ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN won’t launch, runs at low FPS or can’t find a match? FromSoftware and Bandai Namco’s official fixes for PC, PS5 and Xbox
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN stuck in OFFLINE, not launching on PC, dropping frames or failing to match with friends? The official steps from FromSoftware and Bandai Namco: latest versions, LOGIN, Steam file check, Borderless Window, passwords and Remembrance.
ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN won’t start on your PC, shows “OFFLINE” on the title screen, drops frames or never puts you in a match with your friends? FromSoftware and Bandai Namco have published official troubleshooting notes, update notices and a matchmaking guide. Here are their steps, in a sensible order, as read on November 11, 2026. TricknFix did not test these steps itself: they are the publisher’s instructions, not a guarantee.
1. Check your version first (title screen, lower right corner)
• The version is shown in the lower right corner of the title screen. Online play requires the latest update and regulation file.
• PC (Steam): the latest update notice we found, dated July 2, 2026 on the official Japanese site, gives App Ver. 1.03.3 and Regulation Ver. 1.03.5. It updates “some software included in the PC version”; after the download, restart the game to apply it.
• PS4 and PS5: the update of September 18, 2026 (official Japanese site) gives App Ver. 1.03.4 and Regulation Ver. 1.03.5 and strengthens network security.
• Xbox: the most recent notice covering Xbox that we read is Hotfix 1.03.5 of March 31, 2026 (App Ver. 1.03.2, Regulation Ver. 1.03.5). If your Regulation Ver. is not 1.03.5, Bandai Namco says to select LOGIN and apply the latest regulation.
2. “OFFLINE” on the title screen, or online content missing
• On PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S, the regulation file is downloaded by connecting to the game server from the title screen.
• If “OFFLINE” appears in the lower right corner of the title screen, select LOGIN from the title menu.
• Everdark Sovereigns (the stronger, limited-time versions of the Nightlords) are available in online mode only. Bandai Namco says to select LOGIN if you launched offline; you can still play solo in online mode.
3. PC: the game won’t launch
• In Steam: Library > right-click ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN > Properties > Installed Files > Verify integrity of game files. Bandai Namco says this can sometimes fix launch problems.
• Check the Steam requirements. Minimum: 64-bit Windows 10, Intel Core i5-10600 or AMD Ryzen 5 5500, 12 GB of RAM, GeForce GTX 1060 3GB or Radeon RX 580 4GB, DirectX 12, 30 GB of storage. Recommended: Windows 11, Intel Core i5-11500 or AMD Ryzen 5 5600, 16 GB of RAM, GeForce GTX 1070 8GB or Radeon RX Vega 56 8GB.
4. PC: low frame rate or stutter
• FromSoftware’s official PC troubleshooting note (Japanese site) says stutter can sometimes be fixed by setting the screen mode to Borderless Window in the graphics settings of the System menu.
• For big frame rate drops, lower the graphics quality from the default High to Medium or Low, lower the screen resolution, and install the latest graphics driver.
• At launch (May 2025), Bandai Namco said it was investigating frame rate drops on some PCs with the latest graphics cards. We found no later official note saying whether this was fully resolved.
5. PC: the game starts in the wrong language
• FromSoftware’s Japanese note says that on some PCs the default language becomes English. Its fix: Steam Library > right-click the game > Properties > General > change the language. The note was written for Japanese; French is listed among the supported languages on Steam.
6. Matchmaking without a password doesn’t work
• Check that the game is connected to the online server, exit matchmaking and start it again.
• Still no match? Restart the game.
7. Matchmaking with a password (playing with friends)
• Everyone must use exactly the same password: passwords are case-sensitive.
• Everyone must be on the same platform.
• In the Roundtable Hold’s Expeditions menu, the expedition method must be Multiplayer Mode, not Single Player Mode.
• All teammates must select the same boss.
• All members must have the latest version and regulation (lower right corner of the title screen).
• All members must use the same matchmaking setting: Main menu > System > Network Setting > Out-of-region matchmaking.
• If it still fails, Bandai Namco suggests using the platform’s own party features (Steam, PlayStation or Xbox).
8. Remembrance missions block matchmaking
• If several party members are progressing their Remembrance missions, matchmaking fails: only one player at a time can pursue personal goals on Limveld.
• The player doing their Remembrance should start matchmaking first. Remembrance missions can be deactivated from the Journal menu in the Roundtable Hold.
9. Multiplayer slowing down for everyone
• Hotfix 1.03.5 (March 31, 2026) fixed a bug where repeatedly using specific actions during a multiplayer Expedition degraded performance for all players. If you still see this, first check that your Regulation Ver. is 1.03.5.
What is not known
• FromSoftware and Bandai Namco do not publish a list of PCs or graphics cards affected by frame rate drops, and we found no official note confirming the May 2025 investigation was closed.
• The PC troubleshooting note with the Borderless Window tip is only on the official Japanese site; we found no English version.
• If none of this works, contact Bandai Namco customer support for your region with your platform and version numbers.
More PC game fixes on Windows 11: #windows-11 (https://tricknfix.com/tags/windows-11/).
Sources
• Bandai Namco Europe, “ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN – Patch Notes Version 1.01” (PC troubleshooting section), May 29, 2025, read November 11, 2026 (https://en.bandainamcoent.eu/elden-ring/news/elden-ring-nightreign-patch-notes-version-101).
• ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN official site (FromSoftware, Japanese), “PC版のトラブルシューティング” (PC troubleshooting), May 30, 2025, read November 11, 2026 (https://nightreign.eldenring.jp/article/250530_2.html).
• Bandai Namco Entertainment America, “ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN - Matchmaking and Remembrance”, May 30, 2025, read November 11, 2026 (https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/elden-ring-nightreign-matchmaking-and-remembrance-information).
• Bandai Namco Entertainment America, “ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN – Hotfix 1.03.5”, March 31, 2026, read November 11, 2026 (https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/elden-ring-nightreign-hotfix-1-03-5).
• ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN official site (Japanese), PC update notice App Ver. 1.03.3, July 2, 2026, read November 11, 2026 (https://nightreign.eldenring.jp/article/260702_1.html).
• ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN official site (Japanese), PS4/PS5 update notice App Ver. 1.03.4, September 18, 2026, read November 11, 2026 (https://nightreign.eldenring.jp/article/260918_1.html).
• Bandai Namco Entertainment America, “The Everdark Sovereigns have emerged in ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN”, June 19, 2025, read November 11, 2026 (https://www.bandainamcoent.com/news/elden-ring-nightreign-the-everdark-sovereigns-have-emerged).
• Steam store page, ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN system requirements, read November 11, 2026 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2622380/ELDEN_RING_NIGHTREIGN/).
• Video “ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN | Official Launch Trailer”, Bandai Namco Entertainment America channel, May 27, 2025 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWrXpJQBJF0).
• Image: official ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN screenshot on Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2622380/ELDEN_RING_NIGHTREIGN/), © Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. / © FromSoftware, Inc..
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