When Elden Ring Nightreign is played exactly as it was designed to be played, it’s one of the finest examples of a three-player co-op game around. The eight character classes are each fun to use and feature a surprising amount of depth despite their limited movesets, the new Nightlord boss battles are among the best FromSoft has ever crafted and make the most of the three-player dynamic…
By IGN
on May 28, 2025
This peculiar mix of a From Software RPG spliced with elements of roguelites and battle royales sounds like the kind of experimental concept no game studio would actually devote money to. But here’s From Software, tapping into its creativity to put its own weird, bold spin on a thrilling cooperative multiplayer experience.
By GameSpot
on May 28, 2025
On some runs, it will hand out equipment that will be helpful for your character, while other times give you the short end of the stick. And because each match can take upwards of 45 minutes, getting to the final boss and wiping almost immediately feels discouraging. With that said, the highs outweigh the lows as FromSoftware has created a fantastic template we hope they will expand upon in the future.
By HardcoreGamer
on May 28, 2025
Elden Ring: Nightreign is a thrilling co-op game kneecapped by archaic online integration.
By DigitalTrends
on May 28, 2025
Nightreign is at its best when I’m at my best, which means From Software’s take on the roguelite genre needs to meet me halfway, leaving its frustrating misgivings at the roundtable hold. When the matchmaking works, when the map randomness gives my trio a fighting chance, and when the storm doesn’t punishingly throw an unfair wrench into the expedition, I’m excited to rise to the challenge.
By GameInformer
on May 28, 2025
Elden Ring Nightreign is a fun multiplayer offshoot, but it also doesn’t come close to the dizzying heights we’re used to seeing from FromSoftware. It’s an interesting experiment, and I am glad it exists despite my mixed feelings, but it’s a shallow happiness when I expect far more profound experiences from this company.
By tsa
on May 28, 2025
Elden Ring Nightreign shoots for the stars with a clean retrofit of familiar assets into a roguelike format, but it’s dragged back down to earth with repetitive encounters, overtuned bosses, and lacklustre meta-progression. Random chance and an urgent pace rewards blind haste over careful buildcraft, but I’m confident its biggest issues can still be fixed.
By PCGamesN
on May 28, 2025
Diving into game after game, experiencing that Soulslike loop in a microcosm, was unbelievably satisfying, and those moments of victory have never felt better. There are some minor quirks, like the lack of cross-platform play and spongy bosses, but on the whole, Nightreign is one of the most inventive things to come out of FromSoftware since it coined the Soulslike genre.
By TheGamer
on May 28, 2025
Nightreign is light on story, but it carries with it my favorite theme core to all of FromSoft’s games: The irresistible nature to persevere against what feels like impossible odds. That I can spend three hours getting pummeled by a game as impenetrable as this and still feel the urge to give it another go has me annoyed that the same trick’s working on me again.
By PCGamer
on May 28, 2025
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While I bemoan developers for chasing live-service trends – and we’ve seen plenty fail – Nightreign deserves to be a hit. It’s proven to me, a staunch solo player, that multiplayer Souls can be just as fun, just as challenging, and just as satisfying when played together. After beating that cerberus, I went back to help a fellow player defeat it too and shared in their elation when we won together. What a thrill! After all, a problem shared is a problem Souled.
By EuroGamer
on May 28, 2025