UK’s fastest-selling ‘Souls-like’ ever
This past weekend it was pretty much impossible to avoid chatter about FromSoftware’s latest fantasy adventure,Elden Ring. To say that the challenging RPG has taken the gaming community by storm is something of an understatement, with social media chockablock with testimony, screenshots, and video clips captured from The Lands Between.
Unsurprisingly, this hype has translated into mega sales, withElden Ringnow comfortably sitting in the number one spot of the UK Charts, usurping, Guerrilla Games’ fantasy adventureHorizon: Forbidden West,(though it should also be noted thatElden Ringis available on more formats). In the UK,Elden Ringhas already become the fastest-selling title in the “Souls-like” genre, having had a bigger launch than FromSoft titlesDark Souls, Dark Souls II, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, andBloodborne.
As reported by GamesIndustry.biz, just the physical sales ofElden Ringalready broke the record set by the previous holder,Dark Souls, before we even take into account digital numbers. Add the fact that almost every major release today outsells its own physical release with its digital edition — andElden Ringis most certainly looking to be one of the single biggest releases of the year, perhaps the generation.
If you want to know what all of the fuss is about, then check out Chris Carter’s reviewright here.Elden Ringis available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC platforms, though PC players would be wise to note that the title is currently seeing some tech problems on both Steam Deck and even on fairly meaty rigs.
