Black Myth: Wukong and Elden Ring have each passed 30 million copies, while Steam took 371 new soulslike-tagged releases in 2024 alone. This roundup of soulslike game sales statistics covers reported lifetime units, Elden Ring launch and DLC milestones, Video Game Insights’ Steam estimates, regional splits, and the gap between copies sold and subscription players.
Soulslike Game Sales Statistics
Which Soulslike Games Have Sold the Most Copies?
Two titles sit above 30 million. FromSoftware announced Elden Ring had shipped 30 million units in April 2025.
Black Myth: Wukong passed the same mark in a June 2026 report from the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China. Game Science has not confirmed that number; its last official update was 10 million copies in August 2024.
The report also said more than half of Wukong’s copies were sold outside China.
Below that pair, the gap is wide. Elden Ring Nightreign passed 5 million units by July 24, 2025, and NEOWIZ reported more than 4 million for Lies of P and its Overture DLC combined in February 2026.
Nioh 3 and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers each cleared 1 million units, in February 2026 and by March 31, 2026 respectively.
For series context, Bandai Namco reported 39.71 million units for the Dark Souls trilogy as of March 31, 2025.
Source: FromSoftware and Bandai Namco, April–July 2025; Communist Youth League of China report, June 2026; NEOWIZ Q4 2025 earnings, February 2026; Koei Tecmo, February 2026; Digital Bros, March 31, 2026
Elden Ring Sales Milestones, 2022 to 2025
Elden Ring launched on February 25, 2022. It reached 12 million units in March 2022, 20 million in February 2023, 25 million in June 2024 and 30 million in April 2025.
No newer base-game total had been published by Bandai Namco or FromSoftware as of October 2026.
| Elden Ring product | Units shipped | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Elden Ring | 30 million+ | April 2025 |
| Shadow of the Erdtree (DLC) | 10 million+ | July 24, 2025 |
| Elden Ring Nightreign | 5 million+ | July 24, 2025 |
| Nightreign: The Forsaken Hollows (DLC) | 2 million+ | December 2025 |
Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware announcements, April 2025 to December 2025
How Fast Did Elden Ring Nightreign Sell?
| Nightreign milestone | Date reached |
|---|---|
| 2 million units | May 30, 2025 (launch day) |
| 3.5 million units | June 3, 2025 |
| 5 million units | July 24, 2025 |
Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment, May–July 2025
Soulslike DLC Sales
Shadow of the Erdtree shipped 5 million units in its first three days in June 2024 and passed 10 million by July 2025.
The Forsaken Hollows launched on December 4, 2025. FromSoftware reported 2 million units shipped two days later.
Source: Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware, June 2024 to December 2025
Steam Estimates: Top 10 Soulslike Sellers on PC
Video Game Insights (VGI) puts Black Myth: Wukong at 20.4 million estimated Steam units, ahead of Elden Ring at 15.6 million. These are modelled estimates for soulslike-tagged games released since January 2015, not publisher data.
The report’s summary slide rounds the leaders slightly lower: Wukong at 20.3 million, Monster Hunter: World at 13.0 million and Dark Souls III at 9.1 million.
VGI classifies Wukong as an indie title. It also found AAA titles took nearly three-quarters of soulslike unit sales on Steam by 2024.
Source: Video Game Insights, “Souls-likes: From Niche to Mainstay,” October 2025 (games released January 2015 to October 2025)
How Many Soulslike Games Release on Steam Each Year?
Steam listed 9 soulslike-tagged releases in 2015 and 371 in 2024, a 41% rise over 2023. The first ten months of 2025 added 207.
Source: Video Game Insights, October 2025 (2025 covers January to October)
Estimated Steam Units Sold Per Year
Estimated soulslike units sold on Steam peaked at 39.0 million in 2024, the year Wukong launched. The 2020 and 2021 totals of 9.5 million and 9.4 million mark the genre’s slowest stretch in the series.
VGI attributes the 2019 jump to Sekiro and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and the 2022 rise to Elden Ring.
