80
Through an unusual mix of roguelike and battle royale, Elden Ring: Nightreign will make you love soulslike games in a different way.
80
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.
70
An intriguing experiment—perfect for multiplayer fans who don’t shy away from a tough challenge. But whether the Souls niche was really craving this? We’re not so sure.
10
Great game. Fantastic little experience with some genuinely immersive setups.
0
This game is impossible to be played alone. It's basically what can't be Elden Ring, you have to be always fast to move in the map, running away from the shadow and manage small inventory whitout the time to think.
0
This game is hot stinking garbage compared to Elden Ring. Instead of being a slow paced, open world game that you have 100% control over, this is a fast paced and rushed **** of bad ideas that some masochist invented. You have no ability to control which bosses you face, you are forced to rush across the "oPeN wOrLd" and slaughter as many things as you can to build up strength as fast as possible just so that their stupid blue night fire closes you into an arena where you have no **** clue what boss you will face and how many NPCs get tossed at you, and if you die, you lose EVERYTHING. All your Levels, all your runes, all your items, EVERYTHING. To top it all off they spawn you into different parts of the map each time and guess what?!?! If you manage to make it to a place you visited previously, THERE ARE DIFFERENT AND RANDOMIZED NPCS EVERYTIME!!! So good luck at trying to memorize an area for which there will be no recognizable enemies to fight!! This is the worst **** game I've ever played in my entire life. Hell, at least Punishing games like The Lion King back in the Nintendo days was A **** PATTERN YOU COULD RECOGNIZE You **** clowns just made a jumbled **** of randomness that has no **** similar game mechanics or even lore similar to Elden Ring. You have LITERALLY TARNISHED EVERY ELDEN RING GAME I WILL EVER PLAY FROM HER ON OUT I hope you **** don't make a sequel. Because this "dLc," even though its more like a separate game entirely, is a scourge on the gaming community. Theres nothing to learn in game mechanics, nothing to enjoy in an open world, nothing to memorize or any puzzles. Just hot **** ADHD field garbage of a crackhead running around desperately to try to make enough runes to level up fast enough in a 5 minute **** period of complete and utter nonsense until ypu are forced to fight a randomized boss you don't want to face and can never repeat the fight enough to learn their move set. I hope whoever made this game rots in hell worse than what they've created in this gaming universe. I could **** out a better game in 10 minutes
Elden Ring Nightreign
Released On:
May 30, 2025
Metascore
Generally Favorable
77
User score
Mixed or Average
6.8
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
77
71% Positive
65 Reviews
65 Reviews
27% Mixed
25 Reviews
25 Reviews
1% Negative
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May 28, 2025
92
Elden Ring Nightreign is a bold and surprisingly successful evolution of the Elden Ring we know. With this co-op spin-off, FromSoftware proves that the world of Elden Ring also thrives in a more social setting, without compromising on challenge or atmosphere. In fact, the presentation during certain boss fights might even surpass the original, precisely because so much attention has been paid to it. The addition of teamplay, roguelite elements, and nostalgic bosses from earlier titles results in a game that feels both familiar and refreshing.
May 28, 2025
85
All of this results in an experience that will appeal to those who know Elden Ring by heart and are masters of its combat system. However, if you don't fall into that group, Elden Ring Nightreign likely isn't for you. At the end of the day, FromSoftware presents us with a unique experiment that makes it clear that its 2022 title has the potential to expand almost anywhere, though that doesn't mean it should.
User score
Mixed or Average
6.8
56% Positive
726 Ratings
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21% Mixed
277 Ratings
277 Ratings
23% Negative
299 Ratings
299 Ratings
May 1, 2026
10
Great game. Fantastic little experience with some genuinely immersive setups.
Apr 9, 2026
10
900+ hours played. Great fun, best combat, movement and OST by FromSoftware; will add great QoL to future games.
Jul 23, 2025
80
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.
May 28, 2025
80
Elden Ring Nightreign won't be every FromSoft fan's cup of tea, and this is especially true if you're a lone wolf.
May 28, 2025
75
Elden Ring Nightreign represents a bold attempt to evolve the Elden Ring universe through a cooperative and dynamic format. The streamlined progression and reduced exploratory freedom may not satisfy series purists, while the introduction of roguelike and battle royale elements does not fit perfectly with FromSoftware's design philosophy. Ultimately, Nightreign may attract a new audience, but for longtime fans of the series, the balance between innovation and faithfulness to the spirit of Elden Ring will prove to be less than optimal.
May 28, 2025
70
Elden Ring Nightreign has a lot of good ideas on its side, a lot of quality, and I'm sure it will blossom during the coming months; however, at the moment the ratio of fun to frustration seems a bit problematic.
May 28, 2025
40
The very core idea behind the conception of Elden Ring: Night Reign is flawed; loop-based games like roguelikes completely break the magic of FromSoftware's formula. It feels like a bundle of mods that quickly loses its charm due to repetitiveness—and that's if you're playing with someone who knows what they're doing; if not, the experience gets much worse.
Mar 30, 2026
10
It's incredible how they managed to do something both so similar and so different at the same time. So inventive, such a joy to improve in its gameplay, in its knowledge. Such beatiful musics, so incredible bosses, so much joy to share it with strangers or with friends, and so rewarding. Including in solo, even if it makes the game even more difficult (not the easiest game on earth, but very, very rewarding if you manage to understand it better). I love this game with the bottom of my heart. To bad it's not crossplatform. I was afraid about the duskbloods, know that I understood nightreign better, I'm just so confident it will rule !
Jan 14, 2026
7
Communication issues and not a lot RNG with the map generation but still enjoyable, bosses are fun.
Dec 15, 2025
7
Fun game, if you have a group of friends that Love a rogue-like and fromsoftware then Id highly recommend. If you are playing alone with people online be ready for some issues that come with it. I appreciate fromsoftware vision and trying something new. This was not for me though.
Jun 4, 2025
4
I can't help but feel this is a waste of time. Reusing enemies from all the previous games, reusing armors, weapons, moves, settings, everything is pulled exaclty the same from Elden Ring. And it could be a fun addition to the game, but I can't help but think its a waste of time for the incredible talent in FromSoft. It makes me scared for the direction and future of one of the single best single player game makers.
Still, judging the game alone, there is stuff to like. If the game takes all it has from Elden Ring, then it simply has some of the best enemy design, weapon and power design and map as well. It all feels very disjointed and mushed together, completly out of balance and without the appeal of discovery and world conection that makes FromSoft games so unique, but its still more Elden Ring.
It can be something intresting for a few 20-30h, and hopefully is not a beguining of a worrying shift in focus for them
Dec 11, 2025
4
Devrait être un DLC a 20€, rien ne justifie plus de 50€ pour un équivalent de DLC et un mini DLC (n'incluant qu'un boss et deux persos jouables). Le lore n'est pas au même niveau que les autres jeux de FS. De plus, pour avoir fait le jeu, au début, en duo, tomber avec un PNJ en guise de mate vous fera forcément perdre votre partie ce qui était très frustrant mais qui fait passer mon 3 a un 4, car cela aurait du être dispo à la sortie.
SummaryThe world of ELDEN RING is getting a standalone multiplayer co-op action survival game that challenges players to band together in order to defeat the Nightlord. Teaming up in squads of three - or daring to go solo - they must outlast a three day-and-night cycle, making split decisions about combat and exploration across changing maps... Read More
Rated Mfor Mature
Platforms:
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date:May 30, 2025
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