Elden Ring receives "mixed" rating from Steam users, as PC performance backlash begins

Steam users have given the critically-acclaimed Elden Ring a decidedly more cautious response, with thousands of negative reviews within the game’s first 24 hours.

Elden Ring currently sits on a “mixed” rating on Steam, with 14k positive reviews but 9.5k negative. Many fans list the game’s PC performance as their chief bugbear.

FromSoftware’s eagerly-awaited new Soulsbourne game launched last night to huge player peaks on Steam and Twitch, following years of hype and anticipation.

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“Struggling to maintain 60FPS/1080p on a 3080, massive stuttering and drops to the mid 20s, crashed 4 times within 2 hours of game time, 60 FPS cap, and no ultrawide support,” wrote one fan, who had played seven hours so far.