Playing Elden Ring Nightreign solo sounds like a bad idea to me, but the director says "you don't have to babysit one another" and "you can all go your different ways"

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Y'all will play it solo anyway, won't you?

Elden Ring Nightreign
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Elden Ring Nightreign may be all about bringing multiplayer action to the Lands Between, but director Junya Ishizaki says you can still play the roguelike spin on the open-world RPG as a lone wolf if you so desire.

Speaking to GameSpot, Ishizaki tackles a question about whether FromSoftware was worried that Nightreign's pitch might take away from the sense of isolation many enjoy from the studio's work. While Nightreign is supposed to be an "opportunity" for others "intimidated" by Elden Ring's structure and world to tackle the Lands Between in the security of pals, Ishizaki issues that lone wolves won't feel entirely left out.

Can you play Elden Ring Nightreign solo, though? Those seeking to play the game under the harshest circumstances possible likely will as challenge runs begin, so take that as a warning – or invitation, you do you. As our Elden Ring Nightreign preview taught us, there doesn't appear to be single-player scaling, enemies are many, and you can't be revived without the help of a friend – you can respawn, but that comes at the expense of a level.

Iain Harris
Iain Harris
News Editor, Games

I joined GamesRadar+ in May 2022 following stints at PCGamesN and PocketGamer.Biz, with some freelance for Kotaku UK, RockPaperShotgun, and VG24/7 thrown in for good measure. When I'm not running the news team on the games side, you'll find me putting News Editor duties to one side to play the hottest JRPG of 20 years ago or pillaging the depths of Final Fantasy 14 for a swanky new cloak – the more colourful, the better.