Summary
Fans in theElden Ring Nightreigncommunity are warning of a new scam on Steam that deceives victims about a fake playtest. The officialElden Ring Nightreigntest begins on June 28, 2025.
Elden Ringis without a doubt one of themost successful games developer FromSoftware has ever produced, and is certainly its most popular. Now the studio is pivoting to something slightly different in the form ofElden Ring Nightreign, a spin-off ofElden Ringfocused on cooperative multiplayer adventuring in the Lands Between. Players will gather in teams of three or solo to explore and fight enemies in familiar parts of the world, taking on bosses both familiar and new and mastering their weapons and combat styles. They’ll also deal with a survival component of sorts centered aroundElden Ring Nightreign’s day-and-night cycle.
Excitement around the upcomingElden Ring NightreignNetwork Testis so high, in fact, that scammers and hackers are using it as an avenue to snag new victims on Steam. Players on social media and in theElden Ringfan community are warning of hackers sending victims messages via Steam masquerading as invites to fakeNightreignplaytest. The invites include a link to a false Steam page that can compromise a player’s account. In truth, publisher Bandai Namco is managing the registration process for theElden Ring NightreignNetwork Tests entirely through its official website, and has not yet announced a Network Test for the PC version ofNightreign. The tests scheduled to kick off on Februrary 14, 2025 are exclusive to PS5 and Xbox Series X|S registrants.
Fake Elden Ring Nightreign Playtest Steam Invites Can Hack a Player’s Account
In posts on social media, user Nikoheart showed off screenshots of messages in the Steam interface that used officialElden Ring Nightreignbanners and art, but linked to suspicious pages that don’t match the format of Steam’s usual links. Victims of the scam reported that accessing the link caused their accounts to mass-message their friend list with similar links, blocking communication, and even compromising theirSteam Guard two-factor security.
Some who claimed to have been affected by the hack reported that they were able to get access back after contacting Steam support. Other players recalled similar hacking and scamming incidents on Steam centered around excitement about popular games, such as aSteam scam where developers renamed their games toHelldivers 2to trick buyers into thinking they were picking up the popular co-op shooter on sale.
Though the excitement aroundElden Ring Nightreignis almost palpable, the recent rise in scams and hacks latching onto popular or viral games shows how unscrupulous actors can prey on fan enthusiasm. Regardless of how highly anticipated a game is, players should exercise due caution whenever dealing with unsolicited messages online.
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“ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN is a standalone adventure within the ELDEN RING universe, crafted to offer players a new gaming experience by reimagining the game’s core design.Join forces with other players to take on the creeping night and the dangers within featuring 3-player co-op.Take command of uniquely skilled heroes, each possessing their own abilities and distinct flair.While individually formidable, their skills create powerful synergies when they unite as a team.Overcome a relentless environmental threat that sweeps through a land that changes between each game session and defeat the magnificent boss of that night!”
