Elden Ring’s online co-op spin-off should be beginning its first big network test today, except it’s all gone rather wrong. Back in January, soon after the announcement of this three-player incarnation of FromSoftware’s adored soulslike,

FromSoftware is continuing its Elden Ring Nightreign network test, but while disabling multiplayer matchmaking via passwords.

Elden Ring Nightreign needs diverse enemy options to enhance gameplay and avoid monotony. Improved co-op features are crucial for seamless gaming experiences and group continuity. While maintaining lore depth,

Elden Ring Nightreign looks like Elden Ring, the 2022 FromSoftware hit,and it seems like it should play like Elden Ring, an action-RPG about fighting massive bosses in a cursed open world. And in a lot of ways it does feel cut from the same cloth as its predecessor,

While DLC for Elden Ring Nightreign sounds like an obvious move, it invites comparisons to Shadow of the Erdtree as well as Elden Ring.