lives with the lovely Parris in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
