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Elden Ring: Nightreign
Elden Ring: Nightreign is a standalone cooperative action roguelike developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, set in the shared Lands Between universe of Elden Ring. Players band together as up to three Nightfarers to survive repeated 40-minute runs across Limveld, a fractured realm stitched together from fragments of the Lands Between, fighting the forces of the Nightlord that gather as the sun is consumed. Each run unfolds over three day/night cycles, with bosses, terrain, and the closing perimeter changing between sessions as players level up, loot weapons and spells, and build toward the third night's cataclysmic finale. Featuring the signature deliberate Soulslike combat of the base game, revamped weapon transform systems, mounts, deadlier bosses, and a layered Relic meta-progression that persists between runs, the title fuses Elden Ring's combat depth with the replayability of a co-op roguelike.
Key Systems
- Run-Based Roguelike Campaign - Each session is a self-contained run of roughly 40 minutes. Players drop into Limveld, gather weapons, Ashes of War, and levels over three day/night cycles, then face a boss finale at the end of the third night. Failed runs restart the campaign from the beginning with the run's persistent unlocks intact.
- Three-Night Day/Night Cycle - A run's three nights ratchet up the challenge. The map, enemy placement, and events shift each day, and each night ends in a boss encounter, culminating in the malformed Nightlord on the third night, whose identity and fight rotate between sessions.
- Closing Perimeter - Like a battle royale circle, the edges of Limveld steadily collapse inward as a run progresses, forcing Nightfarers into tighter engagement zones and reshaping routing decisions between the day cycles.
- Nightfarer Classes - Players pick from four distinct playable Nightfarers (Wylder, Guardian, Duchess, and Recluse), each with a unique playstyle, starting weapon set, and class-exclusive abilities that define their role in the party.
- Relic Meta-Progression - Between runs, Nightfarers equip a persistent loadout of Relics that provide passive bonuses (extra flasks, increased damage, new starting conditions) and stack with each run's randomized drops, giving roguelike builds depth that carries across attempts.
- Shared Elden Ring Arsenal - Nightreign reuses and remixes the weapons, incantations, sorceries, and Ashes of War of Elden Ring, letting players amass familiar builds around the core combat of attack, dodge, guard, and stance-breaking against a rotating roster of bosses, super-waif mobs, and elite encounters.
- Torrent Mount & Traversal - The spectral steed Torrent returns for mounted traversal of Limveld's landscape and mounted combat, letting parties cross the open map and reach bosses and shrines faster between the closing-circle phases.
- Adaptive Boss Fights - Boss encounters are built to be handled by up to three players, with telegraphed moves, added aggro pressure, and heavier stance gauges than solo Elden Ring content, rewarding coordinated aggro, healing, and stagger windows.
System Requirements
Minimum
| Os | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 3 3300X |
| Memory | 12 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB |
| Directx | Version 12 |
| Storage | 60 GB available space |
Recommended
| Os | Windows 10/11 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Processor | Intel Core i7-8700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X |
| Memory | 16 GB RAM |
| Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB / AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB |
| Directx | Version 12 |
| Storage | 60 GB available space |
Controls
Keyboard Hotkeys
| Action | Key |
|---|---|
| Move | WASD |
| Attack | Left Mouse Button |
| Heavy Attack | Right Mouse Button |
| Dodge / Roll | Shift |
| Jump | Space |
| Light Attack Combination / Skill | E |
| Lock On | Middle Mouse |
| Use Flask / Item | R |
| Mount Torrent | Q |
Gamepad Buttons
| Action | Button |
|---|---|
| Attack (Light) | R1 (PS) / RB (Xbox) |
| Attack (Heavy) | R2 (PS) / RT (Xbox) |
| Skill / Weapon Skill | L2 (PS) / LT (Xbox) |
| Dodge / Roll | Circle (PS) / B (Xbox) |
| Jump | Cross (PS) / A (Xbox) |
| Use Flask / Item | Triangle (PS) / Y (Xbox) |
| Mount Torrent | Square (PS) / X (Xbox) |
| Lock On | R3 (PS) / RS (Xbox) |
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Data updated 2026-09-15.