Discuss to any Elden Ring Nightreign fan these days and also you’ll discover a tarnished husk longing for a motive to leap again into their favourite obsession of 2025. Even after spending lots of of hours toiling throughout the identical map and combating the identical bosses we’re hungry for extra, particularly after the sport’s new Deep of Evening ranked mode ended up being a dud. Nicely, we apparently solely have to attend a bit of longer. FromSoftware’s dad or mum firm has confirmed the sport’s first official paid DLC will arrive by April 2026. That morsel of fine information got here in Kadokawa Company’s newest monetary earnings report. In it, the corporate stated the Elden Ring spin-off exceeded gross sales expectations however fell off steeply within the second quarter. It’s hopeful an enlargement can revive the sport’s momentum the identical approach Shadow of the Erdtree did with the unique sport.
“FromSoftware is at the moment growing Elden Ring Nightreign DLC (deliberate for launch in FY2025), Elden Ring Tarnished Version (deliberate for launch in 2026 for Nintendo Swap 2), and The Duskbloods (deliberate for launch in 2026),” Kadokawa Company confirmed. Is FromSoftware engaged on the rest for subsequent yr? Earlier rumors advised it’s subsequent sport isn’t as distant as some followers may assume, with hints that it might be a brand new Armored Core or a remaster for Darkish Souls III.
Nightreign wants a brand new map However for Nightreign sickos like myself, the DLC might be greater than sufficient to maintain us occupied, at the very least if it’s on par with the studio’s earlier expansions. What does that wishlist embrace? A brand new map, for one. I’ve grown fairly keen on Limveld throughout my time there, however it represents solely a small, randomized portion of the unique sport’s huge open world. There are such a lot of different components that might be tailored into equally sized, procedurally generated maps.
Nightreign is, at the beginning, a sport about logistics and cost-benefit evaluation. A lot of that call making has change into streamlined and rote as gamers have change into consultants in the entire tradeoffs and chances underlying the present map. A brand new one, along with a recent visible palette and new enemies and factors of curiosity to attract upon, would virtually really feel like a sequel.
Followers have additionally been begging for extra character courses to attempt. There are at the moment eight within the sport and most gamers have settled in on their favorites. Two new courses, particularly ones that favor totally different weapons and talents than the present ones, could be one other draw. New bosses additionally appear to be a should for any DLC. FromSoftware has its total Soulsborne again catalog to attract from, and the time it takes not simply to be taught new encounters however grasp them is not any small funding. That’s particularly the case for the Nightlords that cap off every run. The sport at the moment has eight. Add 4 extra and their Everdark variants and we’ll primarily have Nightreign 2. However I’ll accept something at this level. I simply desire a motive to ship out get together invitations, spherical up the crew, and get our asses kicked prefer it’s launch yet again.
