Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
A sprawling, beautiful open-world Souls game with superb bosses and freedom, hailed as a masterpiece by most. Skip it if you dislike cryptic difficulty, recycled content, or have PC stutter troubles.
Great for
Players who love challenge, exploration and build variety, including Souls newcomers willing to use guides
Main risk
Recycled bosses, empty-feeling world, and PC stutter or paid-DLC backlash may sour the experience
160 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews are dominated by anger at the $5 Tarnished Edition and Oasis/Kadokawa fears, plus reports of crashes, stutter and save bugs after the update. The base game itself is still widely praised.
160 recent reviews
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“You can explore a solid ~60% of the map without fighting anything you can explore and pick up things to get as strong as you want before even attempting to fight the first major boss.”
Steam review · 132.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The art direction is absolutely stunning.”
Steam review · 143.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“90% of the Bosses are just beautifully designed and fun to fight.”
Steam review · 73.2 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“When you finally win, the dopamine hit is unreal.”
Steam review · 193 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“there are so many different weapons, spells, and cool armor sets to choose from that you can really play the game exactly how you want and the replay value is endless”
Steam review · 1148.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“The co-op system is also fantastic—many players in the community are very supportive and are willing to help others defeat bosses if they are struggling.”
Steam review · 112.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Elden Ring used to be a pure, excellent, no mtx game and now there is stuff paywalled within.”
Steam review · 340.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The open world just destroys the flow of the game.”
Steam review · 207.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“This game has so many repeated bosses, including main bosses, it's a joke.”
Steam review · 119.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Elden Ring is just "here's an enemy, you're weaker than him, BOOM, you're dead".”
Steam review · 164.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“4 years after release and there is still no ultrawide screen support, no 60+ FPS support, no stuttering fixes!”
Steam review · 119.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“without a guide game is unplayble. with a guide game is very easy.”
Steam review · 54.9 h played ↗
From the Steam store page
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Recommended
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+ Stunning visuals and art direction
− Repetitive, shallow combat
analyzed 2 h ago
+ Striking Soviet retro-futurist atmosphere
− Annoying protagonist and weak dialogue
analyzed 4 h ago
+ Excellent story and characters
− Still buggy and unpolished
analyzed 2 h ago
+ Pals as workers and base building
− Late-game grind
analyzed 2 h ago
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