Eurogamer first reported that FromSoftware has acknowledged persistent matchmaking issues in Elden Ring: Nightreign, despite boasting over 2 million players. The initial solutions proposed by the studio have been less than effective, particularly on PC platforms, and for now, the most viable workaround seems to be joining a full three-person team queue.
In their first tweet about matchmaking, FromSoft advised trying to restart the process if it’s taking too long, but as many people on this Twitter thread will confirm, this doesn’t seem to have made much of a difference. So far, FromSoft’s other suggestion for resolving matchmaking issues has been to alter your NAT connection type on PlayStation.
The NAT type is a setting that can be modified on your computer too; however, I won’t be tinkering with my router due to one game’s problematic matchmaking. It appears this issue is affecting multiple platforms: Users on Twitter have reported it on both Xbox and PS5, while there are discussions about long wait times in the Elden Ring subreddit and Steam forums as well.
I must say, I feel quite relaxed: PCG contributor Nova Smith and I managed to find a player for a two-hour long run last night, despite having to wait for matchmaking. Initially, I was worried that I might have received an EAC shadowban, but it turns out the game is simply in a state of disarray for everyone at the moment.
It appears to be an unusual issue with the server, as indicated by the symptoms. Despite this, I can log in effortlessly and the connections have been steady even during gameplay – something that is not typically seen during a poor performance of a live service launch, characterized by long log-in queues or dropped matches.
Even though the game boasts an impressive player base of around 200,000 to 300,000 online on Steam simultaneously, it seems like finding a match takes eternity. Here’s hoping for a solution soon, but until then, you might want to consider recruiting an extra player or giving Yui’s Seamless Co-op mod for Nightreign a try to unlock the duos mode.
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2025-05-31 22:02