Dark Souls 2 and 3 Servers Offline: What FromSoftware Said

By GameDrop Staff · Nov 02, 2026 · Updates · 2 min read

Dark Souls 3 key art, whose online servers FromSoftware has taken offline temporarily — Image: Bandai Namco / FromSoftware via GamingBolt

FromSoftware Player Support announced on October 30, 2026 that the online servers for Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III are "temporarily unavailable on all platforms" because of a server issue. As of the latest reports on November 1, no restoration time has been given.

Quick summary

Affected games: Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III, on every platform.
Cause given: an unspecified "server issue".
Restoration time: not announced; FromSoftware says it will update players once it has information.
Elden Ring is not affected, per GamingBolt's report.

What exactly did FromSoftware say?

The studio's player support account posted that, due to a server issue, game servers for the two titles would be temporarily unavailable on all platforms. It promised updates "regarding the server restoration time" and apologised for the inconvenience. That is the whole statement: no cause beyond "server issue" and no timeline.

What stops working while the servers are down?

Both games rely on the servers for their online features, which is why co-op is the headline casualty. GamingBolt notes that anyone enjoying co-op in either game will have to postpone those playthroughs. Single-player campaigns do not depend on summoning other players, so offline play is the practical workaround while you wait.

Is this the end of the servers?

Nothing in the announcement says so. The word used is "temporarily", and FromSoftware has said it will share restoration news. GamingBolt points out that players remember an earlier shutdown of Dark Souls servers that left people unsure whether they would ever return, so some fans are understandably nervous. Treat shutdown talk as speculation until the studio says otherwise.

Does this affect Elden Ring or Nightreign?

According to GamingBolt, Elden Ring has not been hit by the outage. Its report does not list Elden Ring Nightreign among the affected games either, and the support post names only Dark Souls II and III.

What can Dark Souls fans do right now?

Play offline: the single-player games still work without online features.
Follow @fromsoftware_sp, the official support account, for the restoration notice.
Do not reinstall or reset your game; a server-side issue is not fixed on your device.
Try another FromSoftware co-op game such as Elden Ring in the meantime.

The outage lands as FromSoftware fans are also waiting on The Duskbloods, which was delayed into 2027; read our Duskbloods delay breakdown. For free games to fill the gap, see GameDrop deals, and track upcoming launches on the launch calendar.