KOGKOG GamesJul 2, 2014Free to playView on Steam ↗

Elsword

Elsword is a free-to-play, online action RPG that uses classic side-scrolling game mechanics in an immersive manga inspired world.

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Estimated lifetime revenue

Free-to-play

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Est. players

332.9K

people who own it

Reviews

9.7K

Review score

73%

7.3/10

Concurrent players

183

read Sep 17, 2026, 15:00 UTC

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About

About the game

Elsword is a free-to-play, online action RPG that uses classic side-scrolling beat ‘em up gameplay mechanics and deep customization to bring a unique manga experience to life.

In Elsword, you star in your own comic book while experiencing all the excitement of a massively multiplayer online game. Get ready for fast-paced gameplay, stunning animation, and epic bosses. Whether conquering hordes of enemies in dungeon runs or showing off your skills in the PvP arena, Elsword is the most intense free-to-play action RPG to date.

Key Features

• Co-Op Gameplay - Party-up with friends to explore over 50 unique and beautifully rendered dungeons, towns, and secret levels.
• Unique Characters, Unique Stories - Players can choose from thirteen customizable characters, each their own unique story, play style and special skills to develop.
• Skill-Based PVP Combat - Elsword offers intense and strategic PvP with matchmaking and multiple competitive modes. Challenge your friends in matches of up to 8 players at a time.
• Customize like Crazy - Each character features multiple job changes, dozens of skills and endless opportunities for customization. Create or discover your personal look.
• Community Support - Constant game updates, item and content expansions, and special events including GM Livestream play sessions, community contests and PVP Tournaments are all a part of the Elsword experience.

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Player reviews (93)

Not recommended94h played3 found helpfulAug 2026

This game is just not what it used to be at all and for the worst unfortunately, I used to play from launch until 2016, in several servers, the EU, the latin american, I even had a very strong Ara in the KR and used to play daily in the mornings there, I settled on this NA after some of the servers died and KR implemented an ip block, I tried playing again this week making an event character and the insane amount of ''power'' you need to finish some VERY BORING dungeons is crazy, we used to play with combos back then including the skills here and there, you used to find videos per character of pretty fun combos, now, characters have skills that WIPE OUT THE ENTIRE ROOM JUST BY PRESSING A KEY AND THAT'S THE NORM, how is that fun? This just made me extremely sad, if you adore buying stuff in games such as cosmetics or advantages so you can progress then try it but if you actually enjoy playing a game then don't lmao, you won't understand a thing and won't enjoy it, so many mechanics now that I don't understand why they were implemented starting from that stupid power/defense number. Community is non-existent as well, we used to play with full parties of people in EVERY dungeon as soon as you made a character which was super fun and you made friends, now you're lucky if you find people in the end game and the game is riddled with bugs when trying to play with others. I absolutely love this game art style since the beginning, I love the characters, the voice acting but this game is just dead in terms of gameplay, not fun at all anymore.