Source: Video Game Insights, October 2025 (estimates; 2025 covers January to October)
Soulslike Game Sales by Region: APAC Developers Took 97% in 2025
Developers in Asia-Pacific made 80% of 2025 soulslike releases on Steam, up from 60% in 2024. VGI’s regional data covers soulslikes launched from 2020 with more than 20 Steam reviews.
Their games captured 97% of the segment’s Steam units in 2025, against 81% in 2024.
Source: Video Game Insights, October 2025
China supplies 47% of players across the top 20 soulslikes on Steam, and the United States 23%. Germany and Russia follow at 5% each.
Black Myth: Wukong is the most China-weighted title in VGI’s top 10, with 73% of its Steam players there.
Source: Video Game Insights, player split for the top 20 soulslike games on Steam, 2015–2025
How Are Lies of P, Nioh 3 and Wuchang Selling in 2026?
NEOWIZ attributes 90% of Lies of P revenue to Western markets in its Q4 2025 earnings materials. Base game and Overture sales combined passed 4 million units, up from 3 million in June 2025.
Source: NEOWIZ Q4 2025 earnings presentation, February 2026
Nioh 3 launched on February 6, 2026 and passed 1 million units within two weeks, the fastest pace in the series. Koei Tecmo said the Nioh series reached 10 million units, up from 8 million in May 2025.
Source: Koei Tecmo, May 2025 and February 2026
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers sold over 1 million units and generated more than €30 million in net revenue by March 31, 2026. Digital Bros then bought the IP from Chengdu Lingze Technology for RMB 32 million, about €4 million.
Source: Digital Bros press release, April 27, 2026 (sales data as of March 31, 2026)
Nexon has published no unit total for The First Berserker: Khazan. Its Q1 2025 report said the game’s revenue fell below outlook.
Source: Nexon Q1 2025 earnings, May 2025
Units Sold vs Players: The Subscription Gap
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers launched on July 24, 2025 with day-one Xbox Game Pass access. 505 Games reported 5 million players by its July 2026 anniversary, while units sold stood at just over 1 million in March 2026.
Players include subscription users, so the two counts measure different things and cannot be compared as sales.
Lies of P shows the same split. NEOWIZ reported more than 7 million players in March 2024, after a day-one Game Pass launch.
Koei Tecmo reports Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, another day-one Game Pass release, as reaching over 5 million players rather than giving a unit figure.
Source: 505 Games, July 2026; Digital Bros, March 31, 2026; NEOWIZ, March 2024; Koei Tecmo fiscal results, April 2026
FAQs
What is the best-selling soulslike game?
Elden Ring and Black Myth: Wukong lead, both above 30 million copies. Elden Ring’s figure is official (April 2025); Wukong’s comes from a June 2026 Communist Youth League of China report that Game Science has not confirmed.
How many copies has Elden Ring sold?
Over 30 million units as of April 2025, per FromSoftware. Its Shadow of the Erdtree DLC passed 10 million and the Nightreign spin-off passed 5 million by July 24, 2025, per Bandai Namco.
How many soulslike games are released on Steam each year?
Video Game Insights counted 371 soulslike-tagged Steam releases in 2024, up 41% on 2023. From January to October 2025, 207 more arrived. The 2015 count was nine.
Is the soulslike genre oversaturated, as many Reddit threads argue?
Release data covers the supply side only. Soulslike-tagged Steam releases rose from 9 in 2015 to 371 in 2024, then reached 207 through October 2025, according to Video Game Insights.
How many copies has Lies of P sold?
More than 4 million units, counting the base game and Overture DLC together, per NEOWIZ’s Q4 2025 earnings in February 2026. The total stood at 3 million in June 2025.
Sources
https://www.bandainamcoent.co.jp/pdfs/HP_20250724_EN.pdf
https://app.sensortower.com/vgi/assets/reports/VGI_Soulslike_Report_October_2025.pdf
https://cdn.neowiz.com/neowiz-site/assets/ir-library/Q4-2025_NWZ-IR-PPT_EN_F-icogfblh.pdf
https://www.gamespress.com/Digital-Bros-acquires-the-intellectual-property-rights-relating-to-Wuc
