Best played with friends
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“But with two friends, this game is a roller coaster.”
Steam review · 25.3 h played ↗
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 83%Very Positive · 83%FromSoftware, Inc.2025Souls-like · Roguelike · Action
The verdict
A fast, addictive co-op Elden Ring boss-rush roguelite with great combat and characters, but repetitive and seemingly abandoned. Skip it if you'll play solo or with randoms.
Great for
Souls fans with a regular group of friends who enjoy fast, replayable boss runs
Main risk
Runs get repetitive, there's no new content, and random teammates often quit
What players love
Highly replayable and addictive
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“The gameplay loop is incredibly addictive you’ll keep playing match after match”
Steam review · 45.6 h played ↗
Distinct characters and build variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“All of the nightfarers are unique, have solid background and character and perfectly engineered gameplay-wise.”
Steam review · 613.6 h played ↗
Fast, satisfying combat and movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“nothing comes close to the combat fluidity in Elden Ring: Nightreign.”
Steam review · 255.8 h played ↗
Great bosses and Nightlords
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The Nightlord and all the day 3 bosses and their everdark versions are legendary”
Steam review · 613.6 h played ↗
Bite-sized Souls runs
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“It's Elden Ring for lunch breaks.”
Steam review · 53.6 h played ↗
What players complain about
Abandoned by developers, no new content
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“No update since January”
Steam review · 23.4 h played ↗
Quitters and cheaters in random matchmaking
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“it is next to impossible to finish a run without your teammates quitting on you.”
Steam review · 277.6 h played ↗
Crashes and poor stability
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“crash after crash after crash 0/10”
Steam review · 31.4 h played ↗
No communication tools or crossplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“No Text/Voice comms on a PC 2026 Multiplayer game? Instant Refund!”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Repetitive runs and weak RNG
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Hardly any run is different from one another and the variation is tiny”
Steam review · 197.8 h played ↗
Relic system is grindy gambling
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“Relics are 99% useless unless you get a god roll by wasting your life farming murk.”
Steam review · 21.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support30 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10600 / AMD RYZEN 5 5500
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB
Storage30 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 11
ProcessorIntel Core i5-11500 / AMD RYZEN 5 5600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 8GB / AMD Radeon RX Vega-56 8GB
Storage30 GB available space
OSWindows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10600 / AMD RYZEN 5 5500
Memory12 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB / AMD Radeon RX 580 4GB
Storage30 GB available space
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