Elden Ring Nightreign is set to release for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC on May 30. A new standalone game set in the world of Elden Ring, Nightreign lets you team up with two other players to slice your way through an oppressive fantasy world. It’s kind of like a faster-paced remix of the original game. It’s available for preorder in a number of editions (see it at Best Buy, where you get a free $10 gift card with purchase), so read on for the details about what comes in each one.
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The standard edition of the game sells for $39.99. It comes with the game itself, plus the preorder bonus (see below).
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For an extra $15, you get the game, the preorder bonus, and the following digital extras:
From the store listing, here’s what comes in the Bandai Namco Store-exclusive collector’s edition of the game:
Preorder any version of the game, and you’ll receive the following digital extra:
Additionally, if you preorder any edition at Best Buy, you'll receive a free $10 gift card when the game releases.
If you want a physical Helmet of Wylder statue to go with the game, you can pick one up at exclusively the Bandai Namco Store for $189.99.
Elden Ring Nightreign is a standalone game, which means you don’t need the original Elden Ring to play it. It’s a co-op adventure that the game’s director Junya Ishizaki describe as a “condensed RPG experience.” It lets you build your character as you explore the world and fight tough enemies and bosses, all in shorter, tighter gameplay sessions.
In each run, you and two friends are dropped into the game world as level one characters, but the locations of the enemies and castles is randomized. That means you can’t simply memorize where everything is like you can in the original game. It sounds like a pretty cool new twist on the established template. For more info, check out our hands-on preview, plus our impressions of the network test build.
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