Elden Ring Nightreign
A roguelike cooperative spin-off set in an alternative Elden Ring timeline.
Elden Ring Nightreign is an action role-playing game from 2025, developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It serves as a roguelike spin-off of Elden Ring, borrowing many of its features and gameplay elements while emphasizing roguelike and cooperative mechanics. Players take on the role of Nightfarers, tasked with ending the reign of night.
The game was announced at The Game Awards 2024 and launched on May 30, 2025, for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. It topped sales charts across all platforms in May, received generally positive reviews, and sold 5 million units.
**Gameplay**
The action takes place in Limveld, a procedurally generated version of Limgrave, the first open-world area from Elden Ring. Though it includes a single-player mode, the game is designed for cooperative play with teams of three, who work together over three in-game days to prepare for a final boss. Similar to battle royale games, a shrinking gameplay area resets after players defeat the minor boss at the end of each in-game day. Each match features a randomized map with different enemies, items, and locations. Occasionally, a "Shifting Earth" event drastically changes the map, introducing a large dungeon with more bosses and better rewards.
An updated game mode, the Everdark Sovereigns, launched on June 19, 2025, featuring harder versions of the Nightlords. Each Everdark Sovereign starts in its second phase and progresses to a newly added third phase. The Everdark versions of the Nightlords Adel, Fulghor, Gnoster, Maris, Caligo, Libra, and Gladius were released on June 19, June 26, July 9, July 31, August 6, August 13, and August 20, respectively.
A downloadable content expansion, *The Forsaken Hollows*, arrived on December 4, 2025. It adds two expedition bosses, new night bosses (including the Divine Beast Dancing Lion from *Shadow of the Erdtree*, the Demon Prince from *Dark Souls III*, and Artorias from *Dark Souls*), new locations, a new map labeled as a shifting earth event, and two new Nightfarers: Undertaker and Scholar. The expansion is accessed through the Jar merchant at the Roundtable Hold.
**Story**
**Setting and characters**
The game takes place in an alternate timeline of the Lands Between. After the Shattering, a cataclysm called the Primordial Night plunged the realm into an eternal night. Monstro
- Developer
- FromSoftware
- Publisher
- Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Release Date
- May 30, 2025
- Genre
- Action role-playing, roguelike
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S
- Director
- Junya Ishizaki
- Sales
- 5 million units
Lore & Background
Elden Ring Nightreign takes place in an alternative timeline of the Lands Between, where a cataclysmic event called the Primordial Night has plunged the realm into eternal darkness. Players control Nightfarers—warriors summoned to the dilapidated Roundtable Hold—who must defeat eight Nightlords ruling over the procedurally generated region of Limveld. The game is designed for three-player cooperative play over three in-game days, with a shrinking gameplay area and randomized enemies, items, and locations.
Reader's Guide
The game received generally favorable reviews, with IGN praising its cooperative focus but noting the lack of an in-game journal. It sold 2 million units within its first 24 hours and 5 million units overall by July 2025, becoming the 14th best-selling game of 2025 in the US. A downloadable content update, The Forsaken Hollows, was released on December 4, 2025, adding new bosses, locations, and Nightfarers. The game's significance lies in its successful adaptation of Elden Ring's world into a roguelike format, expanding the franchise's reach.
Did You Know?
- The game was directed by Junya Ishizaki, who worked on Dark Souls, Bloodborne, Dark Souls III, and Elden Ring.
- George R. R. Martin, who wrote Elden Ring's backstory, was not involved with Nightreign.
- The game features multiple endings, including the Endless Night, New Night, Night of Love, and Dawn endings.
- An updated game mode called Everdark Sovereigns was released starting June 19, 2025, with more difficult versions of Nightlords.
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