FromSoftware has firmly denied any speculation about the production of Elden Ring 2, but it turns out that the rumor mill wasn’t too far off – the Japanese studio’s next game will be a multiplayer spin-off based on its phenomenal hit based on the year 2022. It’s called Elden Ring Nightreign, the game will be released sometime in 2025 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.

Nightreign is a standalone game set in the world of Elden Ring in which up to three people, each with unique powers, fight to push back a tide of increasing darkness.

A trailer for the upcoming multiplayer game debuted at The Game Awards 2024 and can be found below:

Elden Ring’s own PvP and co-op features flourished thanks to the game’s massive popularity, likely highlighting the potential for a standalone game based on this concept. One of the major updates released for Elden Ring post-launch already showed FromSoftware’s interest in this direction, as the Colosseum update was entirely focused on PvP.

So even if FromSoftware doesn’t come out of the woodwork with a traditional sequel, the Elden Ring IP will be with us for quite a while – not just because of the developer’s upcoming title, but also because Tencent is reportedly working on an Elden Ring gacha- Game.

FromSoftware’s latest release is Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, an expansion to the open-world role-playing game. The DLC, released in early 2024, was – controversially – nominated for the prestigious Game of the Year Award at TGA 2024.