ELDEN RING
ELDEN RING
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Developer FromSoftware, Inc.
Elden Ring Nightreign is a 2025 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game is a roguelike spin-off to Elden Ring, using many of its features and gameplay elements, and focuses on roguelike and cooperative mechanics. Players control Nightfarers on a quest to dispel the reign of night. It was revealed at The Game Awards 2024, and was released for the… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
586 reactions from 4 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy) · newest Nov 5, 2026 · last updated Nov 5, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
80
LovedLoved
388 positive · 97 negative
95% range 76–83%
| Source | + | − | = |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | 388 | 97 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 19 | 5 | 60 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Lemmy * | 2 | 0 | 6 |
* shown, not counted in the score (label accuracy below our 85% bar or not yet audited).
Steam's own rating
Very Positive
84,832 of 97,614 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What players are saying
82% recommend · 240 yes, 54 no
Counted from the reviewers’ own thumbs up/down on the 294 English Steam reviews we collected, not by the AI. Valve’s all-language rating: Very Positive (157,060 of 192,203 positive).
Some note the game requires a significant time commitment and cannot be paused. [1][2] Several reviewers criticize the lack of content and updates post-launch. [3][4]
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Representative posts
- [3]
THIS GAME NEEDS MORE CONTENT. DON T LET NIGHTEREIGN DIE. I am leaving this negative review because FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have completely abandoned Elden Ring Nightreign. This game has a brilliant cooperative and roguelite foundation, but it severely lacks variety. We are feeling completely left behind. We supported this project from day one, and instead of giving it the long-term content and updates it …
- [12]
First I was maidenless... now I'm friendless... there is no justice in this world. From Soft dropping the hardest boss ever: having friends. Great, I hope they add that “friends” thing as a DLC. YOU DIED (friendless and alone) It's 6AM on a Monday. I play with strangers and we beat the Night Lord. Dance and repeat. It's a fast phase Elden Ring, you get all the power ups and rush to the last boss. OG Elden Rign feels …
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Review from the perspective of a dad with very limited time: Honestly, a terrible choice if you’re looking for a quick gaming session. A single run can take up to 40 minutes, and since you cannot pause the game, this becomes a real problem — especially in Duo or Trio. You cannot simply pause an online multiplayer game! So be warned: you need a proper time slot to play this game in peace. This is not a “jump in for …
- [13]
"Come on, who wanted Fromsoft to do a Elden Ring multiplayer battle Royale? This is so unnecessary. They're just milking ER because it's such a huge success. I hate this". This is me, from the past before playing NR. I cannot believe how much of a hater I was saying things like that, but in the end it doesn't even matter. I had to play it to lose all the hate. And discover that even with a lot of flaws, NR is so …
- [5]
Man, this is a tough one. There is a lot to love here for Elden Ring fans, but I'd say the game misses it's mark overall. Obviously, you've got the same fantastic Elden Ring combat. Plenty of familiar bosses are here, and in particular there are a few from the Dark Souls franchise which I thought was an awesome addition. Characters are extremely diverse and allow you to approach your favorite play-styles in unique …
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ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN sits at 80% positive across 485 opinionated reactions from 4 sources. Fresh or rotten — where do you land?
Critics, per Wikipedia
Elden Ring Nightreign received "generally favorable" reviews from critics, according to review aggregator Metacritic. OpenCritic determined that 77% of critics recommended the game. IGN appreciated and recommended the game, but lightly criticized the lack of an "in-game journal to refresh you on events" Elden Ring Nightreign sold 2 million units within its first 24 hours from release, and 3.5 million within five days. In July 2025, FromSoftware announced that the game had sold over five million units. It was the 14th best-selling game of 2025 in the US. Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a…
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Reactions
60 of 586 · most liked firstSomeone on twitter mentioned wanting to see an Armored Core boss in Elden Ring Nightreign. And honestly? If they're gonna be that loose about the lore and use stuff from across the different games, that would be so sick. If the game is gonna be stupid, it should be like, REALLY stupid.
