Elden Ring Nightreign will not feature poisonous swamps

Elden Ring Nightreign, the upcoming cooperative action game, will notably omit the poisonous swamps characteristic of many From Software titles. This was confirmed by product manager Yasuhiro Kitao during a recent press interview. While a swamp-like area was featured in the trailer, Kitao clarified it's a distinct location. The absence of traditional poisonous swamps is attributed to the lack of involvement from Hidetaka Miyazaki, From Software's president and a known enthusiast of such environments, whose influence is evident in the swamp locations of both Elden Ring and the Dark Souls series. Miyazaki did not participate in Nightreign's development.

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Interestingly, a two-player mode, currently absent from the announced one-player and three-player options, remains under consideration. The developers initially excluded it due to content balancing difficulties. However, From Software is actively exploring the possibility of adding a two-player mode before the game's release.

Elden Ring Nightreign is slated for release on May 30, 2025, for PC and current and next-generation consoles.