Nightreign introduces a fast-paced, cooperative experience where teams of three players navigate a procedurally generated version of Limgrave, now called Limveld. The game operates on a three-day cycle, with each day culminating in a boss fight. Players must manage resources, upgrade their characters, and strategize to survive the escalating challenges .

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Despite all the trailers and articles about it, if you didn’t participate in the open beta event back in January, it can be quite difficult to understand what Elden Ring’s new co-op spinoff, Nightreign, really is. Is it just a boss rush? A strange live-service game like Fortnite? Or is it a replacement for Elden Ring’s seamless co-op mod? Actually, it’s none of those things. The latest trailer seeks to clear up these misunderstandings and explains what players can expect through ten minutes of calm, infomercial-style narration.

Is Nightreign a sequel to Elden Ring?

While there’s clearly plenty of overlap with the beloved 2021 action/RPG hybrid (I mean, Elden Ring is right there in the name), Nightreign does not continue Elden Ring’s story and won’t feature any of the same characters or locations

Elden Ring Nightreign Cost

Elden Ring Nightreign will be released on May 30th, and pre-orders are now available on Steam. The regular edition costs £35/$40, while the deluxe version is priced at £48/$55. The deluxe version also serves as a pre-order for upcoming downloadable content (DLC), which will include extra playable characters and bosses, suggesting a planned season pass.