positive · AI labelView post →THIS GAME NEEDS MORE CONTENT. DON T LET NIGHTEREIGN DIE. I am leaving this negative review because FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have completely abandoned Elden Ring Nightreign. This game has a brilliant cooperative and roguelite foundation, but it severely lacks variety. We are feeling completely left behind. We supported this project from day one, and instead of giving it the long-term content and updates it deserves, the developers dropped a couple of minor patches and walked away to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →‘Elden Ring: Nightreign’ has been announced 🎮 It’s a new co-op action adventure game releasing in 2025 #TheGameAwards
neutral · AI labelView post →FromSoftware announces that Elden Ring: Nightreign will be their easiest game yet. “We’ve listened to feedback from players and decided to give them a break this time. They should be able to breeze through it in about six hours”
neutral · AI labelView post →I played Elden Ring Nightreign early. It's weird! So, here's a 34 minute breakdown of the game with all of my thoughts mixed in. Also, this video has actual gameplay footage. youtu.be/0gPFoIUA1s4
neutral · AI labelView post →First I was maidenless... now I'm friendless... there is no justice in this world. From Soft dropping the hardest boss ever: having friends. Great, I hope they add that “friends” thing as a DLC. YOU DIED (friendless and alone) It's 6AM on a Monday. I play with strangers and we beat the Night Lord. Dance and repeat. It's a fast phase Elden Ring, you get all the power ups and rush to the last boss. OG Elden Rign feels more solo, dedicated. Nightreign is Fast Food. Get guns, do the job John…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Elden Ring: Nightreign announced, a standalone multiplayer co-op action survival game coming in 2025. #TheGameAwards
neutral · AI labelView post →My review for this game will remain negative until they stop penalizing me in Deep of Night when both other players leave the game. I should not have to play every single match solo just to advance in Deep of Night. It is absolutely ridiculous to lose 200 or more points for leaving a match that both other players already left.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →From Software announced Elden Ring Nightreign. A new multiplayer, Monster Hunter like game in the universe of Elden Ring.
neutral · AI labelView post →‘ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN’ already has a peak player count of 255,867 on Steam The game released about 30 minutes ago
neutral · AI labelView post →They really need to incorporate a penalty system for disconnecting from games. Deep of night mode is unplayable in solo and filled with brainless monkeys (most likely apex or fortnite players) that disconnect as soon as they go down once during a fight. Since deep of night is technically a ranked mode with a point system, it really makes no sense why there isnt a penalty for leaving literally RANKED MATCHES. At the very least there should be a timer penalty for leaving, to deal with the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I Have Mixed Feelings If you're here for the combat, Nightreign delivers. The fighting responsive, and satisfying. Each class plays distinctly enough to encourage experimentation, and boss encounters are intense and memorable. If you're drawn to Souls games for their world-building, exploration, and sense of discovery, this might not be the experience you're looking for. Nightreign strips away much of the adventure in favor of a hyper-focused boss gauntlet structure. A 40-minute slog just to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review from the perspective of a dad with very limited time: Honestly, a terrible choice if you’re looking for a quick gaming session. A single run can take up to 40 minutes, and since you cannot pause the game, this becomes a real problem — especially in Duo or Trio. You cannot simply pause an online multiplayer game! So be warned: you need a proper time slot to play this game in peace. This is not a “jump in for 10 minutes” kind of experience. That said: It takes a while to get…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Well I genuinely love the game, I cannot recommend it to others. The content is stale and after 9 months they have only added 2 new playable characters, 2 new nightlords, and one new map (shifting earth, not counting the night bosses and such because technically they are not new). The lack of new content is actually astounding. There have been NO changes to the loot since release and it is so basic that you get the SAME thing every run. Hardly any run is different from one another and the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Hmm, didn't really feel anything seeing the Elden Ring Nightreign trailer. Maybe it'll be really cool but at the moment it just isn't hitting me like the news of a new Souls game at all.
