One-off purchase
Elden Ring cost to play
What Elden Ring costs in the UK on Steam (three editions) and as the Switch 2 Tarnished Edition, its PEGI 16 rating and Steam player count.
Elden Ring gameplay, images and trailer
© FromSoftware, Inc., Elden Ring trailer “Official Gameplay Trailer - EN PEGI” on Steam · Steam store page
The short version
- From £49.99: Cheapest standard price: ELDEN RING (Steam UK, standard price)
- One-off price: Bought once; no store currency or random items on this page
- 60 h to beat: Main story: 60 hours (HowLongToBeat)
- 83p an hour: £49.99 ÷ 60 hours (main story)
- 45k Steam peak: Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts)
- PEGI 16: Age rating
- Released
- 24 February 2022
- Developer
- FromSoftware, Inc.
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Nintendo Switch 2, PC, PS5, Xbox One
- Age rating
- PEGI 16
- Genre
- Action RPG
- Modes
- Single-player, Multiplayer, Co-op
On this page
Elden Ring player count
Concurrent players on Steam, from Steam Charts, read 28 Oct 2026.
- Peak, last 30 days
- 41,596
- Peak, Sept 2026
- 54,228
- 30,840 on average
- Change vs Aug 2026
- +4%
- monthly peak
- All-time peak
- 952,523
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Is Elden Ring dead?
No. Elden Ring peaked at 54,228 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 30,840 playing at any moment on average. That is steady with the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox One or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
| Month | Average | Peak | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 30,840 | 54,228 | +3.5% |
| August 2026 | 28,638 | 52,385 | +12.2% |
| July 2026 | 29,120 | 46,694 | −5.7% |
| June 2026 | 31,548 | 49,524 | +3.1% |
| May 2026 | 30,727 | 48,039 | −6.5% |
| April 2026 | 30,199 | 51,362 | −1.7% |
| March 2026 | 27,300 | 52,254 | +12.3% |
| February 2026 | 28,365 | 46,513 | −18.2% |
| January 2026 | 35,661 | 56,891 | +7.2% |
| December 2025 | 27,400 | 53,064 | +47.3% |
| November 2025 | 21,927 | 36,017 | +3.2% |
| October 2025 | 19,687 | 34,896 | – |
What Elden Ring costs to play
| Item | Price | Per | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELDEN RING (Steam UK, standard price) | £49.99 | game | store.steampowered.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
| ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree Edition (Steam UK) | £64.99 | game | store.steampowered.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
| ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree Deluxe Edition (Steam UK) | £84.99 | game | store.steampowered.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
| ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition (Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo eShop UK, standard price) | £64.99 | game | nintendo.com Checked 21 Oct 2026 |
How long is Elden Ring?
Elden Ring takes about 60 hours to finish the main story, and about 136 hours to complete everything.
- Main story60 h
- Main + extras101 h
- Completionist136 h
Cost per hour (main story)
83p
£49.99 on Steam UK ÷ 60 h
Source: HowLongToBeat, read 28 Oct 2026. Your time will vary with difficulty and play style.
How Elden Ring is rated
GamesChart Score
90.3, #7 of 3,236 rated games
#1 of 2022 · #3 of the 2020s · #6 in Role-playing (RPG) · #4 on Nintendo
Critics
Players
Built from 890,494 ratings across 5 of 5 sources. Critics and players count 50/50. Ratings pulled 5 November 2026.
Where it sits in the ranking
- #6
Hades2020 · Supergiant Games90.4 - #7
Elden Ring2022 · FromSoftware90.3 - #8
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild2017 · Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 390.2
Elden Ring questions
How much does Elden Ring cost in the UK?
ELDEN RING (Steam UK, standard price): £49.99. ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree Edition (Steam UK): £64.99. ELDEN RING Shadow of the Erdtree Deluxe Edition (Steam UK): £84.99. Prices checked 21 October 2026.
Is Elden Ring free to play?
No. Elden Ring is not free to play: you buy the game to play it.
How long is Elden Ring?
