Does Elden Ring Nightreign have single player? Answered

With all the talk of a three-player co-op roguelike experience, what about us lone wolves who’d prefer to tackle bosses, explore Limveld, and, hopefully, overthrow the Night Lord solo? Is there the option to play Elden Ring Nightreign single player? We won’t beat around the bush here: the answer is yes, it’s possible to play Elden Ring Nightreign single player.

Though it’s designed with three players in mind, there’s the option to go in solo though expect a tough old challenge. In this guide, we’ll walk you through all the details around playing Elden Ring Nightreign as a solo player.

Can you play Elden Night Reign solo?

Yes, Elden Ring Nightreign can be played solo if you feel up to taking on the Night Tide without any friends to back you up or revive you when you invariably take one hit too many. Although it’s not the intended core experience FromSoftware is aiming for, it is incorporated into the game, just don’t expect any adaptive scaling to make bosses easier to beat as the map shrinks.

In other words, expect a real challenge as you won’t have a cohesive squad consisting of different character classes to mitigate the devastating might of bosses. It’s a FromSoft game so we wouldn’t want it any other way, but Nightreign solo might be ill-advised. Nevertheless, the option is there.

As explained by Nightreign Game director Junya Ishizaki shortly after the game’s announcement at the Game Awards, “The game is designed to be played as a three-person team, but you can play it as a solo player.” That’s bad news for those looking to play Nightreign as a duo – it’s either solo or as a team of three.

Speaking of restrictions, Nightreign won’t have crossplay either though there is cross-generational support. There’s a pre-order bonus up for grab if you want to secure a copy early. It won’t be on Game Pass so there’s no side-stepping paying full price unfortunately.