neutral · AI labelView post →Good game but the babies rage quitting and throwing matches shouldn't play this game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TGA 2024 was probably the best show Geoff ever did. The vibe was sometimes off but that's okay. Virtua Fighter, Onimusha, the Pacman game, Outer Worlds 2 and Elden Ring Nightreign was cool. Okami, GenDesign and project fantasy banger announcements. Naught Dogs game did nothing for me sadly.
neutral · AI labelView post →Let's talk about Nightrein This game is like an exam from "Darksouls" and "Elden Ring" to see if can u beat bosses in a specific time, with your teammates or not. Let's breakdown the game: + Returned to the dark theme of "Dark Souls". + A lobby that u can invite your friends and then go on expedition (New future from "Dark Souls" series) + Bosses have two variations that are completely different + No PvP, Only Co-Op, resulting in better Community than Elden Ring (In my opinion) - this game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Now that Elden Ring Nightreign opened the door to crossing between worlds, what else would you think would happen to all the base game girls?
neutral · AI labelView post →Man, this is a tough one. There is a lot to love here for Elden Ring fans, but I'd say the game misses it's mark overall. Obviously, you've got the same fantastic Elden Ring combat. Plenty of familiar bosses are here, and in particular there are a few from the Dark Souls franchise which I thought was an awesome addition. Characters are extremely diverse and allow you to approach your favorite play-styles in unique ways when incorporating the special characters abilities. There is a character…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My review is as a solo player As a solo player the base game was fine enough. There aren't that many bosses that feel strictly balanced around having a party so it was fine enough to play and I could enjoy myself most of the time. The new update has made it feel like solo play is straight up no longer viable. I played for 4 hours today and didn't go against a boss that feels balanced around a single player at all, not did I really have any amount of fun trying despite that. The absolutely…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Loved how this plays, the context and story integration. All of the nightfarers are unique, have solid background and character and perfectly engineered gameplay-wise. There are so many variations of builds and ways you can enjoy this game. The Nightlord and all the day 3 bosses and their everdark versions are legendary, their OSTs are also perfect and still manage to give me goosebumps. New map added with DLC and its OST are actually great. Hope Fromsoft will let these guys deliver an even…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I reviewed Elden Ring Nightreign. A promising spin on the original with frantic fun to be had, it's a pretty good game that doesn't quite do enough to incentivize one's continued investment. www.thejimquisition.com/post/elden-r...
neutral · AI labelView post →A game with a huge potential, untapped, and forgotten six months after the DLC release. We supposedly know how FromSoftware works – they don't perform well in any PvP/coop formats. But it's simply sad that such a good game, which could have been pushed forward with new content, was forgotten in favor of a switch exclusive, which, by the way will end up the same way as nightreign. Just disappointed.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have had a good time with Elden Ring Nightreign but under very specific circumstances. I think it’s a fascinating game that gets everything mostly right, but it’s also the antithesis of how most want to play From’s games, so even longtime fans may struggle with it.
