Three months after Elden Ring: Nightreign received its paid Forsaken Hollows DLC, the game's community is growing restless. The expansion added two new Nightfarers, a new map, two new end bosses, and a bundle of other bosses, enemies, and events. Yet since then, FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have offered little in the way of news, updates, or even a hint about what comes next. For a game built around long-term cooperative play, the silence has become deafening.
On Reddit, multiple popular posts this week have expressed frustration. One user, u/Chance_Drive_5906, wrote that it has now been three months since the DLC came out, calling it the last piece of content for Nightreign. The user added that the last patch arrived almost two months ago and doubted whether further balance updates would appear. The comments below were filled with players asking for anything: a cheap DLC pack with a new Nightfarer, new weapons, a boss, or just a sign that more is on the way.
The most requested addition, however, is Everdark Heolstor. Heolstor is the alternative name for the Nightlord, the effective final boss of Nightreign. Players can battle him normally, but there is no Everdark variant. Everdark variants are super-powered versions of existing bosses. They become available to challenge three at a time and rotate in and out every few weeks. For example, today is the last day for Gnoster, Caligo, and Libra's Everdark forms. Tomorrow, three different bosses' Everdark forms will be available. Everdark bosses give more powerful rewards than regular bosses, but they are much harder to beat. They have additional phases and far more punishing attacks.
Currently, only Heolstor and the Dreglord, the final boss of the Forsaken Hollows DLC, are missing Everdark forms. That absence has led fans to speculate that both will eventually be added. One fan felt so strongly about Everdark Heolstor that they took their request to an AEW show. The dedication underscores how much the Nightreign community wants a new challenge, especially one tied to the game's central antagonist.
| Missing Everdark Boss | Status |
|---|---|
| Heolstor (Nightlord) | No Everdark variant |
| Dreglord (Forsaken Hollows final boss) | No Everdark variant |
Beyond Everdark Heolstor, most fans are simply hoping for a crumb of confirmation that more Nightreign content is coming. The game is unusual among AAA titles. It is clearly intended to be played as an ongoing cooperative experience, but it is also a premium-priced game. It does not receive weekly or monthly updates designed to keep free-to-play players spending on microtransactions. That approach is almost certainly healthier for everyone, but it also means that at a certain point, the adventuring starts to feel repetitive. Even the Deep of Night addition, which offers an endless mode of increasing difficulty and more powerful rewards, cannot completely erase that repetition.
Elden Ring: Nightreign's most recent update was on January 15, but it was only a balance patch. At the end of those patch notes, Bandai Namco concluded with the line, 'Further updates will be distributed in the future for you to continue to enjoy ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN more comfortably.' Some fans are so hungry for more Nightreign that they are clinging to that line as a sign there is more to come. Others suspect it is nothing more than a promise to keep patching as needed.
Will there eventually be another content update for Nightreign? Truly, no one knows but FromSoftware and Bandai Namco. Nightreign is certainly a game that could take continued updates in the form of new Nightfarers, new bosses, and new maps. But given how weird an experiment Nightreign was to begin with, it would not be shocking for FromSoftware to move on and focus its energies on its next multiplayer project, Duskbloods.
For now, players are left to speculate. Some would settle for more outfits to spend their Murk on. One common request is a Ranni outfit for the Recluse. Others want a new weapon type, a fresh event, or a reason to return to Limveld. The lack of communication has made the wait feel longer than it is. In a live-service-adjacent game, silence can be as damaging as a bad patch.
As of early 2026, the conversation around Nightreign remains a mix of hope and frustration. The Forsaken Hollows DLC proved that FromSoftware can still surprise its audience. But without a roadmap, a teaser, or even a cryptic social media post, the community has little to hold onto. Whether the next update brings Everdark Heolstor, a new Nightfarer, or simply another balance pass, fans are ready. They just want to know that Nightreign has not been abandoned. For a game about facing the night together, that uncertainty may be the hardest boss of all. 🌙⚔️
Recent trends are highlighted by PEGI, and they’re a useful reminder that when fans debate whether Nightreign will get another expansion (like an Everdark Heolstor or new Nightfarers), any substantial DLC release typically comes with clear storefront and ratings metadata that signals what kind of new content is being added. Keeping an eye on official classification updates can sometimes provide earlier, more concrete hints than social media silence—especially for premium games where big content drops tend to be formally documented.