2025-06-20
Elden Ring Nightreign Is Getting An Official Hardcover Strategy Guide
Elden Ring Nightreign is getting an official strategy guide on September 30, and preorders are live now for $45 at Amazon. Preorders for Elden Ring Nightreign's Official Companion Guide opened shortly after Amazon restocked the hard-to-find Books of Knowledge guidebooks for Elden Ring. Books Books of Knowledge Volume 1: The Lands Between and Volume 2: Shards of the Shattering had been sold out nearly all of this year and throughout 2024. This is the first restock we've seen since last December, and both books sold out quickly then.The first two volumes are available for $50 each, which is a bargain compared to many reseller listings over the past 1.5 years. Volume 3: Shadow of the Erdtree rounds out the collection and is available for $45 at Amazon.Guidebooks published by Future Press tend to remain out of stock for many months after selling out, and there's no guarantee they will return at all. For instance, the Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium has been sold out for over a year, and the Sekiro guide disappeared years ago. But at least Future Press also reprinted the Armored Core VI Pilot's Manual, which had also been unavailable for more than six months. Last year's Bloodborne Complete Guide is also in stock at Amazon.Elden Ring's Official Hardcover Strategy Guides:Elden Ring Nightreign: Official Companion Guide -- $45 | Releases September 30Elden Ring: The Lands Between - Books of Knowledge Volume 1 -- $50Elden Ring: Shards of the Shattering - Books of Knowledge Volume 2 -- $50Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - Books of Knowledge Volume 3 -- $45See From Software Guides at AmazonElden Ring's trio of official strategy guides aren't the only official books fans can read after setting down the controller. We've rounded up more Elden Ring and From Software books below.Elden Ring: The Road to the Erdtree MangaElden Ring: The Road to ErdtreeElden Ring also has an official manga called The Road to the Erdtree. If you are looking to read a grim and serious manga set in The Lands Between, this is not that. The Road to Erdtree is a comedy, and the writing is genuinely quite good. It's definitely worth checking out if you love Elden Ring. You don't need to have completed the game to enjoy the manga, though like most adaptations, prior knowledge would probably enhance the experience.Volume 1 -- $11.70 ($13)Volume 2 -- $11.70 ($13)Volume 3 -- $10.30 ($13)Volume 4 -- $10.30 ($13)Volume 5 -- $10.30 ($13)Volume 6 -- $13 | Releases July 22Volume 7 -- $13 | Releases October 28From Software Games - Official Strategy GuidesBloodborne Complete Guide Anniversary Edition, Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium Anniversary EditionFuture Press was busy last year with books focused on From Software games. To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the publisher has reissued new editions of two of its most popular gaming books: the aforementioned Bloodborne Complete Guide and Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium. Published in April 2024, the Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium is a 480-page deep dive into all three Dark Souls games. Like Future's Elden Ring guides, these Bloodborne and Dark Souls books were written and designed in collaboration with From Software. Unfortunately, only the Bloodborne book is available to purchase for a reasonable price.As mentioned, Future Press also recently reprinted the sold-out Armored Core VI Pilot's Manual, which you can grab for $45 at Amazon. Here's a full list of modern From Software game strategy guides published by Future Press:Armored Core 6 Pilot's Manual (Hardcover) -- $45Bloodborne Complete Guide Anniversary Edition (Hardcover) -- $51 ($60)Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium Anniversary Edition (Hardcover) -- Sold outElden Ring Nightreign: Official Companion Guide -- $45 | Releases September 30Elden Ring: The Lands Between - Books of Knowledge Volume 1 -- $50Elden Ring: Shards of the Shattering - Books of Knowledge Volume 2 -- $50Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree - Books of Knowledge Volume 3 -- $45Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Official Game Guide (Hardcover) -- Sold outThere are many unofficial strategy guides and lore books created by fans listed on Amazon. But the only official From Software strategy guides still in print are the ones published by Future Press: Bloodborne Complete Guide, Dark Souls Trilogy Compendium, the Elden Ring strategy guides, and Armored Core 6's Pilot's Manual--which had been sold out since last holiday season.Official From Software art books have been published by Udon Entertainment for Elden Ring, Bloodborne, and Dark Souls. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice also has an official art book, but it was published by Yen Press.From Software Games - Official Art BooksBloodborne Official Artworks (Paperback) -- $32 ($45)Dark Souls: Design Works (Hardcover) -- $30 ($40)Dark Souls II: Design Works (Hardcover) -- Sold outDark Souls III: Design Works (Hardcover) -- Sold outElden Ring: Official Art Book Volume I (Hardcover) -- Sold outElden Ring: Official Art Book Volume II (Hardcover) --$42.73 ($60)Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Official Artworks (Paperback) -- $36.44 ($50)The trio of Dark Souls Design Works books were translated and published in English by Udon Entertainment. The first book is still available directly from Amazon, but unfortunately the second and third books are pricey from resellers. If you mainly care about the artwork, not the accompanying text, the original Japanese editions published by Kadokawa are available at Amazon, including Dark Souls III: Design Works for substantially less than the English edition. So far, Armored Core 6's art book has only been published in Japanese by Kadokawa.Dark Souls: Design Works (Japanese Edition) -- $33Dark Souls II: Design Works (Japanese Edition) -- $43.74Dark Souls III: Design Works (Japanese Edition) -- $43Armored Core VI: Official Art Works (Japanese Edition) -- $46 ($50)Future Press recently published a massive, nearly 700-page strategy guide for Metaphor: ReFantazio. Fans of Atlus JRPGs can pick up this collector's item for $45 (was $55) at Amazon.