neutral · AI labelView post →Still boggles my mind how a game with this much replayability got a SINGULAR dlc. From pls
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Congratulations to Elden Ring Nightreign on being nominated for Game of the Year 2025
neutral · AI labelView post →"Come on, who wanted Fromsoft to do a Elden Ring multiplayer battle Royale? This is so unnecessary. They're just milking ER because it's such a huge success. I hate this". This is me, from the past before playing NR. I cannot believe how much of a hater I was saying things like that, but in the end it doesn't even matter. I had to play it to lose all the hate. And discover that even with a lot of flaws, NR is so fun, interesting and a new concept with characters that are charming. So now I'm a…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →At first, you feel like you are jumping into a copy-paste Elden Ring, then you realize you can't remap controls the same way and that all those NG+7000 matches you did meant nothing, because you keep losing. Then, you learn to embrace the flow of this game, and truly love it, you even go back to ER and keep crouching (that is how much you got NR in your head). After all the hours I have given this game... I will still give it more.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every time I hop on the game i either have a great time or am contemplating suicide.. but this help me memorise the attck patterns from my brother belt
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fail. Struggle. Fear. Rise. Overcome. Never stop. Even the longest night ends. Dawn is near. Believe.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today on Digital Foundry, Elden Ring: Nightreign is a case of great game, shame about the tech. Nothing's really changed since the first game's 2022 debut - and Nightreign doesn't even have bespoke PS5 Pro support: youtu.be/HqgqWubEQLw
neutral · AI labelView post →I want to preface that while I don't recommend the game, I do think it is a "good" game. As a player with 1200+ hours on Elden Ring, thousands more consuming content, hundreds of hours on Nightreign, and 12+ years of FromSoft gaming, it's actually really fun to play. However, I can't recommend it for one reason alone, and that can be minimised to one word: undercooked. So while it comes up as red, it's not a BAD review. (This is not a spoiler-free review, in case you want to be surprised by…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The developers deserve credit for the movement system. They fixed the clunkiness of the Elden Ring gameplay completely. They also did a great job adapting the game to their own style, and setting it apart from the inspiration. They deserve a lot of credit. If you have a dedicated group of people to play this game with, it is truly excellent. If you want to play with randoms online, expect a chaotic mix of experiences. The veteran community is straight ass; speedrunners who will abandon the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FromSoftware has announced Elden Ring Nightreign, a standalone co-op spinoff of Elden Ring. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/co-op-s...
neutral · AI labelView post →While this game does suffer from a lot of missed potential, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN and its DLC provide hundreds of hours of fun; it easily kept my friends and I hooked and grinding for months. The main idea of NIGHTREIGN is to condense the classic ELDEN RING experience down into a 45 minute run with randomized bosses, points of interest and weapons, and make it cooperatively playable up to 3 people. ELDEN RING NIGHTEIGN isn't exactly a roguelike, but it definitely plays like one. And a kind…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Recluse from Elden Ring Nightreign Wanted to finish this before I vanish when the game releases #EldenRing #Nightreign #Fanart #Art
neutral · AI labelView post →I spent several hours trying to make Elden Ring: Nightreign work as a single player game—an option FromSoftware has promoted and included in the game—but it very much does not work. You can play it, but is there any fun? I couldn't find it.
negative · AI labelView post →This game is basically Elden Ring roguelite co-op chaos, and honestly the real final boss isn’t the Night Lord it’s always my friends (SHOUTOUT to Pratyush,Meet,Atharv n Nikshay) You pick one of eight characters, drop into a run with two other people or maybe more if you are playing with seamless co-op mod on , and try to survive two in-game days You loot, level up, build your setup, and then go fight the Night Lords, Simple idea on paper In reality? It’s pure chaos One friend is looting every…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →It's okay I guess? Well, more like stale in my opinion. Nightreign is something that sounds good on paper but really doesn't execute well in my opinion. This game doesn't really have much to add into it other than the fact it's a soulslike with roguelike elements put in. It heavily relies from the original ER game due to the combat and bosses. The matchmaking isn't that great either, why not add a chat box or voice chat to communicate with players? It would be a major improvement for the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →FromSoftware has announced "Elden Ring Nightreign" which will be a cooperative survival action game that will release in 2025 on PS4, PS5, Xbox, and Steam. Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djts... #eldenring
