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Elsword
Elsword is a free-to-play, online action RPG that uses classic side-scrolling game mechanics in an immersive manga inspired world.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“If you're new, it's pretty simple to get into. If you're a returning player, no.”
— a player, Steam review · 620 hrs played“I'm spending $90 on this game for IBs, I have a problem. I love Chung too much.”
— a player, Steam review · 17 hrs played“I miss when this game was an actual rpg with leveling and progression mechanics and the feeling of actually earning a strong character and not korean mmo slop where you click one dialogue box, level up 40 times and the game gives you max level gear that makes you one shot…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:46 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
July 22nd Patch Notes
★ On-going Hedgehog’s Attendance Event (2026-06-17 00:00 ~ 2026-07-28 23:59) Twinkle Twinkle Stellar Jump King! Event (2026-07-01 00:00 ~ 2026-07-28 23:59) Summer Update Pre-Event (2026-07-15 00:00 ~
Summer Parley, Arr!!
Avast, Adventurers! Be ye the kind of landlubber that’s not felt the winds of change in the air these days ! Cast yer eyes at the Summer Update if ye haven’t! Item Mall Update has the right of it! Wha
Summer Update Pre-registration
https://elsword.koggames.com/summer-pre-registration-event/
July 15th Patch Notes
★ Added Summer Update Pre-Event (2026-07-15 00:00 ~ 2026-08-11 23:59) ★ On-going Hedgehog’s Attendance Event (2026-06-17 00:00 ~ 2026-07-28 23:59) Twinkle Twinkle Stellar Jump King! Event (2026-07-01
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play |
| Player tags | Free to Play · Anime · RPG · Action · MMORPG · Massively Multiplayer · Adventure · Multiplayer · Fighting · Side Scroller · PvP · Online Co-Op (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · MMO · PvP · Online PvP · Co-op · Partial Controller Support |
| Languages | English * , Portuguese - Brazil, Thai * |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://elsword.koggames.com/ |