Elden Ring is the New King on Steam!

FromSoftware released their much anticipated title Elden Ring on February 25, 2022. The game was an instant hit and started breaking records right after it was out. The game has been bagging 10/10 scores from everywhere. During a time when incomplete games and broken promises have been enveloping the gaming industry, the Elden Ring seems to have struck the right chords with the community. The game has now topped the Steam Top Sellers list for February.

Recently, the game was reported to amass over a whopping 700,000 concurrent viewers on Twitch. This is more than both Dark Souls 3 and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice combined. While the former had 275,893 viewers, the latter had 279,037 In addition, the game reportedly had an active player base of 500,000. This is data from the second day of the game having gone official. The numbers have skyrocketed even more right now.

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Elden Ring Tops Steam Top Seller List (February 2022)

SteamDB has listed that the game is now at the very top of Steam’s Top Seller List. This list rolls out on a monthly basis and the one that it topped calculated data till February 27, 2022. The game is currently the most played game in the entire world having an active player base of 599,239 at the time of writing. The game reached a peak active players of a staggering 819,143 today already.

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Steam Top Sellers List (Week 8, 2022)

We can see on SteamDB that the game has beaten Lost Ark, Counter Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, PUBG, Apex Legends and all the AAA multiplayer games as well to be at the very top. In order, here’s a quick look at the Steam Top Sellers list for Week 8 into 2022:

1. Elden Ring
2. Elden Ring
3. Elden Ring Deluxe Edition
4. Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Deluxe Edition
5. Elden Ring
6. Destiny 2: The Wich Queen
7. Steam Deck
8. Dying Light 2 Stay Human
9. Total War: Warhammer III
10. Cyberpunk 2077

Funny enough, the game takes up four spots in the list. This goes on to show how much the game has been in demand. Another interesting thing to note here is that Cyberpunk 2077 really has been holding its on in the top ten list. It seems that the game is finally gaining some positive reviews from all over, especially after its recent major update.

The list does contain both titles that have had drastically opposite fates. While Elden Ring has been an instant hit, Cyberpunk 2077 was a massive blunder. Game developers should get a clear idea from these two games about what TO do and what NOT to do.

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