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Elden Ring Nightreign player count surges to more than 300,000 players in just 60 minutes, eclipsing the entire Dark Souls trilogy combined

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Elden Ring Nightreign
Genres · hack_and_slash, rpg
Release · May 30, 2025
Developer · FromSoftware
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741 articles 141 writers 11 reviews
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Dark Souls
Active · 2011–2018
Latest · Dark Souls III
Top genres · adventure, rpg
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