Elden Ring: Nightreign Characters Detailed, Souls Outfits Added

The Elden Ring Nightreign overview trailer revealed additional features and teased two new classes as the game nears its launch date. Continue reading to discover more about the expedition structure and get a preview of select cosmetic items.

Elden Ring Nightreign Overview Trailer

10-Minute Overview Trailer

With Elden Ring Nightreign's release date approaching, players are eager to dive into this multiplayer Souls RPG. FromSoftware released an overview trailer for Nightreign on May 2, highlighting the game’s lore, features, mechanics, and more.

According to the trailer, "ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a co-op survival action game where you explore a vast and dangerous landscape alongside other players. You take on the role of a Nightfarer, battling through an unending night and confronting hordes of vicious enemies over a three-day period."

The video outlined what players can expect and detailed the structure of each playthrough. Players are deployed in the realm of Limveld to hunt the Nightlords who dominate the region. Their mission is to defeat these rulers by fighting enemies, seeking treasure, and progressing through the world.

As illustrated, the core gameplay loop involves gathering resources by day and confronting powerful bosses at night. Each day reduces the playable area and introduces new enemy spawns. By the third day, players must defeat a formidable Nightlord to conclude their expedition.

The trailer notes that "the layout of Limveld changes with each visit," meaning bases, enemy types, chest rewards, and other elements are randomized every run. Expeditions can also be disrupted by surprise enemy ambushes or dynamic events like meteor impacts and volcanic eruptions.

Final Two Classes Teased

The overview trailer offered a brief look at Nightreign’s last two classes, which have not yet been formally announced. While navigating the character selection screen, viewers noticed a new character named Executor.

The trailer depicts Executor as a knight who wields a sword capable of being infused with energy. A short sequence shows him parrying and countering an opponent. Toward the end of the Nightfarer segment, another character was briefly teased—a female figure with ashen hair holding a harp-like instrument.

Character trailers for these Nightfarers are expected in the weeks leading up to Nightreign’s debut.

The Roundtable Hold

Nightreign includes a headquarters where players can prepare before venturing into Limveld. The hidden Roundtable acts as a hub for equipping relics, buying items, and customizing characters.

Relics are equipment pieces obtained during expeditions that boost player abilities. Different relic combinations enable diverse playstyles, encouraging experimentation. These items can be purchased from a small Jar Merchant tucked away in a corner using "Murk," a currency earned as battle rewards.

Additionally, players can use a "fitting mirror" to alter their character’s appearance. These outfits are purely cosmetic and do not influence gameplay. The trailer displayed several available costumes, including familiar Souls series outfits such as Solaire of Astora, Faraam, God of War, and Dark Souls 3's Ringfinger Leonhard.

Players can also collect "fragments of lost memories" during expeditions, which expand each Nightfarer’s backstory. These memories may introduce new in-game objectives. Completing them reveals the origins and motivations of each character.

PC System Requirements

Nightreign’s PC requirements are far less intimidating than its enemies and bosses. In an April 28 post on X (formerly Twitter), FromSoftware shared the game’s minimum and recommended specifications, which are within reach for most gaming systems.

The gap between minimum and recommended specs is modest. Minimum requirements include an Intel Core i5-10600 or Ryzen 5 5500, while recommended specs call for an Intel Core i5-115000 or Ryzen 5 5600. RAM requirements are also similar: 12 GB minimum and 16 GB recommended.

Graphics card demands follow the same trend, with a GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580 at minimum, and a GTX 1070 or Radeon RX Vega 56 for recommended settings. Players have praised FromSoftware's optimization efforts, especially the modest 30 GB storage requirement.

With under a month until launch, FromSoftware’s recent updates are generating excitement for this upcoming co-op survival title. The overview trailer gave fans plenty to look forward to as the release date draws near.

Elden Ring Nightreign launches on May 30, 2025, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Stay informed with the latest game updates by reading our article below!