Elden Ringis back near the top of Steam’s top sellers, likely thanks to the ongoing Steam Summer Sale event.Elden Ringwas first released in February 2022 to widespread critical acclaimand record-breaking sales for FromSoftware. The open world Soulslike’s popularity has persisted since then, but if its resurgence to the top of Steam’s best-sellers list is any indication, it seems there are still many who have yet to giveElden Ringa shot.
Elden Ringhas been credited with breaking down the boundaries that have kept many gamers from enjoying FromSoftware’s Soulslikes.Elden Ring’s open world formathas lent itself well to FromSoftware’s formula, giving those who would normally be turned off by the roadblocks players often bump into in those games the chance to simply explore in a different direction and keep playing in situations that would have normally seen them give up.
RELATED:New Elden Ring Stat Shows How Many Players Abused Farming Trick
NowElden Ringhas found itself back at the very top of Steam’s top sellers after the Steam Summer Sale went live and gave the game a nice 30% discount, allowing newcomers to pick it up for just $41.99 instead of the usual $59.99 asking price. WithElden Ringwinning Game of the Year at the 2022Game Awards and standing as one of the best-selling games of all time, it’s really no surprise that many Steam users are jumping at the opportunity to add it to their digital libraries. Since the Steam Summer Sale lasts until July 13, it will be interesting to see if it’s able to climb back to the very top.
Steam Top-Sellers Right Now
The rest of the top 10 is quite interesting. Right now, thebest-seller is the Steam Deck, Valve’s handheld gaming device. The $399.00 version of the Steam Deck is currently discounted by 10% as part of the Steam Summer Sale. It’s relatively rare for gaming consoles to get price discounts, so anyone that wants to get a Steam Deck at a slightly lower price than usual should take advantage of this deal while they can.
Following the Steam Deck areCounter-Strike: Global Offensive(which is a free-to-play game, so it has an unfair advantage, to say the least),BattleBit Remastered,Elden Ring, the critically-acclaimedDave the Diver, open worldHarry Potteraction-RPGHogwarts Legacy, early access gameSix Days in Fallujah,Cyberpunk 2077,Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, andRed Dead Redemption 2. Most of these games are also enjoying limited-time discounts as part of the Steam Summer Sale.
Elden Ringis out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
MORE:One Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Storyline May Be Hidden in Plain Sight
