Elden Ring Nightreign release date confirmed – along with £160 helmet

Bandai Namco has revealed a new trailer and pre-order details for Elden Ring spin-off Nightreign, ahead of its upcoming beta test. After a surprise unveiling at The Game Awards last December, Elden Ring Nightreign now has a release data as well, and it’s relatively soon. The standalone Elden Ring spin-off sees players teaming up in groups of three online, in a procedurally-generated version of Limgrave, as you try to survive over three in-game days in preparation for a final boss. In other words, it seems to be a roguelike.

Ahead of a beta on Friday, Bandai Namco has announced the full game will be released on May 30, 2025 for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC. You can pre-order the standard and deluxe editions of Elden Ring Nightreign now, which are priced at £34.99 and £47.99, respectively. The latter includes the base game, a digital artbook, a mini soundtrack, and access to post-launch DLC. There are no details of what the DLC is, but it’s said to include additional characters and bosses.

If you want an additional SteelBook on top of the contents of the deluxe edition, there’s also the Seekers Edition priced at £49.99. For those really wanting to splash out, a collector’s edition is available through the Bandai Namco store for £179.99. This includes the base game, all future DLC, a Wylder figurine, SteelBook, hardcover artbook, and eight Nightfarer cards. Another Bandai Namco store exclusive is the Helmet of Wylder statue, which is priced at an eye-watering £159.99 and doesn’t include the game. Pre-orders for the seeker’s edition, collector’s edition, and Helmet of Wylder are set to open in April 2025.

A beta test for Elden Ring Nightreign is set to kick off on Friday, February 14 at 11am GMT in the UK, with several other three hour slots taking place over the weekend, with the final one scheduled for Monday, February 17. This beta is only accessible to those who signed up for the network test last month and have since received a code (we’ve got one too, so we’ll try and have a report on the beta early next week). The test is only available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

While the game is designed to be played with others, Bandai Namco has confirmed Elden Ring Nightreign will be playable offline in single-player. If you’re playing online however, you will be matched with others to form a team of three. The beta test will include four of the eight total Nightfarers playable in the final game: Wylder, The Guardian, The Recluse, and The Duchess. Email gamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below, follow us on Twitter, and sign-up to our newsletter.

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