ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN

ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN

Steam Deck Playable

FromSoftware, Inc. · Souls-like · May 29, 2025

Yes, worth buying.

At $39.99. It has been as low as $29.99.

82%
Very Positive
189k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 95 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 91 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Co-op: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 35 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Performance: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 189k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
34% of themes are praise33% are divided33% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
I just wish there were more playable characters because after a while you start wanting a bit more variety in builds and playstyles and some characters are really bland cough cough guardian and wylder
95 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
It provides great replayability, and I genuinely enjoy my time playing this game.
91 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
☑️ Perfect Price ($40 for extensive co-op roguelite Souls experience)
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack cannot be ignored.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters95 reviews
Gameplay91 reviews
Co-op37 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat85 reviews
74%
Multiplayer42 reviews
69%
Monetization15 reviews
53%
Optimization13 reviews
46%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty35 reviews
54%
Crashes26 reviews
38%
Performance21 reviews
43%
Servers and matchmaking20 reviews
45%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $39.99. The lowest we've tracked is $29.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $39.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
82%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
37
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.