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Elden Ring: Nightreign DLC Sees Surge of Negative Steam Reviews Thanks to Its Baffling New Map Full of Bottomless Pits

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Elden Ring Nightreign
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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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Active · 2009
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