Elden Ring Nightreign: The Forsaken Hollows DLC Release Date: Global Time

Nightreign DLC release date aligns with a staggered rollout that gives PC players early entry and consoles a midnight unlock. Update 1.03 supports the transition and prepares systems for the Forsaken Hollows expansion. The schedule places the PC version on December 3 while console regions flip over to December 4. The rollout follows FromSoftware’s usual region-based timing.

The Forsaken Hollows Release Date - Time Zone

Bandai Namco set the Forsaken Hollows launch for December 3 on PC and December 4 on consoles, with automatic downloads tied to 0:00 UTC. Each region receives a defined activation window that reflects its platform.

Steam preloads occur earlier, while consoles adhere strictly to their unlock timers.

What's New in The Forsaken Hollows DLC

Forsaken Hollows adds two new Nightfarers, with Scholar positioned as the expansion’s central support class. His toolkit links enemy damage and distributes healing across allies, while Bagcraft scales consumables through repeated use. Undertaker joins him as the second required class, and both unlock through a Roundtable Hold chain that activates after defeating Tricephalos.

Scholar is all about coordinated fights by rewarding close-range observation and timing, creating pressure points that bridge crowd control and team sustain. His mechanics integrate directly into the DLC’s progression chain and reinforce the event-driven structure that frames Forsaken Hollows.

The expansion also includes the Dreglord and the Balancers, bosses that appear only after completing specific class prerequisites and accessing the chapel behind the Small Jar Merchant. Their encounters lead to the Great Hollows Shifting Earth event, which serves as the DLC’s final sequence once all requirements are met.

Elden Ring Guides

More coverage on class unlocks, boss routes, and Nightreign systems is available on the Elden Ring page, including Duchess, Revenant, outfit customization, main bosses, and broader release details. The expanding guide library traces each update’s systems and outlines how new mechanics intersect with earlier progression paths, helping players track Nightreign’s evolving structure.