With the release of Elden Ring Nightreign‘s first major expansion, The Forsaken Hollows, just around the corner, fans around the world are likely asking themselves just one question: what time exactly can we play it? Like all this FromSoftware, players are waiting on the edges of their seats to see how this DLC expands the ever-changing world of Nightreign, and luckily for them, they won’t have to wait too much longer. As the December 4th, 2025 release date fast approaches, FromSoftware has officially released a helpful infographic that reveals all global release times for The Forsaken Hollows, along with how to unlock and start the new Nightreign DLC.
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Elden Ring NIghtreign: The Forsaken Hollows Official Release Times
The Forsaken Hollows Global Release Times:
Like most modern games, The Forsaken Hollows will follow a rolling release schedule, and when you can expect to play it will largely depend on where you are located in the world. Your platform of choice will also play a significant role, as PC players will get the first crack at the expansion in several markets.
Overall, players on the west coast of the USA and western Canada start things off late on December 3rd, 2025, with the schedule then hitting the official December 4th release time on the east coast of the US. Below, we’ll list the official time zones provided by FromSoftware, and the major cities and countries contained within.
The Forsaken Hollows North American Release Times:
- PST (Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver) – Console: 9:00 PM December 3rd, 2025 PC: 3:00 PM December 3rd, 2025
- CST (Chicago, Ontario, Mexico City) – Console: 11:00 PM December 3rd, 2025 PC: 3:00 PM December 3rd, 2025
- EST (New York, Toronto) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 6:00 PM December 3rd, 2025
The Forsaken Hollows Worldwide Release Times:
- COT (Columbia) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 6:00 PM December 3rd, 2025
- BRT (Brazil) – Console: 2:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 8:00 PM December 3rd, 2025
- GMT (UK) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 11:00 PM December 3rd, 2025
- CET (Central Europe – Italy, Germany, France) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- EET (Eastern Europe – Greece, Finland) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 1:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- SAST (Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 1:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- MSK (Western Russia, Belarus) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 2:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- AST (Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Qatar) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 2:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- GST (Oman, UAE) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 3:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- UTC +8 (China, Hong Kong, Taiwan) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 7:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- UTC +7 (Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 6:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- SGT (Singapore) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 7:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- KST (South Korea) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 8:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- JST (Japan) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 8:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- AEDT (Eastern Australia) – Console: 12:00 AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 10:00 AM December 4th, 2025
- NZDT (New Zealand) – Console: 12:00AM December 4th, 2025 PC: 12:00 PM December 4th, 2025
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How to Unlock & Start The Forsaken Hollows DLC in Elden Ring Nightreign
Elden Ring NIghtreign is essentially built upon a roguelike mechanic that, for the most part, wipes the slate clean after each expedition. Every permanent unlock in the game must be earned while on these expeditions, and the content featured in The Forsaken Hollows is no different. With that in mind, we’ll provide you with all the known information on how to unlock all available content in The Forsaken Hollows DLC for Elden Ring Nightreign.
How to Unlock the New Nightfarer Characters:
To unlock the new Nightfarers – the Scholar and Undertaker – you’ll first need to complete the Tricephalos Expedition. We recommend using Holy Weapons for this run, as well as its final boss, Gladius.
Once you’ve completed the Tricephalos Expedition, return to the Roundtable Hold and speak with the Iron Menial, who will reveal a message from the Small Jar Merchant. This is all the information FromSoftware has revealed as yet, so if there are any further steps required to unlock these new characters in The Forsaken Hollows, we’ll have to add them as soon as they are available.
How to Unlock New Bosses & Shifting Earth Event:
The Forsaken Hollows features two new major bosses, and players who have spent any time with the base game will likely suspect that locating them will require several steps. And in this case, they would not be wrong. To unlock what they are calling “Balancers,” you’ll need to meet the following conditions:
- Defeat at least two main game bosses, which must include the Tricephalos boss.
- You must unlock both new Nightfarers, the Scholar and the Undertaker.
- Once you’ve met these conditions, head to the Small Jar Merchant and a new chapel should open behind them.
- You should now be able to take on the new Shifting Earth event, “The Great Hollows,” as well as the “Balancers” boss expedition.
Once The Forsaken Hollows has been released, and we have taken on the new content ourselves, we will provide more details for context and clarification. For now, these instructions should be considered a work in progress.
