Dark Souls Nightfall Could Be The Sequel We've Been Waiting For

If you’re as tired of waiting for Dark Souls 4 as we are, you might want to turn your attention to Dark Souls: Nightfall. This looks to be an entirely new experience for fans of dying over and over again, so you’ll want to keep it on your radar.

Dark Souls is widely regarded as one of the best video games of all time, and now, 15-years on, its message still hits home for its legion of fans. Although the 2011 FromSoftware title was soon followed by Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III, as well as some other hit IPs such as Bloodborne and Elden Ring, some fans still yearn for the feeling that Dark Souls gave them. Luckily, Dark Souls: Nightfall could achieve just that with the fan-made project acting as an unofficial sequel to the 2011 RPG.

Dark Souls 4 Be Damned, We Want Dark Souls Nightfall

With Dark Souls 4 seemingly being left in the dust, FromSoftware fans are eager for the much-loved RPG series to continue, and that is exactly what will happen thanks to Dark Souls: Nightfall. Created by a dedicated team led by Grimrukh, the project has been in development for quite some time, but thanks to video updates posted over the years, we can get a glimpse of what we can expect with the unofficial sequel.

Set in a modded version of Lordran, this is an ambitious project that promises to continue the story of after the flames faded in Dark Souls. Featuring new bosses and areas, Dark Souls: Nightfall has one main selling point, and that is the changes to weapon stances. For example, using a katana will give you ninja-like abilities when dodging, making every weapon unique.

Back in 2022, a demo for Dark Souls: Nightfall was released. However, when Elden Ring released a month later, development on the fan-made project took a turn for the worse.

The Project Is A Long Way Off, Sadly

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In a YouTube comment shared on the Saucebreaker channel, lead developer Grimrukh posted an update on Dark Souls: Nightfall and assures fans that, despite the delay, the project is still very much in the works.

Nightfall has 1000% been scope-creeped since it started in 2020, and especially since the demo in 2022. The main reasons were (a) the scope was initially quite small because our tools were very limited, which is no longer true, and (b) Elden Ring and its DLC changed what we thought we needed to deliver in Nightfall to impress people and leave a mark beyond being just a “mod of the month”. Notably, the scope hasn’t changed at all since my last big update video a year ago.

Adding, “I can’t blame anyone for interpreting the long stretches of silence as evidence that the mod is dead. I hope you can take our word for it that it is not,” it is clear that the scope of Dark Souls: Nightfall is intense, but one that the team is dedicated to finishing. Unfortunately, this means that a release date is not yet on the cards, but it should most definitely be worth the wait.