Put simply, Nightreign is a condensed form of Elden Ring played in brief but intense doses, which is reflected in its $40 price tag: it thoughtfully remixes lots of familiar elements for a novel way to play, though there doesn't seem like enough content to warrant a full $60 or $70 price point.

Elden Ring Nightreign isn’t what I was expecting. I knew from the game’s announcement last year that it would be a co-op Elden Ring spinoff, that it would task players with surviving for three nights and facing off against a variety of new and old FromSoftware bosses.

Elden Ring Nightreign’s upcoming network test email keys have gone out and it’s pre-load is now available, and it’s a lot smaller than you may be used to.nightreign network testThe network test pre-load on Xbox Series consoles clocks in at a conservative 9.