Elden Ring Nightreign director says they are considering a two-player option
Fingers crossed that this eventually gets added.
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Elden Ring Nightreign will not have a two-player-only option, but there’s hope as the game’s director said that the team is considering adding one.
When Nightreign was announced, it took many fans by surprise. While the game being a primarily multiplayer experience, many were excited by how the game would play. Soon though, some Elden Ring players expressed their frustration at the fact that the game will only be playable with three players or solo, meaning there won’t be an option to experience Nightrein’s gameplay as a two-player team. The main reason for many is that it’s tough to gather two other players to complete a team as coordinating with only one other friend is much easier.
Some players even feared that there would be no way to queue up as a party of two. To clarify this, we asked the game’s director Junya Ishizaki during a media roundtable interview about the option for two players.
“In terms of a dual queue system, there is one in place, said Ishizaki. “You can play with, for example, your friend and another random person throughout the entire game. So there’s definitely no issue there.”
So, this means even if you’re only playing with a friend, you can still play Nightreign, though there will be a random player who will complete the three-person team. This should be good news for players who still want to play with a friend but don’t have another one available for a Nightreign session.
While there is a dual queue option, Nightreign will not be playable with two players at launch. This is likely due to balancing issues as it would take some time to tweak the difficulty to make the experience better for two players.
Still, there is hope that FromSoftware reconsiders this and adds a two-player mode in the future. To be exact, Ishizaki said:
“Regarding having just two players, not three players or solo, it is something we are considering, but it is currently not in the game at the moment.”
Elden Ring Nightreign will be released on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC on May 30, 2025.