Elden Ring Nightreign will not feature poisonous swamps

Elden Ring Nightreign, the upcoming 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 was featured in the 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 and a known enthusiast of such environments, whose vision shaped similar areas 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 omission 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 a final decision remains pending.

Elden Ring Nightreign launches May 30, 2025, for PC and current and next-generation consoles.