In an impressive display of financial success,Elden Ringhas beaten outCall of Duty: Vanguardin US sales. For those familiar withElden Ring’s widely held support among critics and fans, this may come as no surprise considering the title has become nearly a household name for gamers.
Elden Ringwas released on February 25 this year and instantly achieved legendary status in the gaming industry. Earning near-perfect scores from countless reviewers, FromSoftware’s latestopen-world Soulslike RPGhas captured the attention of millions of gamers.Elden Ring’s brutal yet fair challenges, expansive and picturesque landscapes, intriguing lore, and strong co-op community are all reasons why it boasts such large numbers of concurrent players every day. On Steam alone,Elden Ringsaw 950,000 concurrent players with similarly massive crowds emerging from the console communities.
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As a result of this success,Elden Ringhas been outselling some of the biggest names in the gaming industry. According to sales figures gathered by the NPD group for April,Elden Ringhas outsoldCall of Duty: Vanguard, making the three-month-old megahit the best-selling game of the past 12 months.Elden Ringwas just behindLego Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagain sales for the month, which was another highly anticipated and widely successful release.Call of Duty: Vanguardis actually one of the worst-selling titles in the franchise, falling far behindCall ofDuty: Black Ops: Cold WarandCall of Duty: Modern Warfare.Elden Ring’s biggest commercial threat from theCall of Dutyfranchise may actually come from the upcomingCall of Duty:Modern Warfare 2reboot.
Despite the relative niche style ofFromSoft’s notoriously difficult RPGs, they are consistently met with impressive sales and critical acclaim. Its popularDark Soulsfranchise has amassed nearly 30 million sales and has taken on an important role in gaming culture as a basis for comparison whenever a particularly challenging game is discussed, not to mention spawning an entire subgenre of “Soulslike” titles. With over 13 million sales in its first five weeks,Elden Ringwas poised from the beginning to become another triumphant release for FromSoft thanks to its more approachable design and sprawling,Breath of the WIld-esque open-world exploration.
Being less than halfway through the year,Elden Ringstill has plenty of time to break further sales records and is certainly on track to be named Game of the Year. With thepossibility of upcomingElden RingDLC, it’s likely that FromSoft’s masterpiece will only continue to grow in popularity.
Elden Ringis available now for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
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