Elden Ring has now sold 28.6m copies, outselling the Dark Souls series combined prior to release

Announcing the news of spin-off game Elden Ring: Nightreign last week, publisher Bandai Namco revealed the new sales total for Elden Ring as of September 2024.

Back in June, the open-world epic hadshipped 25m copies, meaning since the release of expansionShadow of the Erdtreethe game has sold an additional 3.6m copies - and even more since September.

Prior to Elden Ring's release in February 2022, the entire Dark Souls series had sold 27m copies combined, according to Niko Partners director of research and insights Daniel Ahmad.

Fun Fact: The entire Dark Souls series had sold 27 million units combined prior to Elden Ring's release.Now Elden Ring alone has surpassed that total.https://t.co/Y8yLNzdhfZ

Now, the Dark Souls series hasreportedly sold over 39m copies, suggesting Elden Ring has prompted a significant boost in sales of previous games.

In short, Elden Ring has been a phenomenal success for FromSoftware. It's now the 28th best-selling game ever, outselling the likes ofSuper Mario Odyssey, GTA: San Andreas, and Pokémon Sword and Shield.

Elden Ring: Nightreign was revealedat last week's The Game Awards: it's an online co-op spin-off set in a parallel world with roguelite elements as players attempt to outlast a three day-and-night cycle before facing the Nightlord.

Anetwork test for Nightreignwill take place in February next year, with registration starting on 10th January.