Elden Ring Nightreign artist wanted part of the game to feel 'more cozy, more welcoming, more at home,' so naturally she drew on Dark Souls for inspiration

Elden Ring Nightreign Ironeye looking at a castle.

You might not have much time to take in the atmosphere in Elden Ring Nightreign while you're speedrunning between boss fights, but more attention and detail was put into the world design than you might expect for a spin-off game that reuses so many assets from the 2022 hit.

FromSoftware Environmental Artist Saori Mizuno dug into those details in a recent interview with IGN, where she revealed all the considerations that went into creating Limveld, as well as where she and her team drew inspiration from.