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From Software reveal Elden Ring: Nightreign, a three-player co-op spin-off"As Night Falls, We Rise."
“As Night Falls, We Rise.”
Image credit:Bandai Namco / Rock Paper Shotgun
Image credit:Bandai Namco / Rock Paper Shotgun
Remember when From Software’s Hidetaka Miyazaki saidthey weren’t thinking about Elden Ring 2, but they were thinking about the continuation ofElden Ringin general? Well, who had “three player co-op musou” on their bingo card?
Announced at the annual winter Geoff Awards just now, Elden Ring: Nightreign is a multiplayer-focussed spin-off that pits a trio of Elden Ringers against tides of foes in a world that reshuffles every time you play. It’s out in 2025. Here’s a trailer.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN – REVEAL GAMEPLAY TRAILERWatch on YouTube
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN – REVEAL GAMEPLAY TRAILER
According to a press release from publishers Bandai Namco, Nightreign takes place in a parallel version of the Elden Ring universe. Players get to choose from eight preset characters, each with different abilities, and the objective is to survive three nights in Limveld while fending off both regular enemies and bosses. Unhelpfully, the map also shrinks at night. Unsuccessful runs earn you relics, used to customise and upgrade your characters so that you can avoid dying so horrendously in future.
In terms of the moment-to-moment, it looks faster and more acrobatic than Elden Ring, with characters scuttling up walls like ninjas and taking to the air with the help of summonable bird creatures. The trailer features plenty of bosses, including a few you might be familiar with from other FromSoftware games.
The “condensed action RPG” bit is in keeping with Miyazaki’s suggestion earlier this year that Elden Ringrepresents the upper limit for project scaleat From Software, and that smaller games may be the “next stage”. You can read more about Nightreign onSteam.
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