Elden Ring Nightreign multiplayer is relatively simple for a FromSoftware game, but joining friends can still be a bit confusing, requiring you to send out invites or set up a password. Crucially, the game's major multiplayer limitation is that there is no Elden Ring Nightreign crossplay so if you and your friends are on different platforms, you won't be able to play together, sadly.
But if you are all on the same platform, be that Steam, PS5, or Xbox Series X, it's important to know the best ways to join each other so that you can take on Elden Ring Nightreign Expeditions as a team. Below, I've explained how multiplayer in Elden Ring Nightreign works and how to join your friends with invites and passwords.
When is Elden Ring Nightreign duos getting added?
But the Night is far from over.In addition to the DLC releasing later this year, new additions will be gradually implemented, including enhanced fights against existing Nightlords starting this month, as well as Duo Expeditions at a later date.Thank you for your support.June 3, 2025
The official Elden Ring Twitter account has announced that support for two-player Expeditions will be added "at a later date". It's unclear whether FromSoftware will add this heavily requested feature before, with, or after the DLC releasing some time this year, but hopefully players won't have to wait too long to be able to team up with a buddy rather than joining two people or suffering solo. However, there have not been any updates regarding the implementation of crossplay.
How Elden Ring Nightreign multiplayer works
Elden Ring Nightreign multiplayer allows you to team up with two other players in three ways: random matchmaking, friend invites, or passwords.
When you pick an Expedition to run, you'll automatically be entered into the matchmaking pool and the game will try and find two other players for you to team up with. However, this can take a while, especially if you have a Remembrance active.
To make things faster and more reliable, you should invite players or friends directly or share a password with them. These options are both accessed by navigating to the Matchmaking Settings tab when you open the Expeditions menu at the main roundtable, and I've explained the specifics in greater detail further below.
Importantly, make sure your Expedition Type is set to "multiplayer" too, otherwise you'll launch a single-player Expedition and will have to play Elden Ring Nightreign solo. There is also no two-player mode in that allows you to play with one other friend in Nightreign – you must either play alone or in a team of three.
How to invite friends in Elden Ring Nightreign
If you want to team up with players who you are already friends with on your relevant platform (Xbox network, PSN, or Steam), here's what you need to do:
- Open the Matchmaking Settings menu and click the Invite Members button at the top. This opens your platform's friend list.
- Select players from your friends list and invite them. When they accept, you'll see all your names pop up in the top-right corner of your screen under the "Preparing…" heading.
- Choose an Expedition and make sure all other players also choose the same one. If there are three of you in the same session together, the Expedition will begin shortly. If there are only two of you, the game will automatically start matchmaking to find a third and the Expedition will start you’re your team is full.
How to set an Elden Ring Nightreign multiplayer password
If you want to take down one of the Elden Ring Nightreign bosses with players you aren't friends with on your platform of choice, you'll need to use a password (or you could add them and use the above method!). I've explained how Elden Ring Nightreign multiplayer passwords work below:
- Open the Matchmaking Settings tab, select the box under the Multiplayer Password heading and set a password. This can be made of any alphanumerical characters so your password could be "1234", "final boss", or "poggers", for example.
- Next, look at the No. of password players setting, which determines how many players you'll match with using the same password as you. If you want two players to join you for a full team of three, set this to "three players". If you want only one player to join you (meaning the third player will come from matchmaking) choose "two players". Crucially, all players must have the same setting!
- Start an Expedition to begin matchmaking with your active password and make sure the players you're trying to team up with also pick the same Expedition.
This should eventually get you into a run with other players, but it can be a bit unreliable, sometimes not finding players with the same password. I would definitely recommend adding players to your platform friends list to make inviting and joining as smooth as possible! Once you're in an Expedition, you'll then need to make sure choose the best Elden Ring Nightreign characters for a good team composition.
Still trying to beat the game's first boss in the Elden Ring Nightreign Tricephalos Expedition? We've got some pointers to help you out with this hellhound and our general Elden Ring Nightreign tips should be of use too!
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