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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.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “fast-paced fun addictive gameplay” (32 of 77 reviews) and “striking character and visual design” (8); the most common complaint is “server crashes disconnections” (9). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
32 of the 77 reviews raise this.
8 of the 77 reviews raise this.
3 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“This game is way more addictive than I expected. It gives off strong MapleStory vibes, but with faster, more action-heavy combat. Leveling is super easy, so it never feels like a grind, and PvP is actually pretty fun.…”
“I've been playing this game on and off since I was little. It has so many possibilities and so many different ways to play it. You can grind and solo or you can play with friends. You can do the many PvE dungeons they…”
3 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“This game is way more addictive than I expected. It gives off strong MapleStory vibes, but with faster, more action-heavy combat. Leveling is super easy, so it never feels like a grind, and PvP is actually pretty fun.…”
“I've been playing this game on and off since I was little. It has so many possibilities and so many different ways to play it. You can grind and solo or you can play with friends. You can do the many PvE dungeons they…”
3 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“I've been playing this game on and off since I was little. It has so many possibilities and so many different ways to play it. You can grind and solo or you can play with friends. You can do the many PvE dungeons they…”
“I see side scroller. I play good play. 9 years play”
9 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“"No response from server." I checked as much information as possible about this issue. Apparently this has been going on for years for varying reasons with different fix suggestions. All I can summarize from this is…”
“Shove your 0xE019101A Xigncode error where the sun don't shine. Terrible fcking anti cheat that falsely flags everything as a cheating program, it also feels like they have some sorta crypto miner running in the…”
5 of the 77 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Its sad how much this game died. Used to play this all the time back in 2012. You cant even play anymore because no on is playing in mid game everyone who still plays is in end game and never go back to the early towns.…”
5 of the 77 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“P2W”
5 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“I started playing this game in 2013, KOG destroyed everything that made it enjoyable.”
“"No response from server." I checked as much information as possible about this issue. Apparently this has been going on for years for varying reasons with different fix suggestions. All I can summarize from this is…”
“Shove your 0xE019101A Xigncode error where the sun don't shine. Terrible fcking anti cheat that falsely flags everything as a cheating program, it also feels like they have some sorta crypto miner running in the…”
3 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“I started playing this game in 2013, KOG destroyed everything that made it enjoyable.”
Counted across 77 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 73.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“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 data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| 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 * |
| Official site | https://elsword.koggames.com/ |