I believe everyone must be familiar with the game Elden Ring. So far, it has launched several sequels, and the latest sequel, Elden Ring Nightreign, is expected to be released on May 30th 2025. Many fans are looking forward to the arrival of Elden Ring Nightreign.

New World Background Setting And Game Mechanics

Compared to Elden Ring, Nightreign will add some new content to The Lands Between, such as the newly expanded world background setting is a world called Limveld, a parallel world to Limgrave. Elden Ring Nightreign will also change the game’s mechanics to better adapt to the new roguelike experience. A team of three players who choose different special characters will survive in the game for three days. During these three days, the game difficulty continues to increase, and you have to face countless enemies, and finally defeat the ultimate enemy called Night Lord.

New Characters

We will find eight new heroes in the Roundtable Hold, the central hub of Nightreign, which can be called Nightfarers. Each of these new heroes is unique, with unique skills and attributes, and even the loot dropped will match the style of each character.

At present, the understanding of these eight heroes is not comprehensive. Only four of them are known, namely Duchess, Guardian, Recluse, and Wylder. Duchess looks like a reckless man, good at burst damage. Guardian is a birdman with strong crowd control ability and a tank with strong defensive strength. Recluse is good at spells. And Wylder has a comprehensive grasp of various skills.

New Way Of Movement

Some adjustments have been made to the way players move in the game. Some players may worry that there is no Torrent, so how should we move quickly? Don’t worry, we can take a Spectral Hawk at a specific location to fly to where we want to go. Of course, it is more convenient to go through the Spiritsprings jump point, but it sometimes needs to be unlocked during the run.

There are other details, such as being able to climb some very high ledges, and super sprinting helps players walk through obstacles faster, but one drawback is that it consumes a lot of physical strength. Choosing the right character often makes things easier, and characters like Wylder also have a grappling hook that can hook enemies or terrain and then use them to sprint forward.

New Reward Mechanism

I believe most players are looking forward to the rewards after defeating the enemy. In Nightreign, every time a player defeats a boss, they will get a treasure chest with random rewards, and the loot will be shared by the team. Therefore, players should manage their inventory and make sure that the items placed in each item slot are valuable.

So how do you judge the rarity of an item? Rarity is associated with color, and the rarity of orange, purple, blue, and white decreases layer by layer. The rarer the item, the higher the attribute value, and the character’s attribute value will affect the effect of the item. All of these help us make the right choice.

New Currency

In addition to retaining the Ailment Talisman, Black Knight Armor, and other items that increase player buffs from the original game, Nightreign has also added new items called Relics. These new items can provide permanent buffs to the abilities of various characters, which will give players a more lasting advantage and help speed up the player’s exploration process.

How do we get Relics? We can use Marks in Roundtable Hold to obtain relics and new characters. Similar to Elden Ring Runes, Marks are equivalent to the currency of the new version. It can also be exchanged for decorative items such as gestures and skins.

New Forms Of Soul Ashes

In the original game, Spirit Ashes were summoned by players in the form of various enemies in the game and fought alongside players. But the positioning of Spirit Ashes in Nightreign is not clear yet, because the situation has changed a bit. Since the game has built eight powerful new characters, the summoning of Spirit Ashes is limited under such circumstances.

Fast Game Pace

Nightreign has established a new cycle mechanism, a cycle of three days. Set a day in the game for about 40 minutes. Players can collect items, upgrade and fight monsters in three days.

But it is worth noting that the safe area will shrink every day, and the playable area will shrink every day, because Night’s Tide or Ring of Reign will invade the central position, and finally the boss needs to be defeated through team battles. This cycle mechanism will give players a sense of urgency, which is conducive to teamwork and the advancement of the game process.

Boss Returns

Many enemies that appeared in previous games will appear, such as The Nameless King from Dark Souls, and several Demigods from Elden Ring. Players will challenge these bosses at the end of the day, and they often appear at night. But it is not absolute, they are unpredictable, and sometimes they appear in regular battles during the day.

Having said so much, are you as excited about the official release of Nightreign as I am? I am excited to think that I can play this game soon.