If you want to play Elden Ring Nightreign in a duo, the Seamless Co-op mod is already out, dead simple to use, and it won't mess up your vanilla save

A bird man character from Elden Ring reads a book in a library — (Image credit: Tyler C. / FromSoftware)

FromSoftware is apparently reserving the right to add an official two-player mode to Elden Ring Nightreign⁠—right now you can only play solo or in a trio. But Yui, the modder behind the Seamless Co-op series of Souls multiplayer hacks, has already done it again with Elden Ring Nightreign a mere day after launch.

PCG senior editor Wes Fenlon and I hopped in for a round, and it works exactly like you hope it would⁠—it's even slightly more buttoned up than the already-great original Seamless Co-op, won't mess up your game by drawing Easy Anticheat's Eye of Sauron, and even opens up Nightreign for further modding.

Otherwise, though, it runs exactly like the official game⁠—you can even invite friends to group up through Steam still. It also worked perfectly in our run: No hitches, glitches, or connection issues to speak of. It just works. If you don't mind the split progression, have a special Elden someone in mind to play the game with, and can't stand a third wheel tagging along, this is the mod for you.

In FromSoft's defense: It's still clearly finding the balance for Nightreign's solo mode, while Wes and I saw the potential for some lopsided, frustrating gameplay when one player goes down and the other has to revive them in a duo⁠—you no longer have the sturdy tripod of a third player taking aggro. All the same, Yui's work remains, as ever, incredibly impressive, and it'll be interesting to see how Seamless Nightreign develops, especially if FromSoft ever comes up with its own two-player solution.

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Ted has been thinking about PC games and bothering anyone who would listen with his thoughts on them ever since he booted up his sister's copy of Neverwinter Nights on the family computer. He is obsessed with all things CRPG and CRPG-adjacent, but has also covered esports, modding, and rare game collecting. When he's not playing or writing about games, you can find Ted lifting weights on his back porch. You can follow Ted on Bluesky.

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