Elden Ring Still Pulling Off Impressive Sales Figures 6 Months After Release

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While many gamers are aware of the Dark Souls series, some were reluctant to buy them because FromSoftware's action RPGs were often seen as incredibly difficult games that took an immense amount of time and skill to beat. This meant that while sales figures for games like Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne remained impressive, none could have expected the mark that Elden Ring would make financially. In its first month of being available, Elden Ring battered the previous sales record set by Dark Souls 3.

Since then, Elden Ring has only continued to produce impressive sales figures, as the game consistently sat at the top of the charts in the weeks and months after its release. Now, fans may have expected the copies of the RPGbeing sold to dwindle a little, especially with Elden Ring's Steam player count dipping after launch. However, it seems that even half a year after the game first dropped, many are still interested in beginning a journey in the Lands Between.

Elden Ring is Back on Top of Sales Charts

As of the end of June, it has been reported by Bandai Namco that Elden Ring has shipped 16.6 million copies worldwide. While a lot of these sales were accomplished within Elden Ring's first months following release, the fact that it is still building sales in the millions shows that the game is incredibly popular even six months after launch. This means Elden Ring's sales figures have now gone over triple the amount of FromSoftware's previous title, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, which sold 5 million copies by July 2020 after its release in early 2019.

Perhaps Elden Ring continues to sell well because of the reputation FromSoftware has built over years of producing quality titles, or it could be that Elden Ring's open world and other