Elden Ring: Nightreign Reviews
Nightreign isn't a new milestone in FromSoftware's history—it's a bold departure that trades the vastness of exploration for the urgency of shared survival. It's a less grandiose but more focused experience, where every decision matters and every victory is earned together. It may not appeal to purists, but for those who embrace this new approach, there's an addictive and demanding formula here that rewards dedication and cooperation. It's not the next Souls epic, but it's a reminder that FromSoftware still knows how to surprise—even when it trades the epic for the ephemeral, solitude for shared chaos.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
FromSoftware have tried their hand at an entirely different style of game in Elden Ring Nightreign. The stripped-down, condensed and multiplayer-orientated focus leave a title that has many thrilling moments, but feels devoid of the life and soul that made the original Elden Ring such a special experience. Entering this fog alone is folly, but with a couple of like-minded Souls vets, there's plenty of great moments to be had amongst the repetition.
Despite its issues, Elden Ring: Nightreign is an exhilarating experiment. It’s not just more Elden Ring, and it’s not trying to be. It repurposes a world we already know and remixes it into something fast, chaotic, and strangely addicting. It trims the fat, strips away the lore-heavy open world, and drops you into a fight for survival that demands tight coordination, smart planning, and adaptability.
As a roguelike, it can’t quite support the variety expected of the genre. And yet, the core of FromSoftware’s combat is still strong enough that the game is still a blast with friends and so is still somewhat successful at what it sets out to achieve — just don’t expect it to be a big RPG.
It's fun, unexpected, and challenging. Everything you'd want from a title like this. Even if it doesn't look and feel exactly like we initially imagined.
It's not an Elden Ring sequel. It's a completely different beast — wild, challenging, and merciless, and that's why you can fall in love in her. Can you handle her temper though? Just try it yourself.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Nightreign succeeds as a challenging co-op action experience for groups of three, offering satisfying FromSoftware-inspired combat without narrative depth. However, those expecting Elden Ring-level innovation will find it disappointingly derivative. A niche but competent title.
Review in Persian | Read full review
This is a game that focuses on adaptation and teamwork in short but action-packed matches. Thanks to the vast experience of Hidetaka Miyazaki's studio, it draws on different playstyles to achieve a synergy that gives the title—despite belonging to the Elden Ring universe—a lot of personality.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Elden Ring: Nightreign is not a failure, but it can't quite be called a victory either. Its future still hangs in the balance. Only in the coming years will we see whether it can be shaped into something truly unique and memorable. The potential — both in terms of gameplay and creativity — is certainly there.
Review in Slovak | Read full review
Elden Right Nightreign is exactly what it promised to be: a more simplified and unique take on the Elden Ring formula. Despite being fun and engaging, it still lacks overall polishing, making it not flawless but still good enough to recommend it to both veterans and newcomers. We hope it's the first step towards the next FromSoftware experience, The Duskbloods.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Elden Ring Nightreign blends Soulslike combat with roguelike mechanics, resulting in a mostly dynamic cooperative adventure. However, the game’s lack of crossplay and duo support makes grouping inconvenient, and reuses too many assets while offering somewhat shallow progression.
Elden Ring Nightreign is a game that understands its own identity and hones in on that. The returning bosses are a treat for older FromSoft players, and the new mechanics are fun yet challenging to wrap your head around. With future content planned, I see myself returning to Nightreign with each new boss drop for years to come.
Elden Ring: Nightreign is one of the best in its genre, but a horror for those looking for a more moderate gaming experience.
Review in Finnish | Read full review
However, over time, the maps and enemies become repetitive, which detracts from the experience's variety and makes the single-player experience cumbersome and unbalanced. Add to that technical performance issues with a noticeable frame rate drop on PS5, and you've got an experience that needed more polish before launch. However, there's a real chance of improving it with future updates, making it a fresh experience worthy of the ELDEN RING name.
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Elden Ring Nightreign is certainly not a bad game, but it is also not a high flyer. The story is very scanty and you are just quickly bored with what to do. You get the most out of it if you decide to play with friends. But don't expect a evening -filling program, because after an hour the boredom starts to strike.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
FromSoftware’s multiplayer spin-off of Elden Ring is a fun surprise that works better than expected.
Nightreign isn’t even a full-priced game, and I’ve already put over 100 fun-filled hours into it, with more to come. The way Nightreign blends the replayability of a rogue-lite game with the skillful nature you come to expect of a FromSoft game is nothing short of amazing.
Elden Ring Nightreign is definitely a game that is hard to get wrong, considering it's based on a solid foundation of Elden Ring. Given the huge expectations set by FromSoftware's reputation, I can see how many would consider the game imperfect, but it definitely delivers when it comes to giving you a fun experience.
Elden Ring Nightreign is an ambitious gamble that gets away with building a fresh, coop roguelike in the Souls universe. Since it isn't an expansion, fans will mourn the loss of the measured pacing of the original game, while others will enjoy the madness, experimentation, and violence of this new run.
Despite its glaring flaws, Nightreign is a fantastic experience for long-time FromSoftware and, specifically, Elden Ring fans. At its core, it is more Elden Ring, an automatic positive. When Nightreign is clicking, it soars to some of the highest heights FromSoftware games can get.