Elden Ring: Nightreign caught everyone off guard when it dropped last spring: a three player co-op survival spin-off blending Soulsborne brutality with roguelite boss rushes and quick session structure. Players cycle through three in-game days, scavenging Limveld for Nightreign relics, powering up Nightfarers, and surviving Nightlord assaults think Dark Souls bosses in bite-sized, squad-focused mayhem. It shipped 500,000 units worldwide in under two months, with the Forsaken Hollows DLC keeping the momentum alive. Now, just as fans crave more, Japan's premier TTRPG powerhouse Group SNE has stepped up to adapt it into a tabletop RPG, announced for a spring 2026 release.
Group SNE isn't new to this rodeo. They're the studio behind Sword World RPG, Japan's juggernaut that eclipsed Dungeons & Dragons in domestic sales during the '90s and 2000s and boasting over 5 million copies sold across editions and spin-offs. They localized FromSoftware's Dark Souls TTRPG (a separate beast from Steamforged's ill-fated $5.4M Kickstarter), capturing that punishing dice-rolling tension in a book that flew off shelves. Add their foundational work on Record of Lodoss War the high-fantasy epic that spawned novels, anime, and manga with millions in sales and you've got a team fluent in translating video game grit to pen-and-paper peril.
Details on the Elden Ring Nightreign TTRPG remain sparse beyond the spring 2026 window, but a preview graces the January 29th issue of GM Warlock magazine (issue 20), offering Japanese readers a first look at mechanics, character sheets, and how Nightreign's 72-hour survival loops might play out with dice. Expect Nightfarer creation with relic builds, Nightlord stat blocks, and roguelite replayability baked into random tables and perhaps modular expeditions mirroring Limveld's biomes. Famitsu and Gamespark confirm Group SNE's involvement, teasing detailed rules for cooperative play that echo Nightreign's squad synergy.
Here's a peek at the magazine preview cover and promo visuals blending Nightreign's shadowy aesthetics with TRPG flair:
The big question that we have is: English release? Group SNE's Dark Souls TTRPG never crossed the Pacific officially, but Elden Ring's global fever (Nightreign included) changes the math. With Bandai Namco publishing and FromSoftware's tabletop flirtations (official Elden Ring RPG rumors swirled pre-Nightreign), a Western edition via Cubicle 7 or Paizo feels plausible especially post-Baldur's Gate 3's D&D boom.
Nightreign's compact co-op shines for TTRPG adaptation: short sessions suit one-shots, relic synergies beg for character builds, and Nightlords demand tactical prep. Group SNE could nail that one more try roguelite loop with fate points or reroll mechanics. If the preview wows, spring 2026 could deliver a Soulsborne tabletop hit that finally challenges D&D's throne beyond Japan.
Grab GM Warlock #20 if you read Japanese as it's our earliest glimpse. And stay tuned to Gamefragger.com for more updates as we get them.