Elsword Player Count: Is It Dead?

Elsword

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Elsword

KOGJul 1, 2013Action, Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play

Free to play Mostly PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Free to Play
  • Anime
  • RPG
  • Action
  • MMORPG
  • Massively Multiplayer
  • Adventure
  • Multiplayer
  • Fighting
  • Side Scroller
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Playing now
135
Updated 28 minutes ago
24-hour peak
266
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
2,587
Jul 27, 2013
Avg this month
158
-11.24% vs last month
Steam reviews
72%
Mostly Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Elsword player count chart

Elsword has a small but active player base. 135 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 7% on the month before).

History from Jul 1, 2013

Elsword monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026158-20-11.24%299
October 2026178-20-10.1%347
September 2026198-66-14.86%378
August 2026n/a-53-10.66%444
July 2026n/a+95+23.63%497
June 2026n/a-72-15.19%402
May 2026n/a+92+24.08%474
April 2026n/a+11+2.96%382
March 2026n/a-24-6.08%371
February 2026n/a-65-14.13%395
January 2026n/a+149+47.91%460
December 2025n/a-9-2.81%311
November 2025n/a-11-3.32%320
October 2025n/a-60-15.35%331
September 2025n/a-24-5.78%391
August 2025n/a-55-11.7%415
July 2025n/a+52+12.44%470
June 2025n/a-148-26.15%418
May 2025n/a+205+56.79%566
April 2025n/a+55+17.97%361
March 2025n/a-25-7.55%306
February 2025n/a-34-9.32%331
January 2025n/a+68+22.9%365
December 2024n/a+4+1.37%297
November 2024n/a+14+5.02%293
October 2024n/a-58-17.21%279
September 2024n/a-112-24.94%337
August 2024n/a+191+74.03%449
July 2024n/a-66-20.37%258
June 2024n/a-343-51.42%324
May 2024n/a+339+103.35%667
April 2024n/a-36-9.89%328
March 2024n/a-67-15.55%364
February 2024n/a-109-20.19%431
January 2024n/a+211+64.13%540
December 2023n/a+58+21.4%329
November 2023n/a-44-13.97%271
October 2023n/a-75-19.23%315
September 2023n/a-21-5.11%390
August 2023n/a-2-0.48%411
July 2023n/a+149+56.44%413
June 2023n/a-499-65.4%264
May 2023n/a+347+83.41%763
April 2023n/a-19-4.37%416
March 2023n/a-95-17.92%435
February 2023n/a-169-24.18%530
January 2023n/a+249+55.33%699
December 2022n/a+103+29.68%450
November 2022n/a-13-3.61%347
October 2022n/a-607-62.77%360
September 2022n/a-339-25.96%967
August 2022n/a+951+267.89%1,306
July 2022n/a-187-34.5%355
June 2022n/a-451-45.42%542
May 2022n/a+505+103.48%993
April 2022n/a-67-12.07%488
March 2022n/a+40+7.77%555
February 2022n/a-244-32.15%515
January 2022n/a+29+3.97%759
December 2021n/a+188+34.69%730
November 2021n/a-218-28.68%542
October 2021n/a-1,047-57.94%760
September 2021n/a+481+36.27%1,807
August 2021n/a+509+62.3%1,326
July 2021n/a+259+46.42%817
June 2021n/a-810-59.21%558
May 2021n/a+758+124.26%1,368
April 2021n/a+10+1.67%610
March 2021n/a-153-20.32%600
February 2021n/a-76-9.17%753
January 2021n/a+173+26.37%829
December 2020n/a+173+35.82%656
November 2020n/a-46-8.7%483
October 2020n/a-378-41.68%529
September 2020n/a-145-13.78%907
August 2020n/a+264+33.5%1,052
July 2020n/a+110+16.22%788
June 2020n/a-1,128-62.46%678
May 2020n/a+990+121.32%1,806
April 2020n/a+44+5.7%816
March 2020n/a+150+24.12%772
February 2020n/a-130-17.29%622
January 2020n/a+123+19.55%752
December 2019n/a+173+37.94%629
November 2019n/a+2+0.44%456
October 2019n/a-157-25.7%454
September 2019n/a-208-25.4%611
August 2019n/a+28+3.54%819
July 2019n/a+312+65.14%791
June 2019n/a-233-32.72%479
May 2019n/a+178+33.33%712
April 2019n/a-801-60%534
March 2019n/a+600+81.63%1,335
February 2019n/a-354-32.51%735
January 2019n/a+598+121.79%1,089
December 2018n/a+27+5.82%491
November 2018n/a+36+8.41%464
October 2018n/a-173-28.79%428
September 2018n/a-830-58%601
August 2018n/a+658+85.12%1,431
July 2018n/a+244+46.12%773
June 2018n/a-150-22.09%529
May 2018n/a-99-12.72%679
April 2018n/a-737-48.65%778
March 2018n/a+459+43.47%1,515
February 2018n/a+25+2.42%1,056
January 2018n/a-62-5.67%1,031
December 2017n/a+629+135.56%1,093
November 2017n/a-4-0.85%464
October 2017n/a-63-11.86%468
September 2017n/a-152-22.25%531
August 2017n/a-140-17.01%683
July 2017n/a+115+16.24%823
June 2017n/a-206-22.54%708
May 2017n/a+170+22.85%914
April 2017n/a+54+7.83%744
March 2017n/a+3+0.44%690
February 2017n/a-120-14.87%687
January 2017n/a-336-29.4%807
December 2016n/a+434+61.21%1,143
November 2016n/a-238-25.13%709
October 2016n/a+2+0.21%947
September 2016n/a+199+26.68%945
August 2016n/a-164-18.02%746
July 2016n/a-506-35.73%910
June 2016n/a+493+53.41%1,416
May 2016n/a-76-7.61%923
April 2016n/a-264-20.9%999
March 2016n/a-34-2.62%1,263
February 2016n/a-36-2.7%1,297
January 2016n/a-41-2.98%1,333
December 2015n/a+420+44.03%1,374
November 2015n/a+56+6.24%954
October 2015n/a-134-12.98%898
September 2015n/a-135-11.57%1,032
August 2015n/a-577-33.08%1,167
July 2015n/a+860+97.29%1,744
June 2015n/a-257-22.52%884
May 2015n/a-53-4.44%1,141
April 2015n/a-365-23.41%1,194
March 2015n/a+156+11.12%1,559
February 2015n/a+53+3.93%1,403
January 2015n/a-15-1.1%1,350
December 2014n/a+380+38.58%1,365
November 2014n/a-118-10.7%985
October 2014n/a+43+4.06%1,103
September 2014n/a-75-6.61%1,060
August 2014n/a-282-19.9%1,135
July 2014n/a+239+20.29%1,417
June 2014n/a+101+9.38%1,178
May 2014n/a-152-12.37%1,077
April 2014n/a-590-32.44%1,229
March 2014n/a+855+88.69%1,819
February 2014n/a+6+0.63%964
January 2014n/a-295-23.54%958
December 2013n/a+264+26.69%1,253
November 2013n/a-228-18.73%989
October 2013n/a-227-15.72%1,217
September 2013n/a-726-33.46%1,444
August 2013n/a-417-16.12%2,170
July 2013n/an/an/a2,587

