Elden Ring Nightreign Won't Be a Live-Service Game, Says FromSoftware

Elden Ring Nightreign Won't Be a Live-Service Game, Says FromSoftware

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Elden Ring Nightreign Isn't Chasing Trends and Won't Be Live Service, Says FromSoftware

FromSoftware shocked most of its fans with the announcement of Elden Ring Nightreign, a standalone spin-off focused mainly on a new multiplayer experience that even includes some survival and Battle Royale elements. In an interview posted on PC Gamer's February 2025 issue, Game Director Junya Ishizaki (formerly a Battle Director on Elden Ring) said the goal was not to chase trends. The focus was condensing this experience down: the RPG elements,…

"We didn't really see this as chasing a trend" - FromSoftware on turning Elden Ring into a multiplayer roguelike for Nightreign

You might wonder if Elden Ring Nightreign took the co-op roguelike route to chase a trend, but for FromSoftware, it was more about making a "concentrated" version of the game.

Elden Ring: Nightreign has roguelike elements, but isn't 'chasing a trend'

Elden Ring Nightreign's director has revealed the game has rougelike elements, but has reassured fans the studio isn't simply 'chasing a trend'.

Elden Ring: Nightreign – FromSoftware’s roguelike isn’t chasing trends but refining the soulslike formula - theGeek.games

Elden Ring: Nightreign isn’t just another trend-chaser—FromSoftware is making a roguelike to condense the soulslike gameplay. “To achieve that sense of accomplishment, we felt we needed some new mechanics and elements,” says Junya Ishizaki, director of Elden Ring: Nightreign.   One of the biggest releases of the year is set to be a game that aims to sell millions of copies while following in the footsteps of the Elden Ring IP. FromSoftware’s lat…