Elden Ring Nightreign Sees Over 2 Million Players on Day One, Facing Mixed Reception

Elden Ring’s multiplayer spin-off, Nightreign, debuted with a massive player base, exceeding 300,000 concurrent players within the first hour. While analysts attribute this success to the game’s three-player cooperative mode and growing interest in the genre, critics have highlighted concerns surrounding the lack of two-player functionality and underdeveloped communication options. Despite these criticisms, Nightreign has already achieved a notable peak concurrent player count of over 900K, making it one of FromSoftware’s most successful releases on Steam.