{"id":1068186,"date":"2026-01-21T11:53:53","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=497608"},"modified":"2026-01-21T11:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:53:53","slug":"elden-ring-nightreign-will-be-playable-a-little-early-in-a-beta-test-next-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/elden-ring-nightreign-will-be-playable-a-little-early-in-a-beta-test-next-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Elden Ring Nightreign will be playable a little early in a beta test next year"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/elden-ring-nightreign-will-be-playable-a-little-early-in-a-beta-test-next-year.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Reading descriptions of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/496613\/elden-ring-nightreign-how-it-works\">Elden Ring Nightreign<\/a><\/em> is a lot like reading the early descriptions of <em>Elden Ring <\/em>before it came out. It was an open world RPG by a studio that hadn\u2019t done anything like that before. And now it\u2019s surprising us again with a cooperative run-based roguelike set in a parallel universe. Luckily, the mystery of how it actually works won\u2019t go unsolved for long thanks to a limited network test coming in February.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">FromSoftware will open registrations for the <em>Nightreign<\/em> network test on Jan. 10. It\u2019s not open for everyone, but the few who do get in will be able to play \u201ca portion\u201d of the game, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.bandainamcoent.eu\/elden-ring\/elden-ring-nightreign\/network-test\">the website<\/a>. It also might be limited to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X if the logos on the page are to be believed. Sorry, PC players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">If it\u2019s anything like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/22774313\/elden-ring-beta-test-preview\"><em>Elden Ring<\/em> network test<\/a>, it could be a much meatier chunk of the experience than \u201ca portion\u201d makes it sound. Players spent hours exploring Limgrave, answering tons of questions about what the final game would actually look like even though it was ostensibly to stress test the servers. The upcoming beta might be where <em>Nightreign\u2019s<\/em> bizarre pitch starts to make a lot more sense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">According to previews by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roguelike\/elden-ring-nightreign-preview-hands-on\/\">PC Gamer<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/elden-ring-nightreign-we-played-it\">IGN<\/a>, <em>Nightreign<\/em> blends elements of battle royales and roguelikes with the brutal combat of <em>Elden Ring<\/em>. It breaks a lot of rules from the original game to fit its run-based structure, and it seems like it might remix familiar bosses from <em>Dark Souls<\/em> \u2014 almost like a mod. You won\u2019t even make your own character, but choose from eight unique heroes instead. And the entire landmass will randomize loot and monster locations every time you return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Nightreign <\/em>is the last thing you\u2019d expect as a follow up to <em>Elden Ring<\/em> and I suspect there will be a lot competition for the network test. So, good luck, fellow Tarnished. Anyone who doesn\u2019t get in will have to wait for the full release of <em>Elden Ring Nightreign<\/em> sometime in 2025 on PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/news\/497608\/elden-ring-nightreign-network-test\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading descriptions of Elden Ring Nightreign is a lot like reading the early descriptions of Elden Ring before it came out. It was an open world RPG by a studio that hadn\u2019t done anything like that before. And now it\u2019s surprising us again with a cooperative run-based roguelike set in a parallel universe. Luckily, the mystery of how it actually works won\u2019t go unsolved for long thanks to a limited network test coming in February. FromSoftware will open registrations for the Nightreign network test on Jan. 10. It\u2019s not open for everyone, but the few who do get in will be able to play \u201ca portion\u201d of the game, according to the website. It also might be limited to the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/elden-ring-nightreign-will-be-playable-a-little-early-in-a-beta-test-next-year\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1068187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1068186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Elden Ring Nightreign will be playable a little early in a beta test next year | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Reading descriptions of Elden Ring Nightreign is a lot like reading the early descriptions of Elden Ring before it came out. 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