Elden Ring overtakes Dying Light 2 as Steam’s most wishlisted game
Trading one bleak world for another.
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Astoundingly, we’re only one month out from the release ofElden Ring—and to the surprise of no-one, it’s quickly become the most wishlisted game on Steam.
Analytics siteSteamDBreports that over 278,000 steam users have slammed that “add to wishlist” button under From Software’s latest gloomy action-RPG, which launches on February 25th. It takes the spot of Steam’s most wanted game from Dying Light 2 which, despite plans to release in late 2021,was delayedinto an absolutely packed February 2022.
Last August, Evan wrote on whatthe shape of Steam’s most-wishlisted games can tell us about PC gaming. At the time, Dying Light 2 seemed to be echoing much of the pre-release hype that surrounded Cyberpunk 2077—a dense, mature RPG offering dynamic stories and reactive gameplay. But Dying Light 2’s development has reportedly beentotal chaos, and while its systems may look promising, that ambitious story may bea bit of a dud.
Elden Ring, meanwhile, may be slightly more of a sure bet. From is quite good at making hefty sword-swinging romps at this point, and even as Elden Ring takes a risky step into an open world (one thatWes wasn’t quite sold on), it seems Steam players are simply excited to bash their heads against some grotesque bosses one more time.
We’ll find out if Elden Ring is worthy of this excitement in just over a month. In the meantime, thegame’s character creator leaked earlier this week, proving that Elden Ring should be just as capable of creating nightmare fuel. But it also seems From might be finally ready to take a step away from grim fantasy, as reports suggest the developer is gearing up fora return to its Armored Core mecha series.
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20 years ago, Nat played Jet Set Radio Future for the first time, and she’s not stopped thinking about games since. Joining PC Gamer in 2020, she comes from three years of freelance reporting at Rock Paper Shotgun, Waypoint, VG247 and more. Embedded in the European indie scene and a part-time game developer herself, Nat is always looking for a new curiosity to scream about—whether it’s the next best indie darling, or simply someone modding a Scotmid into Black Mesa. She also unofficially appears in Apex Legends under the pseudonym Horizon.
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