On top of glowing critical acclaim and record-shattering views, Elden Ring is currently the best-selling game of 2022.
According to NPD Group analyst Mat Piscatella, the action RPG phenomenon was February’s highest-selling game in North America, a stunning achievement considering Elden Ring came out when there were only four days left in the month. Call of Duty: Vanguard was the only title to have better first month sales within the past year. Any long-time FromSoftware fan will tell you how ludicrous that news would’ve come across even just a couple of years ago.
Not only that, but Elden Ring is also currently 2022’s biggest video game, outselling other heavy-hitters like Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Horizon Forbidden West overall.
US NPD PREMIUM GAMES – Elden Ring debuted as both the best-selling game of February 2022 as well as 2022 YTD. Launch month sales of Elden Ring were the 2nd highest for any tracked title released in the past 12 months, trailing only Call of Duty: Vanguard, released in Nov 2021.
— Mat Piscatella (@MatPiscatella) March 11, 2022
In February, Elden Ring was also the top-selling game on both Steam and Xbox platforms, though Horizon Forbidden West did beat it out on PlayStation. Not too surprising since first-party Sony titles tend to outsell everything else on PS4 and PS5.
So, yeah. Elden Ring is a mass-market hit! If you’re one of the many traversing the Lands Between, GLHF’s walkthrough and tips explain some of the more challenging bits. It’s a massive game that we’ll likely be talking about for many years to come.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
