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The Elden Ring has sold nearly 29 million units, surpassing the entire Dark Souls franchise sales pre-Elden Ring.
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The game has now beaten out Super Mario Odyssey, GTA 4, San Andreas, and Pokemon Sword and Shield.
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Elden Ring's mainstream influence on the Soulsborne genre has been impressive, leading FromSoftware to develop a spin-off game, Nightreign.
Alden Ring was a cultural phenomenon. Its previous release, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, was a critical and commercial behemoth, with From Software's latest title scoring 95 on OpenCritic and 96 on Metacritic.
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Bandai Namco, the game's publisher, recently released sales figures for the game, showing just how successful it has been. The latest data shows that the game eclipsed the sales figures of the entire Dark Souls franchise pre-Eldon Ring.
Elden Ring sells about 29 million units
It was recently confirmed that, by September 2024, the Elden Ring had sold 28.6 million units. That makes it the 28th best-selling video game of all time—not bad for a game developed by the company. Historically Made a relatively niche title.
According to its latest figures, Elden Ring has now outsold Super Mario Odyssey, Grand Theft Auto: 4 and San Andreas, and Pokemon Sword and Shield.
Of course, what's most impressive isn't the games it's sold from other developers, but the impact it's had on the Soulsborn/Soulslike genre.
According to analyst Daniel Ahmed, the Dark Souls franchise, which included Dark Souls 1, Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 before the release of Alden Ring, has sold 27 million units since its launch in 2011. Half a year, Elden Ring franchise assumes 13 years of sales.
It's not surprising, given the mainstream focus Alden Ring received against Dark Souls' niche appeal, but it's impressive.
Interestingly, the Dark Souls franchise has now reportedly sold 39 million units, suggesting that Alden Ring has significantly boosted sales to gamers curious about the origins of the genre.
It was recently confirmed that FromSoftware is not working on a sequel to Elden Ring, instead focusing on a mix of other Soulsborne and non-Soulsborne games, raising fears that the game is a one-and-done scenario. However, at this year's Game Awards, FromSoftware revealed Elden Ring: Nightreign. Nightrain is a three-player roguelike-style spin-off of Alden Ring, featuring a Fortnite-style shrinking circle and a bunch of returning soul bosses, and will see players try to survive in The Lands Between for three treacherous nights. What a time to be a FromSoft fan.
With the world-building of Game of Thrones author George RR Martin and developed by FromSoftware, Elden Ring is a masterpiece of what is known as the 'Soulslike' genre of action role-playing games.