neutral · AI labelView post →400+ hours, from a perspective of a "souls" player the game is pretty fun mostly the depth of night, because it challenges you to become a "better player"... I like that this doesn't have any "cool" reward because from software always has been a company who see everyone as equals and not because you're high rank you are better than someone who plays for fun with their friend for example. The game is pretty good, people say is a copy from old fromsoftware titles, and well is a good opportunity…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game became unplayable because people either cheat or always leave the game. If you have friends to play this game with then go for it. the game itself is 10/10, but the community sucks so hard. it doesnt even have a ban system. people leave the run and ruin ur game. I wish it would be more like riot games where u always gets punished for that behavior. game itself: 10/10 love community: worst ive ever seen. disgusting behaviors. unplayable with randoms. if you use discords u gonna get…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are a masochist this is the game for you. 13hrs in and I haven't even seen the first night lord, I do just suck though.......will get gud eventually
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Wouldn't purchase if your intending to play this game solo, but if you have some friends with the game who are keen to play it can be a great deal of fun.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →this game so fun but also it make me wanna kill myself sometimes but its so fun and undertaker is such a baddie and she have huge gyat
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →$40 mini game of reused assets and bosses. Far from a full souls experience. Spamming bosses and raising difficulty does not make a game good. Feels more like a mode that should have been added for free to Elden Ring.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →10/10 because, it is the first Souls game that you can actually have fun playing archer. -You can follow [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/37909124/] my curator page, if you like.-
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The more I play this game the worse it gets. You know what this game is like? It's like a massive septic tank filled to the brim with stinking ♥♥♥♥, piss and diarrhea but for some reason you still wanna dive in. This game might've been fun at some point but nobody that has played it as much as me can in good faith tell me that it's actually good. Everything is wrong with this game: - The characters are so poorly balanced and most of their kits are just horribly designed and unsatisfying in so…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Probably the best online co-op game I have played, no surprise it's been nominated for best multiplayer game of 2025. Really liking the new competitive mode and ranking system. Love the OSP (On-site procurement) feature and random events in the world, which makes every run different from others. Variety of playable characters makes it even more enjoyable. Totally recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →We're joined by @gamespot.com's @tamoorh.com on the new episode of The MinnMax Show to share our predictions for Summer Game Fest 2025 and unpack his expert thoughts on Elden Ring Nightreign! youtu.be/P3pUewqUB14
neutral · AI labelView post →Good Spinoff, Bad Roguelite I always have a mixed feeling towards Elden Ring Nightreign. The extraction-style gameplay shuns me away for quite a while. But after playing it through, I certainly feel less dismissive about it. On one hand, it's admirable to see FromSoft step out of their comfort zone and try something different. Yet on the other hand, Nightreign is not a particularly good roguelite experience. Even some of the indie brethren can eclipse its effort. Still, Nightreign is an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Elden Ring Nightreign will allow players to play the game in three-player co-op, or as a single player, but not in a duo. www.videogameschronicle.com/news/elden-r...
neutral · AI labelView post →incredible experience to play with friends. It’s extremely fun and engaging. I really hope release even more DLCs for it in the future
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is in a much better state than launch, pretty fun though it would be nice if it got more continuous support and content than just the one DLC.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Nightreign plays a lot like Elden Ring but without the time you need to catch your breath. Everything is at a faster pace; there always seems to be something out to get you, and most of the time, you are busy running around hoping to find something useful before night comes to get you. To be honest, I happen to love it a lot, particularly with friends around. The utter randomness, funny deaths, and moments where things just come together for you always lead to a different experience in every…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →What a beautiful game. I never expected that I would like ELDEN RING + Rouge like this much and accidentally spend 200 hours in it within 2 months, but it was well worth it. 10 Nightlords, 10 Nightfarers, and 5 Shifting Earths seem like enough content, but something in my heart still expects more maybe SOTE weapons, Ed Holster, and Dreglord atleast. FROMSOFTWARE DO SOMETHING....
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Frustrating. I really want to like this game more. I still play it because the fundamentals are solid and the aesthetic is pleasing. My main criticism is I'll play a run for 40+ minutes. For 40 minutes, I loot explore as hard as I can, and my 40 minutes is a roulette chance of getting relevant items. I can't tell you how many times I look at items on the ground and 90% of them are boost incantations, weapon thrust attacks, or some other random ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ over and over. Meanwhile I'm entering boss…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →‘Elden Ring Nightreign’ Reviews Are In, And They Are Okay www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...
neutral · AI labelView post →Just a very quick morning warm up sketch. I didn't play the network test beta of Elden Ring Nightreign but I was still excited about the Guardian character! Maybe I'll make some proper art of him (her?) when the game comes out :) #furry #furryart #sketch
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