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Elsword

Elsword is a Free to Play, 2.5D action MMORPG developed by the South Korean company KOG Studios. It features real-time action gameplay and includes both player vs. environment and player vs. player modes…

60 17 March 2010 Free to play

Elsword is an adventure developed by KOG studios, released 17 March 2010 on PC (Microsoft Windows). It is free to play.

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What Elsword is

Elsword is an adventure game developed by KOG studios and released in 2010. It was published by Gamania. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Elsword is a Free to Play, 2.5D action MMORPG developed by the South Korean company KOG Studios. It features real-time action gameplay and includes both player vs. environment and player vs. player modes. There are several playable characters within the game, each with unique backstories and distinct abilities.
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How it plays

Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO), Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Elsword series

Elsword is the first of 2 entries we hold in the Elsword series. The next entry was Elsword M Shadow of Luna in 2017.

See all 2 Elsword games in release order →

How it was received

Elsword holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 15% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average.

What you need to run it

The recommended specification calls for Intel Core i5 or higher and 8GB or higher of RAM. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 25GB.

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What it launched against

Elsword launched on 17 March 2010, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, God of War III, Metro 2033 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum Game of the Year Edition, God of War III, Metro 2033, Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Elsword yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Elsword — frequently asked questions

When did Elsword come out?
Elsword was released on 17 March 2010 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
Is Elsword free?
Yes — Elsword is free to play.
How many GB is Elsword?
The PC version needs about 25 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("25GB or more free space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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