We knew it was expected by the entire Souls-like community, Elden Ring made a triumphant start on Steam, well beyond expectations. With a peak of 764,835 players, it is simply the biggest launch of a FromSoftware game, far ahead of Dark Souls III (peak of 129,975 concurrent players) and Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (peak of 125,315 players). simultaneous) which were considered benchmarks for the genre. Such a launch on Steam is equivalent to mainstream titles such as New World and Cyberpunk 2077 which each approached one million concurrent players. Beyond the hype generated by the game since announcement, the association with George RR Martin which earned it a greater reach and the 97% average obtained on Metacritic, Elden Ring is a game which has an important resonance. The opportunity perhaps to make it pass in the court of the very big? We are now awaiting the sales figures.