Main story: about 60 hours. Main + extras: about 101 hours. Completionist: about 136 hours (HowLongToBeat). At £49.99, that's 83p per hour (main story).
What age rating is Elden Ring?
Elden Ring is rated PEGI 16.
How many people play Elden Ring?
Peak concurrent players on Steam, last 30 days (Steam Charts): 44,609, checked 21 October 2026. Its all-time Steam peak is 952,523.
What is Elden Ring's all-time Steam peak?
952,523 concurrent players on Steam, the highest Steam Charts has recorded for Elden Ring (read 28 October 2026). The peak in the last 30 days was 41,596. Players on other stores and consoles aren't counted.
Is Elden Ring dead?
No. Elden Ring peaked at 54,228 players at once on Steam in September 2026, with 30,840 playing at any moment on average. That is steady with the three months before. These are Steam players only; people playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox One or other PC stores aren't counted, so the real number is higher.
Do these Elden Ring player numbers include consoles?
No. The player counts on this page are Steam only (Steam Charts, read 28 October 2026). People playing on Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5, Xbox One, through Game Pass or on other PC stores aren't counted, and publishers rarely publish those figures.
Who makes Elden Ring?
Elden Ring is developed by FromSoftware, Inc..
Elden Ring is an open-world fantasy action role-playing game with optional online co-op. It was developed by FromSoftware and first released on 24 February 2022; it is on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. It is sold for a one-off price; on Steam it is published by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment, and a Nintendo Switch 2 version, the Tarnished Edition, followed in August 2026.
How it plays
Elden Ring is a fantasy action role-playing game set in the Lands Between, where the player, one of the Tarnished, sets out to become the Elden Lord. Open fields and large dungeons with complex, three-dimensional layouts are joined together without breaks, and learning the terrain and its secrets helps in later fights.
Combat is about balancing attacks against avoiding damage. Players use a wide range of weapons, spells and summons, and time their moves to take advantage of an opponent's weaknesses, including against formidable bosses. Characters can be customised in looks and in the weapons, armour, items and magic they carry, so a build can lean towards close combat, spellcasting or stealth.
The story grows from a mythology written by George R. R. Martin, and its events can unfold in different ways depending on what the player does. Online, up to two other players can join as co-op partners, invited with a shared password or summoned from nearby players. Other players can also invade, and there are duels and player battles in three Colosseums.
What it costs
At standard price Steam UK sells the base game for £49.99, the Shadow of the Erdtree Edition (the game plus its expansion) for £64.99 and the Shadow of the Erdtree Deluxe Edition for £84.99. On the Nintendo eShop UK the Switch 2 Tarnished Edition costs £64.99. Steam lists 3 add-on items for the game.
Players
The 30-day peak on Steam Charts was 44,609 concurrent players on 21 October 2026. Its all-time peak on Steam Charts is 952,523. Console players aren't counted.
Age rating
Elden Ring is rated PEGI 16 for violence. We checked the pegi.info entry for the Switch 2 Tarnished Edition (28 August 2026); Steam's store data also lists PEGI 16 for the PC version.
It ranks #7 in our best games of all time ranking.
How we checked
We read the Steam UK store data and the Nintendo eShop UK listing on 21 October 2026, at standard price. Player figures are from Steam Charts on the same day, and the rating is from pegi.info. The gameplay description is based on the publisher's Steam store page.
Card art and page images: screenshots from FromSoftware, Inc.'s Elden Ring Steam store page. © FromSoftware, Inc.. All trademarks belong to their owners. GamesChart is not endorsed by or affiliated with FromSoftware, Inc..
Official links: Steam · nintendo.com
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Sources
- Card art and page images – Elden Ring Steam store screenshots (FromSoftware, Inc.), published by store.steampowered.com
- Steam UK – Elden Ring, published by store.steampowered.com
- Nintendo UK – ELDEN RING Tarnished Edition, published by nintendo.com
- PEGI rating – Elden Ring, published by pegi.info
- Steam Charts – Elden Ring, published by steamcharts.com
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