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Elden Ring Nightreign

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Elden Ring Nightreign
Developer(s)FromSoftware
Publisher(s)Bandai Namco Entertainment
  • JP: FromSoftware
Director(s)Junya Ishizaki
Producer(s)
  • Yasuhiro Kitao
  • Shingo Kawabata
Programmer(s)Yuki Kido
Composer(s)
  • Shoi Miyazawa
  • Tai Tomisawa
  • Soma Tanizaki
  • Yoshikazu Takayama
  • Yuka Kitamura
Platform(s)
Release
  • WW: May 29, 2025
Genre(s)Action role-playing, roguelike
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Elden Ring Nightreign[a] is a 2025 roguelike action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is a spin-off to Elden Ring, using many of its features and gameplay elements, and focuses on roguelike and cooperative mechanics. Set in an alternate past of Elden Ring's setting, players control Nightfarers on a quest to dispel the reign of night.

It was revealed at The Game Awards 2024, and was released for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on May 30, 2025. It received generally positive reviews and sold 3.5 million units.[1]

Gameplay

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The game is set in a procedurally generated version of Limgrave, now named Limveld, the first open-world area of Elden Ring. While the game has a single-player mode, it is intended to be played cooperatively by teams of three players who collaborate over three in-game days to prepare for the final boss.[2] Similar to battle royale games, Nightreign features a shrinking gameplay area which resets after players defeat the minor boss at the end of each in-game day.[3]

Synopsis

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Setting and characters

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Elden Ring Nightreign takes place in an alternate universe of the Lands Between. The events of the original game never happened. Marika did not destroy the Elden Ring and the Tarnished was not quested to become Elden Lord. In the original game, there was a civilization of humanoids and creatures called the Nox, beings who rejected the Greater Will and were exiled underground in the Eternal City. The Nox worship The Night and their magic revolves around darkness. In this alternate timeline, the Nox succeed in defeating Marika and the Golden Order, destroying the Erdtree, and plunging the Lands Between into fatal darkness. The Nightfairers, a motley crew of warriors from across and beyond the Lands Between, gather to stave off the Night and defeat the Nightlords, beings summoned by the Nox to bring eternal darkness.

Development

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Elden Ring Nightreign is in development by FromSoftware for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.[2] Bandai Namco Entertainment registered the trademark for "Nightreign" on October 24, 2024,[4] with it being revealed at The Game Awards 2024 in December. It is scheduled to be released on May 30, 2025.[5] The first network test took place in February 2025 on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, with players able to register from January 10 to 20.[6]

Nightreign is directed by Junya Ishizaki, who worked as a designer on Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Dark Souls III, and Elden Ring. Fantasy author George R. R. Martin, who wrote the backstory of Elden Ring, is not involved with Nightreign.[7]

Reception

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Critical response

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Elden Ring Nightreign received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic.[8][9][10] OpenCritic determined that 79% of critics recommended the game.[11]

Sales

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Elden Ring Nightreign sold 2 million units within its first 24 hours from release,[13] and 3.5 million within five days.[14]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: エルデンリング ナイトレイン, Hepburn: Eruden Ringu Naitorein

References

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  1. ^ Dashiell Wood (June 3, 2025). "Elden Ring Nightreign has sold more than 3.5 million copies as devs confirm DLC and two player mode". TechRadar. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  2. ^ a b Yin-Poole, Wesley (December 13, 2024). "Elden Ring Nightreign is a Standalone Co-op Spin-off – The Game Awards 2024". IGN. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Ogilvie, Tristan (December 13, 2024). "Elden Ring Nightreign – We Played It!". IGN. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  4. ^ Romano, Sal (November 4, 2024). "Bandai Namco trademarks 'Nightreign' in Japan". Gematsu. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (February 12, 2025). "Elden Ring Nightreign Release Date Confirmed". IGN. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Gach, Ethan (December 13, 2024). "Elden Ring's Multiplayer Spin-Off Has A Playtest Coming Up And You Can Register For It Soon". Kotaku. Archived from the original on December 15, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  7. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (December 12, 2024). "Elden Ring Nightreign: FromSoftware Game Director Explains Why the Spin-Off Exists, Reveals Whether George R. R. Martin Was Involved, and Why Fans Shouldn't Call It a Live Service". IGN. Archived from the original on December 13, 2024. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Elden Ring Nightreign (PlayStation 5 Critic Reviews)". Metacritic. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Elden Ring Nightreign (PC Critic Reviews)". Metacritic. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Elden Ring Nightreign (Xbox Series X Critic Reviews)". Metacritic. Retrieved June 6, 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Elden Ring: Nightreign Reviews". OpenCritic. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  12. ^ LeBlanc, Wesley (May 30, 2025). "Elden Ring: Nightreign Review - Encapsulating Efficiency". Game Informer. Retrieved May 30, 2025.
  13. ^ Yin-Poole, Wesley (May 30, 2025). "Elden Ring Nightreign Sells 2 Million Units on the First Day". IGN. Retrieved May 31, 2025.
  14. ^ Barker, Sammy (June 3, 2025). "Elden Ring Nightreign's Enormous Success Continues, Now Over 3.5 Million Sales". Push Square.
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