Nightreign takes place in a separate, parallel branch of the world of Elden Ring, meaning its events will not have an impact on the original lore.

Nightreign is focused on cooperative multiplayer, a feature that would have been a big game changer in Elden Ring, but it removes other mechanics.

Elden Ring Nightreign will include some major gameplay changes from Elden Ring and SOTE, from cooperative multiplayer to randomized maps.