Praise the sun: the best multiplayer game of 2025 is getting a major expansion before the end of the year. Elden Ring Nightreign‘s long-awaited expansion is called The Forsaken Hollows and it arrives on December 4. There are new character classes and bosses, including Knight Artorias the Abyss Walker. I couldn’t be more ready.
Revealed during Sony’s PlayStation State of Play Japan showcase on Tuesday, a trailer for The Forsaken Hollows showed off two new Nightfarers. One appeared to be some sort of mace-wielding agility Undertaker class while another is a fencing Scholar class who casts spells from a book. We also got a peek at what seem like some new locations and boss fights, including additional Nightlords and some old ones with remixed environmental effects.
Here’s a look:
The trailer ends with a shot of Knight Artorias, boss from the DLC for the original Dark Souls, in case you were wondering what everyone has been shouting about in the comments on social media and YouTube. The frenzied warrior wields a greatsword and sports tons of aggressive, chaotic attacks. He has a tragic backstory and taught a generation of Souls fans that dodging is king and blocking with shields is for wimps. Wylder players like myself have already been sporting his outfit which is one of the base game’s unlockable costumes.
A description of the DLC on Bandai Namco’s website references a new “unknown threat” facing Limveld and a new shifting earth event called the Great Hollow. It’ll be $15 to buy on PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, and PC. Overall it looks like what fans have been waiting for, although perhaps a bit smaller of a package than some had hoped for. The multiplayer roguelike is one of this year’s bigger surprises, with a satisfying payoff for anyone willing to slog through its initially harsh onboarding phase, especially if they have a consistent group of friends to play with.
I’m already clearing my schedule for when the DLC goes live.
