Though it should have been a feature day one,Elden Ring: Nightreignis finally getting a duo mode. It’s set to launch on July 30 alongside Patch 1.02, which will also bring other improvements and quality-of-life changes, primarily to the UI.
Duo Expeditions, as FromSoftware calls them, were announced today, July 25, onElden Ring‘s official X account. It’s a feature many players wanted to have in the game since launch but were forced into either solo (unfairly difficult) or trio (high odds of a troll random). Now, you’ll finally be able to fire the game up with just your one friend in life and tackle the Nightlords head-on.
On May 24, 2025, take on Night’s terrors as two kindred souls.Duo Expeditions will be added in patch 1.02 of#ELDENRING#NIGHTREIGN.pic.twitter.com/0JlELoqg0C
What remains to be seen, however, is the difficulty of a duo mode.Nightreignis an unforgiving title and is borderline unplayable solo, despite FromSoftware’s attempts to tone it down a notch. With one player less in your squad, it’s probably going to be at least a little more challenging, since bosses in particular will have fewer people to target and more actively engage you. Outside of that, we’ll need to see just how FromSoftware decided to balance other aspects of the game around two people, and I sincerely hope they did better than with solo mode.
Come what may,Nightreignis finally concluding its party sizes with a solo, duo, and trio mode, allowing one and all to play the game however they see fit. With additional quality-of-life improvements that are coming alongside Duo Expeditions, managing the game’s many characters and inventories will also become much easier, enabling a smoother overall experience—somethingNightreignreally needed.
Duo Expeditions and Patch 1.02 drop on July 30.
What do you think, Destructoid? What other features doesNightreignlack that should be added as soon as possible? Do you even like the game, at least compared to otherSoulstitles? Let me know below.
