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Elden Ring Nightreign Draws Two Million Players, FromSoftware Plans Solo-Play Balance Patch

An upcoming patch adds automatic revivals alongside boosted rune gains in response to solo difficulty complaints

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Overview

  • Nightreign surpassed two million players on launch day and peaked at over 313,000 concurrent users on Steam
  • Steam reviews sit at around 65 percent positive, making it the lowest-scored FromSoftware launch outside of its Dark Souls III DLC
  • Players praise its fast-paced roguelike combat but condemn the lack of duos mode, cross-play and in-game voice chat
  • Patch 1.02, due next week, will grant solo expeditions one automatic revival per boss battle and increase rune rewards
  • FromSoftware admitted it overlooked two-player support during development and is considering a duos mode for a future update