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.

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".

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