Summary
- Elden Ring Nightreign’s latest update is now live.
- It addresses complaints that the game is too hard in single-player.
- An automatic revive mechanic is now available in solo play.
Another Elden Ring Nightreign patch is here, and it’s good news for anyone playing solo. Following complaints about the game’s balancing, FromSoftware is giving everyone on single-player a buff, hopefully making everything more manageable.
However, it’s bad news for everyone waiting for matchmaking improvements. Despite long queue times being a known issue, the patch notes make no mention of bringing them down, so you might still be in for a lenghty wait if you’re wanting to try out the multiplayer.
Elden Ring Nightreign’s June 2 Update Rolls Out On All Platforms
As per the patch notes, the following changes have been made to single-player:
- The effect “Automatic Revival Upon Defeat”, which allows revival once per night boss battle, has been added to solo expeditions.
- The amount of runes gained has been increased for solo expeditions.
Judging from these notes, we’re not getting any nerfs to enemies in solo play. Modders have already tried their hand at scaling the difficulty if this update doesn’t go far enough, and will no doubt continue to do so as we all try to take on this latest FromSoft release.
As for matchmaking, we’ll have to wait and see if there are any improvements there. Right now, it seems that anyone queuing as part of a duo is the worst affected, as they are struggling to find another player to fill make up a team. Simply playing as a duo isn’t an option in the game yet, but it’s been suggested that this could be added post-launch, so you might not have to find a random to play with you and your buddy for too much longer.
Elden Ring Nightreign is out now, available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. The multiplayer is cross-gen, but not cross-play – so PS4 and PS5 players can team up together, but they can’t get anyone on Xbox and PC to join in.
Elden Ring Nightreign
- Released
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May 30, 2025
- Developer(s)
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From Software
- Multiplayer
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Online Co-Op
- Number of Players
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1-3
- Steam Deck Compatibility
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Unknown
- PC Release Date
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May 30, 2025
