You might wonder if Elden Ring Nightreign took the co-op roguelike route to chase a trend, but for FromSoftware, it was more about making it "concentrated".

FromSoftware does not consider Elden Ring Nightreign to be a live service game. The multiplayer spinoff to 2021's massive hit was announced at The Game Awards last year, surprising fans expecting a single-player follow-up.

While Elden Ring has been widely considered the most accessible FromSoftware game for some time now, another upcoming game may surpass it in the end.

That said, FromSoftware "never really held the stance 'let's absolutely not do anything that other companies are doing'"