How many people play Elsword right now?

Right now, 135 players are in Elsword on Steam. That makes it the #1,854 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 266 players. Today's peak is 10% below its 30-day average daily peak of 296.

Is Elsword growing or declining?

Over the last 30 days Elsword averaged a daily peak of 296 players, down 7% compared with the 30 days before (318). Its highest point this month (347) is 8% above the same period last year (320). In its first month after release (Jul 1, 2013) it peaked at 2,587 players. Today's player count is 5% of its all-time peak of 2,587, set on Jul 27, 2013.

Best time to play Elsword

Based on the last 14 days, Elsword is busiest around 17:00 UTC (12 PM in New York) and quietest around 10:00 UTC (5 AM in New York), when about 73% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

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Elsword players by hour and weekday

When Elsword has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSaturday at 17:00 UTCabout 307 players on average
QuietestWednesday at 09:00 UTCabout 53 players on average
Busy vs quiet5.8xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

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About Elsword

Elsword is a free-to-play, online action RPG that uses classic side-scrolling game mechanics in an immersive manga inspired world.

Developer
KOG
Publisher
KOG Games
Released
Jul 1, 2013
Genre
Action, Adventure, Casual, Massively Multiplayer, RPG, Free To Play
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
3 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Elsword price

Elsword is free to play on Steam.

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Elsword reviews over time

72% Mostly Positive72% of 9,732 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Elsword on Twitch

17
watching now
3
live channels
46
24-hour peak viewers
12
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Elsword", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Elsword Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 23 Oct 2026, with a peak of 81 viewers and 22 on average.

Elsword streamers right now

  1. 羽林神策14

Top Elsword streamers this week

  1. TightPanties18
  2. 羽林神策18
  3. Ruruelam12
  4. Mona_E_Chrome12

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Latest Elsword news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Elsword FAQ

Is Elsword dead?

Elsword has a small but active player base. 135 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (down 7% on the month before).

How many people play Elsword?

135 people are playing Elsword on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 266 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Elsword?

Elsword reached its all-time Steam peak of 2,587 concurrent players on Jul 27, 2013.

Is Elsword growing or declining?

Elsword is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 296, down 7% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Elsword most active?

Elsword usually has the most players around 17:00 UTC (12 PM in New York) and the fewest around 10:00 UTC (5 AM in New York).

Is Elsword free?

Yes, Elsword is free to play on Steam.

Is Elsword good?

Steam players rate Elsword Mostly Positive: 72% of 9,732 reviews are positive.

When did Elsword come out?

Elsword was released on Steam on Jul 1, 2013.

Who made Elsword?

Elsword was developed by KOG and published by KOG Games.

Is Elsword still worth playing?

Elsword has a smaller but active community on Steam today (135 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Mostly Positive).

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