Elden Ring Nightreign's latest overview trailer reveals additional features and hints at two new classes ahead of the game's launch. Discover how each expedition unfolds and get a sneak peek at some of the available cosmetics.
Elden Ring Nightreign Overview Trailer
10-Minute Overview Trailer
With Elden Ring Nightreign's release date approaching, players are eager to dive into this multiplayer Souls RPG. FromSoftware released an overview trailer for Nightreign on May 2, showcasing the game's lore, features, mechanics, and more.
As the trailer states, "ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a co-op survival action game where you explore a vast and perilous landscape alongside other players. You will become one of the Nightfarers, battling through an unending night and confronting hordes of vicious enemies over a three-day period."
The video outlines what players can anticipate and explains the structure of each playthrough. Players are deployed in the realm of Limveld to hunt the Nightlords who dominate the region. Their mission is to defeat these rulers by overcoming enemies, discovering treasures, and progressing through the world.
The core gameplay loop involves gathering resources by day and confronting bosses by night. Each day, the map shrinks and new enemies emerge. By the third day, players must defeat a formidable Nightlord to complete their expedition.
According to the trailer, "the layout of Limveld changes with every visit." This means that base locations, enemy types, chest rewards, and other elements will be randomized in each run. Expeditions can also be disrupted by surprise enemy attacks or unpredictable events like meteor showers or volcanic eruptions.
Final Two Classes Teased
The overview trailer offered a first look at Nightreign's last two classes, which haven't been officially announced yet. While scanning the character selection screen, viewers noticed a new character named Executor.
As shown in the trailer, Executor appears to be a sword-wielding knight capable of empowering his blade. A brief clip displayed him parrying and countering an opponent. At the end of the Nightfarers segment, another character was teased—a grey-haired female figure holding what seems to be a harp.
Fans can look forward to character trailers for these Nightfarers in the weeks leading up to Nightreign's release.
The Roundtable Hold
Nightreign includes a base where players can prepare before heading into Limveld. The hidden Roundtable serves as a hub for equipping relics, buying items, and customizing characters.
Relics are equipment items found during expeditions that boost player capabilities. Different relic combinations enable varied playstyles, encouraging experimentation. These relics can be purchased from a small Jar Merchant tucked away in a corner using "Murk," a currency earned as battle rewards.
Additionally, players can use a "fitting mirror" to change their character's outfits. These costumes are purely cosmetic and don't affect gameplay. The trailer featured several available outfits, including surprise appearances of classic Souls costumes like Solaire of Astora, Faraam, the God of War, and Dark Souls 3's Ringfinger Leonhard.
Players may also collect "fragments of lost memories" during expeditions, which delve into each Nightfarer's backstory. These memories can introduce new objectives to complete during runs, revealing the origins and motivations of each Nightfarer once achieved.
PC System Requirements
Nightreign's PC requirements are less daunting than its enemies and bosses. In an April 28 Twitter (X) post, FromSoftware shared the game's minimum and recommended specs, which are quite attainable for most gaming rigs.
The gap between minimum and recommended specs is narrow. Minimum requires an Intel Core i5-10600 or Ryzen 5 5500, while recommended suggests an Intel Core i5-11500 or Ryzen 5 5600. Memory requirements are also close at 12 GB and 16 GB respectively.
Graphics card requirements follow a similar pattern, with minimum being GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580, and recommended being GTX 1070 or Radeon RX Vega 56. Fans have praised FromSoftware's optimization efforts, especially the modest 30 GB storage requirement.
With less than a month until release, FromSoftware's recent updates have built excitement for this upcoming co-op survival experience. The overview trailer gives fans plenty to look forward to as launch day approaches.
Elden Ring Nightreign launches on May 30, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Stay informed with the latest game updates by reading our article below!
