In this regard, Elden Ring leaves Baldur's Gate 3 and Diablo 4 behind. Nearly half of Steam players have put in over 100 hours in the game
Although the soulslike genre is considered difficult and demanding, many players have spent more than 100 hours in Elden Ring. This percentage is higher than that of Baldur's Gate 3 or Diablo 4.
which, apart from impressive sales, can also boast an interesting statistic: very high player engagement.
Elden Ring players engagement
Soulslike games are known for being tough and demanding, so it's no surprise that some people might give up on them pretty early on. However, Elden Ring gives players more freedom than, for example, Dark Souls - thanks to this, when they get stuck on a boss, they can always turn back and explore another corner of the vast, open world.
One of the reasons why players spent a lot of time in the FromSoftware game was this solution, as shown on the chart shared by Alinea Analytics.
Alinea Analytics
- 64% of Elden Ring players on Steam have spent over 50 hours in the game. In the case of PlayStation, this percentage is 49%.
- Seven million players on Steam - that is 44.7% - played over 100 hours. In the case of PlayStation, this result is 36.7% (almost 5 million players).
It's interesting to note that a lot more PlayStation players quit the game within the first 5 hours compared to PC s. This may suggest that the average console player prefers a different type of gameplay than the demanding soulslike genre.
Elden Ring compared to other RPGs
To make it even more interesting, Alinea Analytics compared the engagement of Elden Ring players on Steam with two other titles: Diablo 4. All three games can easily take over a hundred hours of our lives, as clearly shown in the chart below.
Alinea Analytics
- In the range from 100 to 500 hours, Elden Ring came in first place with a result of 42.6%. This not only tells us how big the game is, but also to its high replayability, thanks in part to the variety of weapons and skills.
- Baldur’s Gate 3 ranked second in this range (32.8%). It's no surprise that the game from Larian Studios got such a high score, considering the multitude of possibilities offered.
- Diablo 4 came in third place with a result of 26.7%, most likely due to regular updates.
Diablo 4 is leading among players who have played over 500 hours. Even though the difference isn't big right now, it might grow in the future as Blizzard continues to the game with more seasons and expansions.
Number of players
By the way, Alinea Analytics revealed that Elden Ring is owned by over 36 million players on all platforms, and the game's revenue is nearly 2 billion dollars. In turn, the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion sold 2.4 million copies on Steam alone.
Alinea Analytics
Elden Ring is available on PC, PS4, PS5, XOne, and XSX/S. In the future, the game will also hit Nintendo Switch 2 in an expanded version called Tarnished Edition, the content of which will be made available on other platforms in the form of DLC.
