Elden Ring Nightreign, the cooperative action game, will notably omit the poisonous swamps characteristic of FromSoftware titles. This was confirmed by product manager Yasuhiro Kitao during a recent press interview.
While a swamp-like area appeared in the Elden Ring Nightreign trailer, Kitao clarified it's a distinct location. The absence of traditional poisonous swamps is attributed to the lack of involvement from Hidetaka Miyazaki, FromSoftware's president, a known enthusiast of such environments, whose influence is evident in Elden Ring and the Dark Souls series. Miyazaki did not participate in Nightreign's development.
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Interestingly, a two-player mode might still be added. Currently, only one-player and three-player modes are confirmed, the exclusion of a two-player option initially cited as a content balancing challenge. FromSoftware is currently evaluating the possibility of incorporating a two-player mode, but no final decision has been reached.
Elden Ring Nightreign is slated for release on May 30, 2025, for PC and current and last-generation consoles.
