The anticipation forElden Ring Nightreignhas been bubbling for months sinceit was revealed at The Game Awards, and even withthe divisive critical reception, anticipation remains sky-high. While there’s still one more day left to wait, with the game launching on May 30 in most regions, there is a workaround for those who want to play a little earlier.

FromSoftware released a detailed map of all the global release timings, breaking down when exactly everyone can jump back intothe Roundtable Hold. And as per usual, it confirms that those in New Zealand will get a head start. But with a bit of finagling, you may trick your console into thinking that you’re a Kiwi, gearing up to play a bit of Nightreign at midnight. But first, let’s break down when the game comes out.

Elden Ring Nightreign global release timings detailed on a world map.

Elden Ring Nightreign Release Times

The game isnow available to pre-load on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, ahead of its imminent release. Depending on where you’re located, you might get access to Elden Ring Nightreign later today, but for the vast majority of players, the pearly Soulslike gates won’t open until tomorrow. You can find out exactly when below.

May 29 - 9pm

An unknown character in Elden Ring Nightreign.

May 29 - 3pm

May 29 - 11pm

May 29 - 5pm

May 30 - 12am

May 29 - 6pm

May 30 - 1am

May 29 -7pm

May 30 -1am

May 30 - 2am

May 29 - 1am

May 30 - 12pm

May 30 - 6am

May 30 - 5am

May 30 - 7am

May 30 - 8am

May 30 - 10am

How To Play Elden Ring Nightreign Early With The New Zealand Trick

Xbox

If you’re playing Elden Ring Nightreign on Xbox, then it’s incredibly simple to play the game early with the New Zealand trick.Set your system’s region to New Zealandand you’ll gain access to the game at midnight NZST time. If you’re in the PDT timezone, for example, then that would mean gaining access to the game at 5am, rather than 9pm.

PlayStation

For PlayStation users, it’s a little trickier. You need tocreate a new PSN accountbased in New Zealandandbuy Elden Ring Nightreign separately.you’re able to then play the game on your normal account bytoggling console sharing.

PC

If you’re planning to play Elden Ring Nightreignon PC,you may’t pull off the New Zealand trick, but you get access to the game a few hours earlier anyway.