The night looms, as Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have confirmed the global release times for Elden Ring Nightreign.
The official release date for Elden Ring Nightreign is May 30 at midnight EDT, for PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Series X|S. As per usual, though, some timezone differences mean that certain regions will be able to log on and play a bit earlier. West coast players in the Pacific time zone, for example, can boot up Elden Ring Nightreign at 9pm on May 29.
Platforms also differ, too. Per Bandai Namco’s post, PC players will be able to hop in slightly ahead of everyone else in most regions. For the U.S. East Coast, PC players can start at 6pm on May 29 while console owners are stuck waiting until midnight.
Bandai Namco said pre-load is available 48 hours prior to launch time on PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam. In IGN’s interview with Elden Ring Nightreign director Junya Ishizaki, the Nightreign lead discussed the choice to lean on solos and trios as the core experience options. When asked why there’s no option for a pair of players to drop in together without a matchmade third player, Ishizaki said it was overlooked.
“The simple answer is that this is simply something that was overlooked during development as just a two-player option, so we’re very sorry about that,” said Ishizaki. “As we said before, we set out to make this a multiplayer co-op game for three players, balanced for three players, so that was the main focus and it’s at the core of Nightreign.
“Of course, I myself as a player understand that and often want times where I’m just playing myself, so this is something that we considered from the start,” Ishizaki continued. “And so we did put a lot of effort into creating this experience that was playable for solo players in as much as the rules and new systems allowed. So in putting all our efforts into that aspect, we kind of overlooked and neglected the duos aspect, but this is something that we are looking at and considering for post-launch support as well.”
So if you’re playing with just your favorite duos partner, be ready to accept a random third into your lives. Who knows? You might match up with someone pretty good at the game.
Elden Ring Nightreign global release times:
Thursday, May 29, 2025
PDT:
CDT:
COT:
Friday, May 30, 2025
EST:
- Console: 12am
- PC: 6pm (prior day)
BRT:
- Console: 1am
- PC: 7pm (prior day)
BST:
- Console: 12am
- PC: 11pm (prior day)
CEST:
EEST:
SAST:
MSK:
ADT:
- Console: 12am
- PC: 6pm (prior day)
GST:
SGT:
UTC+7:
- Console: 12am
- PC: 6pm (prior day)
UTC+8:
- Console: 12am
- PC: 6pm (prior day)
KST:
- Console: 12am
- PC: 6pm (prior day)
JST:
AEST:
NZST:
Eric is a freelance writer for IGN.
