Elden Ring Nightreign Still Hasn’t Addressed the Elephant in the Room

Elden Ring Nightreign has been something of an unconventional win for developer FromSoftware. By reusing a lot of assets from its 2022 GOTY Elden Ring, the studio most known for single-player RPGs created a unique blend of Soulslike, Battle Royale, and Roguelike mechanics that has been a big hit with hundreds of thousands of players. Few developers could have pulled off such a stark departure from the norm, but Nightreign has proven that FromSoftware is not a one-trick pony.

Following up on its release, the developer has rolled out several small patches to bring quality of life changes and expand upon the game’s replayability, most notably in the Everdark Sovereign bosses. But one question still remains since players first got their hands on the game, and why FromSoftware is holding out on an easy way to add loads of content to Elden Ring Nightreign is the elephant in the room.

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When Will Elden Ring Nightreign Add More Shadow of the Erdtree Content?

It’s quite remarkable what Nightreign has been able to accomplish through reworking the base game of Elden Ring, but one of the most glaring aspects to be missing is any content from Shadow of the Erdtree. Elden Ring’s first and only DLC was released last year and was so big that many fans called it a whole game by itself. Shadow of the Erdtree was even a 2024 GOTY contender, a nomination that caused quite a lot of discussion within the gaming community. Arguably larger than some of FromSoftware’s past standalone games, SOTE expanded on Elden Ring’s huge roster of beautiful locations, wild weaponry, and iconic bosses. It seems quite odd that all of this content is absent from Nightreign; afterall, it has been a year since the DLC was released.

Nightreign’s Golden Hippopotamus is Hopefully Only the Tip of the Iceberg

Except, it isn’t all absent. In one of the strangest moves by FromSoftware, Nightreign does not feature any DLC content beyond the Golden Hippopotamus boss, exclusive to SOTE. This odd choice to add one enemy indicates that Elden Ring’s DLC content wasn’t entirely off the table for Nightreign, and could indicate how the developer might be planning on implementing more in the future. FromSoftware has promised DLC updates for Nightreign, which could bring both old and totally new things to the game.

Hippopotamus aside, one potential reason why Nightreign does not contain any SOTE content could be due to development timelines. Nightreign is being worked on in parallel with other projects at FromSoftware such as The Duskbloods, so it does not have access to all the developer’s resources. Naturally, the scope of what can be added will be squeezed by this, and even a year between SOTE and Nightreign may not have been enough time to adequately port its content over to the Roguelike title. The studio may be planning to trickle SOTE content into Nightreign over time, but it seems plausible that the game’s first major content update could be a full roster of enemies and items from Elden Ring’s beloved DLC to give Nightreign a large bump in players.

It seems quite odd that all of this content is absent from Nightreign; afterall, it has been a year since the DLC was released.

Although a slim possibility, there is a chance that Nightreign doesn’t implement any more of Elden Ring’s DLC content at all, and chooses to add totally new things instead. There is also a large back catalog of Dark Souls and Sekiro content available too, although sadly Bloodborne content won’t be coming to Nightreign. One thing seems certain, though: with such a great reception, FromSoftware could easily keep supporting Nightreign for years to come, tiding players over between its single-player releases.