Elden Ring: Nightreign
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Overview Trailer
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Overview Trailer
Critic Reviews for Elden Ring: Nightreign
FromSoftware's multiplayer spin-off is an exhilarating rush and a celebration of the studio's prior achievements Souls veterans will devour.
Elden Ring Nightreign is a must-play for any souls combat fan, and an excellent experience to tackle with your friends. The smartest asset reuse in the industry, it masterfully delivers addictive gameplay with some innovative ideas that only slightly miss the mark on execution and leave you wishing they had added more new content.
Elden Ring Nightreign is just as confusing and abrasive as FromSoftware's other games, but there's really nothing else like it.
When Elden Ring Nightreign is played exactly as it was designed to be played, it’s one of the finest examples of a three-player co-op game around – but that's harder to do than it should be, and playing solo is poorly balanced.
A near-perfect merging of FromSoftware game design and roguelike structure, Elden Ring Nightreign is a bold experiment and one of 2025's highlights.
Diving into game after game, experiencing that Soulslike loop in a microcosm, was unbelievably satisfying, and those moments of victory have never felt better. There are some minor quirks, like the lack of cross-platform play and spongy bosses, but on the whole, Nightreign is one of the most inventive things to come out of FromSoftware since it coined the Soulslike genre.
Elden Ring Nightreign successfully condenses the Elden Ring experience, cramming challenging combat, exploration, worldbuilding, and character development into a fast-paced and thrilling multiplayer game
I can not help but to love Elden Ring Nightreign. It's a strange beast, kitbashed from parts of Elden Ring that feel clunky in places (god, the vaulting system can be frustrating at times). It has bugs, and it has blemishes. It's not a traditional Soulslike experience and as such will surely turn away fresh faces and diehard veterans alike. But it's also a celebration of you, the massive community of Soulslike players, and, specifically Elden Ring players. It's a game and a story about you, and all the weirdos you've met along the way. If this is a send off to Elden Ring and The Lands Between, it's a perfect one.
Industry Coverage
Finally, You Won't Need A Third Wheel To Play Elden Ring Nightreign Anymore
Elden Ring Nightreign's next update will enable two-player multiplayer, after duos struggled to find a third player.
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Elden Ring Nightreign Reveals New Everdark Sovereigns
Elden Ring Nightreign reveals the next round of powerful bosses known as Everdark Sovereigns, set to appear starting later this month.
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Elden Ring Nightreign Gets New Randomizer Mod on PC
A new mod introduces a randomizer to Elden Ring Nightreign, allowing gamers to modify their runs in FromSoftware's popular title.
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We Finally Know More About Elden Ring Nightreign's Most Puzzling Characters
These massive beings haunt the horizon in Nightreign, but we have no idea who or what they are.
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