Announced at The Game Awards 2024, Elden Ring: Nightreign represents a bold step towards evolving Elden Ring into a franchise of its own. A standalone co-op title set within a world parallel to Elden Ring's, it will be moving away from the single-player RPG formula that has largely defined FromSoftware's catalog. While its ties to the mechanics of previous games are clear, it also appears that the studio has looked to the popularity of the modding scene when designing Elden Ring: Nightreign.