As a long-time Souls and Elden Ring fan, surprisingly Nightreign's launch almost passed me by yesterday. I already knew despite my affinity with the franchise, that the pace of this game was probably not going to be for me. However, the player numbers are making me pause for thought, as Elden Ring Nightreign crashed into the top of the Steam charts with a peak of over 300,000 concurrent player within a mere hour of launch.
This cements it as one of the biggest PC game launches of 2025, trailing only behind Schedule 1 and Monster Hunter Wilds. This doesn't take into account the vast numbers of players who will be playing the title on Xbox and PlayStation consoles.
Despite mixed reviews and some notable criticisms, the numbers don't lie, and clearly there's always going to be rabid hunger for any new entry in the Souls lineage.
