Elden Ring Nightreign Network Test Offers An Early Opportunity To Return To The Lands Between

From Software made a major splash at The Game Awards with Elden Right Nightreign, a standalone co-op survival game in the Elden Ring universe set to launch in 2025. Eager Tarnished looking to take on this new challenge won’t have to wait long, however, as Bandai Namco and From Software have announced a network test for soon after the new year rings in.

The network test is slated for February 2025, though exact dates and times have not been announced. Interested players can sign up for the test and the platform of their choice–PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X|S–beginning January 10.

The test “is a preliminary verification test” where players will be provided a “portion” of the game, according to the Nightreign website. The number of players that will be chosen has not been disclosed, though the website also mentioned “large-scale network load tests.”

Elden Ring Nightring is a departure from the original game and its expansion, Shadow Of The Erdtree, as it focuses on co-op and speed rather than a single-player experience. Players will slowly level up by defeating enemies and finding gear, before taking on a major foe together at the end of each challenge.

The new Elden Ring was one of many surprises unveiled during The Game Awards last night. Other big reveals include multiple returning franchises–with Okami, Virtua Fighter, Onimusha, and Ninja Gaiden among them–as well as Project Robot, the next adventure from Ico creator Fumito Ueda and his team at genDesign.

Elden Ring Nightreign will launch in 2025 for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC.