Elden Ring: Nightreign Cast Revealed in Classic Souls Gear

Elden Ring Nightreign's latest overview trailer showcases exciting new features and reveals two additional classes as we approach the game's launch. Discover more about the expedition structure and get a first look at some of the available cosmetics.

Elden Ring Nightreign Overview Trailer

10-Minute Overview Trailer

With Elden Ring Nightreign's release date quickly approaching, anticipation is building for this multiplayer Souls RPG. On May 2, FromSoftware released a comprehensive overview trailer detailing Nightreign's lore, gameplay features, mechanics, and more.

The trailer explains: "ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a cooperative survival action game where you explore a vast and perilous landscape with other players. As one of the Nightfarers, you'll battle through an endless night, facing countless vicious enemies over a three-day cycle."

The video provided a clear picture of what players can expect and outlined the typical gameplay progression. Players find themselves in Limveld, tasked with hunting the Nightlords who dominate the region. To succeed, they must work together to defeat enemies, search for valuable treasures, and ultimately overcome these powerful foes.

As demonstrated, the core gameplay involves gathering resources during daylight hours and confronting major bosses at night. Each day, the playable area shrinks while new enemies emerge. The expedition culminates on the third day with a decisive battle against a formidable Nightlord.

According to the trailer, "Limveld's layout changes with each visit," meaning that base locations, enemy types, chest rewards, and other elements will be randomized in every playthrough. Expeditions may also be interrupted by surprise enemy ambushes or dynamic events like meteor showers and volcanic eruptions.

Final Two Classes Teased

The overview trailer offered a glimpse of Nightreign's two remaining unrevealed classes. While browsing the character selection screen, viewers spotted a new character named "Executor."

Based on the trailer footage, Executor appears to be a sword-wielding knight capable of empowering his weapon. A brief clip showed him parrying and countering an enemy attack. At the conclusion of the Nightfarers segment, the video teased another character—a female figure with grey hair who wields what appears to be a harp.

Fans can anticipate dedicated character trailers for these Nightfarers in the coming weeks as Nightreign nears its official release.

The Roundtable Hold

Nightreign includes a central hub where players can prepare before venturing into Limveld. The hidden Roundtable serves as a staging area where players can equip relics, purchase items, and customize their characters.

Relics are equippable items discovered during expeditions that enhance player abilities. Different relic combinations create varied gameplay experiences, encouraging players to experiment with different strategies that complement their preferred playstyle. These relics can be obtained from a small Jar Merchant tucked away in a corner of the hub. To make purchases, players need "Murk," a special currency earned as battle rewards.

Additionally, players can use a "fitting mirror" to change their character's appearance. These costumes are purely cosmetic and don't affect gameplay mechanics. The trailer displayed several available outfits, including surprise appearances of iconic Souls series costumes such as Solaire of Astora, Faraam the God of War, and Dark Souls 3's Ringfinger Leonhard.

Players can also collect "fragments of lost memories" during expeditions that expand each Nightfarer's backstory. These memory fragments may introduce new objectives to complete during gameplay. Successfully uncovering these memories reveals each character's origins and motivations.

PC System Requirements

Fortunately, Nightreign's PC requirements are far less demanding than its formidable enemies and bosses. In an April 28 Twitter (X) post, FromSoftware revealed the game's minimum and recommended specifications, which are quite accessible for most gaming systems.

The gap between minimum and recommended specs is relatively small. Minimum requirements include an Intel Core i5 10600 or Ryzen 5 5500 processor, while recommended specs call for an Intel Core i5 115000 or Ryzen 5600. Memory requirements are similarly close, with 12 GB for minimum and 16 GB for recommended settings.

Graphics card requirements follow this pattern, with minimum specifications calling for a GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580, and recommended specs requiring a GTX 1070 or Radeon RX Vega 56. Players have praised FromSoftware's optimization efforts, particularly noting the modest 30 GB storage requirement.

With less than a month until release, FromSoftware's recent reveals have generated significant excitement for this upcoming cooperative survival experience. The overview trailer gives fans plenty to look forward to as we count down to launch day.

Elden Ring Nightreign launches on May 30, 2025 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. For the latest updates and information about the game, check out our article below!