Shortly after the surprise announcement of Elden Ring: Nightreign at The Game Awards 2024, statements from FromSoftware and Bandi Namco confirmed some important details about the game's upcoming release. Releasing at an unspecified date in 2025, Nightreign is a spinoff of Elden Ring, taking the form of an open-world, co-op roguelike that diverges from FromSoft's usual Soulslike offerings in several ways, including the use of preset characters instead of player-created protagonists.
As reported by PC Gamer, Elden Ring: Nightreign will not be a live service title, with the game's director, Junya Ishizaki, stating in an interview, "We wanted to have a game that felt like a complete package out of the box," additionally emphasizing that, while Nightreign will receive post-release updates, the game will be complete in terms of content on the day of release. Additionally, publisher Bandai Namco has stated that Nightreign will not be a full-priced release and will instead be in a similar price range as Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC.
From early trailers and previews, Nightreign seems to take some inspiration from typical live service titles, with an emphasis on cooperative play, randomly generated content, and a battle royale-style...
