Summary
- Elden Ring Nightreign enjoys a strong reception, with 2M units sold on launch day.
- Player hilariously falls to their death due to a cliff spawn bug in their first run.
- Devs are working on patches for Nightreign, including single-player tuning, after mixed Steam reviews.
One unlucky player's first outing in Elden Ring Nightreign ends hilariously after being dropped on the wrong side of the cliff right at the beginning of the game. The highly anticipated co-op title, Elden Ring Nightreign, recently landed on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox on May 29, 2025.
Since its release on Thursday, Elden Ring Nightreign has already witnessed a strong reception, leading to rising sales and engagement. While the game sold 2 million units on launch day, it also achieved its peak concurrent player count of 313,593 Steam users in just around an hour of rolling out. However, there are also some considerable grievances about the game, especially among solo players, resulting in its Steam page having "Mixed" reviews. As FromSoftware devs tackle this issue, players continue to swarm into the game in huge numbers, which has led to social media being abuzz with Nightreign content. One such post that is quickly picking up pace on the internet revolves around a first-time player meeting their demise most unexpectedly.
Why Some Players Might Never See Elden Ring Nightreign's Best Moments
Nightreign hides its best content behind repetition, randomness, and team reliance, making it likely some players will never see all it has to offer.
On Reddit, user naka_the_kenku shared a clip of his first moments in Elden Ring Nightreign's Limveld, which unfortunately ended very soon. The player character can be seen being carried towards the starting location by the Spectral Hawk before being dropped right on the edge of the cliff and falling to their unexpected death. Their character's scream in the final seconds of free-fall further adds to this absurdly comical way to die in the Elden Ring spin-off. Despite having a poor start, the player revealed that their team still went on to win what was personally their first-ever match in Nightreign. On the co-op game's subreddit, the post attracted significant attention, and other players expressed their amusement at the humorous nature of this incident.
Elden Ring Nightreign Player Hilariously Falls to Their Death
Under naka_the_kenku's post, several players shared a laugh at their tragic but hilarious first death in Nightreign. One user jokingly said, "And to think they said duos wasn't a thing," whereas another quipped, "At least you didn't have any levels to lose." Quite a few different players also recalled facing the same unexpected end to their game, suggesting that it may be a prevalent bug instead of a chance occurrence. If that is actually the case, players could expect this issue to be addressed soon, since the devs are understood to be already working on sizable patches as a reaction to Elden Ring Nightreign's middling rating on Steam.
While Elden Ring Nightreign's arrival generated the kind of engagement that was expected from it, the multiplayer game also faced its fair share of criticism. With improvements for solo players coming in Nightreign's Patch 1.02, it will be interesting to see how user opinions about the game on Valve's storefront may change.
Elden Ring Nightreign
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 80 /100 Critics Rec: 78%
- Released
- May 30, 2025
- Developer(s)
- From Software
- Publisher(s)
- Bandai Namco Entertainment, From Software
WHERE TO PLAY
"ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.
Join forces with other players to take on the creeping night and the dangers within featuring 3-player co-op.
Take command of uniquely skilled heroes, each possessing their own abilities and distinct flair.
While individually formidable, their skills create powerful synergies when they unite as a team.
Overcome a relentless environmental threat that sweeps through a land that changes between each game session and defeat the magnificent boss of that night!"
- Genre(s)
- Action RPG, Soulslike, Roguelite
