Elden Ring Nightreign was a huge surprise at The Game Awards 2024 but one that was welcomed with open arms by most.
While the traditional ‘souls’ experience is one that is mainly a lonely experience, apart from the various NPCs you may cross paths with, this new iteration is not.
Since Nightreign is a different take on the formula, allowing you to team up with others, many are wondering if you’re locked into multiplayer or if you can play solo.
Here, we’ll reveal if you can slay bosses in Elden Ring Nightreign on your own or if you need to squad up.
Is Elden Ring Nightreign multiplayer only?
If you like the look of Elden Ring Nightreign but are worried about whether you can dive in on your own or not, we’ve got some good news for you.
Despite the trailer for the game showing off that it leans heavily into multiplayer, allowing you to play in a squad of three, you can in fact experience this new standalone title solo.
This is fantastic for those who are used to the traditional FromSoftware formula, taking on even the hardest enemies as a party of one if they so wish.
What is interesting though is that there are only two options – solo or squads of three – you cannot team up in a duo at all.
This seems like an odd choice by the developers since systems such as enemy scaling will be integrated already, because you can choose either solo or in a three, so why have duos been side-lined? Well, there’s no full explanation for this so far.
But, in an interview from IGN with game director Junya Ishizaki, he stated that the main reason for three-player squads is because “we wanted to retain that sense of accomplishment you get from battling a boss together or from conquering a map together” and “a three-player co-op experience would provide a brand new sense of accomplishment with it.”
As for whether two-player co-op will be added remains to be seen but based on Ishizaki’s comments, we don’t think it’s at the top of the agenda.
