Dark Souls 2 and 3 servers go offline on all platforms with no return date
FromSoftware blamed an unspecified server issue and gave no restoration time, so summons, invasions and player messages are unavailable for now.
FromSoftware has taken the online servers for Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III offline on every platform. The studio's player support account posted the notice on October 30, 2026 at 1:45 a.m. Pacific, which was 4:45 p.m. in Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Manila. It cited only "a server issue" and gave no date for when online play will return.
What is affected
With the servers down, both games run offline only. That removes the features that define Souls multiplayer: summon signs for co-op, PvP invasions, and the messages and bloodstains other players leave in your world. Single-player progress is not affected, but anyone mid-way through a co-op run or a PvP build will have to wait.
FromSoftware said it would share updates once it knows when the servers can be restored. A Japanese-language notice on the same account, posted earlier, described a fault found in the game servers. Neither post explains what the fault is.
Not the first time
This outage covers consoles too, which makes it broader than the last major shutdown. In January 2022, Bandai Namco pulled the PC servers for the Dark Souls series after a security vulnerability was found in Dark Souls III. Dark Souls III's PC online features did not return until August that year, roughly seven months later.
The timing is awkward for FromSoftware. Its next game, The Duskbloods, is built around multiplayer, and its first network test was cut short over server problems. This week the studio also moved that Switch 2 exclusive into 2027.
Why it matters
Dark Souls III is ten years old and still one of the best-reviewed games on Steam, with a Very Positive rating of 94% from nearly 280,000 reviews. For a series built on asynchronous messages and drop-in co-op, losing the servers strips out a big part of what makes a first playthrough memorable.
What happens next
There is no ETA. Players who want to keep progressing can play offline, while PvP regulars will be watching FromSoftware's player support account for the restoration notice. If the 2022 outage is any guide, a security-related fix can take far longer than a routine maintenance window.
Source: Eurogamer; Inven Global; FromSoftware player support.
