Elsword

Buy73%

Mostly Positive · 10k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

KOG · Free to Play · Jul 2, 2014

Player review score
73%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
3
Full audio1 of 3
Subtitles3 of 3

Should I buy Elsword?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 86 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 45 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 57 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 51 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 10k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
86 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game suffers a ♥♥♥♥-ton from bad optimization, p2w schemes, grind and rng factors, but still offers a decent storyline and alright characters, as well as a large variety of gameplay styles.
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
45 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It also helps that the game IMMEDIATELY throws new players into it's dungeons without wasting any time on needless fluff like story exposition.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Incredibly fun and intuitive combat system that is mechanically nuanced and fun to master.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Positive Reviews: Fans enjoy the game’s action-packed combat, character customization, and cooperative multiplayer dungeons.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
A pretty charming art style that is reminiscent of games like The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker and Tales of Symphonia.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Some of the best content in this game is locked behind multiplayer co-op.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay86 reviews
Story45 reviews
Combat37 reviews
Characters26 reviews
Graphics20 reviews
Co-op17 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
36% still recommend
Players complain
Monetization
28% still recommend
Multiplayer
37% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
21% still recommend
Crashes
6% still recommend
Performance
50% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • MMO
  • Multi-player
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Partial Controller Support

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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