Elden Ring Nightreign release date: UK launch time, pre-order and latest news
Elden Ring is back, and you can bring your friends.
In spite of its brutal difficulty, enigmatic plot and dark world, Elden Ring became a global phenomenon, catapulting it to be one of the best-sellers of the decade, with last year's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC further compounding its success.
Perhaps then, we shouldn't have been so surprised when developers FromSoftware announced the bonkers-sounding Elden Ring Nightreign, a co-op rogue-like spin-off.
Such a game, even a few years ago, sounds like the sort of thing investors would come up with as a joke in a board meeting on how to alienate an audience. Truly, anything is possible these days, including an Elden Ring movie, it would appear!
But with so much hype, you'll be desperate to know about the Elden Ring Nightreign release date, its UK launch time. pre-orders and what platforms it's available on, so let us not dilly dally, as there is plenty to sink our teeth into!
When is the release date for the Elden Ring Nightreign?
Elden Ring Nightreign is currently scheduled to launch on 29th and 30th May 2025 depending on what platform you are playing on.
The PC version comes out slightly ahead of the console launch, but it's not by a significant margin, as we'll go over below.
While there are different editions of the game available to purchase, such as the Deluxe and Seekers Editions, none of them grant early access, as many modern games now offer.
Instead, if you want to play Nightreign as early as possible, you're going to have to wait until it officially launches on the 29th or 30th of May.
Elden Ring Nightreign UK launch time
Elden Ring Nightreign will launch in the UK at 11PM BST 29th May 2025 on PC and 12AM BST 30th May 2025 on consoles.
The hour gap between the two is quite curious, but other timezones have much larger periods of time between them, with the US seeing a six-hour gap between PC and consoles.
This is probably to stagger the amount of players joining so that the servers are not overwhelmed, which would no doubt be the case if it were a simultaneous release.
Is Elden Ring Nightreign available for pre-order?
You can currently pre-order Elden Ring Nightreign.
You can purchase every edition of the game for PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One on the official Bandai Namco website.
You can also buy the digital version of the game directly from Steam if you're a PC player, or from the PlayStation and Xbox stores.
As for physical copies, you can get them from the following retailers:
UK
US
Can I pre-load Elden Ring Nightreign?
Yes, you can pre-load Elden Ring Nightreign 48 hours before the game launches in your region.
For the UK, this means you can pre-load Elden Ring Nightreign on PC from 11PM BST 27th May 2025. For consoles, this will be 12AM BST 28th May 2025.
On Steam, it's recommended you have 30GB free to install Nightreign, but on PlayStation, it's two-thirds of the size at 21GB according to PlayStation Game Size on X (formerly Twitter)
If you have a decent internet connection, 48 hours should be ample time to pre-load Nightreign, if you have pre-ordered the game, of course.
If your internet speed is wanting, be sure to check out the best broadband for gaming in the UK.
Elden Ring Nightreign gameplay and story details
Even once the game has been released, we likely won’t know much about the story thanks to FromSoftware’s obtuse approach to storytelling, which relies on players understanding the lore of items.
However, we do know plenty about the gameplay so far.
Elden Ring Nightreign is a co-op experience featuring a three-player co-op, something fans have been pining for forever, where players will dive into Limveld.
Limveld is an alternate version of the starting area Limgrave that changes with every run the player completes.
The map will shrink as Night’s Tide settles, forcing players to take on a boss. This happens over a day-night cycle of three in-game days where you will get stronger and loot during the day, ready to take on a boss once night creeps in.
Each new day is more challenging than the last. The experience can be enjoyed solo, too, but it’s designed for multiple players.
Players will choose from one of eight characters before diving into a run, with runes levelling up the character generally, not just individual stats, with Sites of Grace scattered on the map for levelling.
Once you die, your run resets, and so do your levels, but you get to keep bonuses through relics to make your next run easier.
We also saw new and returning enemies, with fresh bosses introduced, and you’ll have new weapons to take them on.
From the trailer, we can also see the game has improved mobility from the original with wall jumps and a greater emphasis on speed.
Elden Ring Nightreign platforms
Rather surprisingly, according to the game’s website, the game will be available on the previous generation of consoles, just like the main Elden Ring game.
Here are the platforms you can play on when it drops:
- PS4
- PS5
- PC
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X|S
Elden Ring Nightreign trailer
The trailer above shows off the new game but also highlights the commitment to this universe, continuing the challenging combat and atmospheric world we’ve all grown to love.
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Cole Luke is a freelance journalist and video producer who contributes to RadioTimes.com's Gaming section. He also has bylines for Digital Foundry, PC Gamer, Network N and more.
