Elden Ring Nightreign will not feature poisonous swamps

Elden Ring Nightreign, the cooperative action game, will notably omit the poisonous swamps characteristic of From Software titles. This was confirmed by product manager Yasuhiro Kitao in a recent press interview. While a swamp-like area appeared in the trailer, Kitao clarified it's a distinct location. He attributed the absence of traditional poisonous swamps to the lack of involvement from Hidetaka Miyazaki, From Software's head and a known enthusiast of such environments, whose influence is evident in both Elden Ring and the Dark Souls series. Miyazaki did not participate in Nightreign's development.

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Interestingly, a two-player mode might still be added. Currently, only one-player and three-player modes are confirmed, with the exclusion of a two-player option initially cited as a content balancing challenge. From Software is currently evaluating the possibility of incorporating a two-player mode, but a final decision remains pending.

Elden Ring Nightreign is slated for release on May 30, 2025, for PC and current and next-generation consoles.