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.