Trying to play ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN with friends and the search never ends? Bandai Namco’s official matchmaking guide lists a whole checklist: same password, same platform, Multiplayer Mode, same boss, same version and regulation, same out-of-region setting, and only one active Remembrance in the party. Which one was the culprit for your group?
Video: “ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN The Forsaken Hollows | Launch Trailer”, Bandai Namco Entertainment America channel, December 5, 2025. DLC launch trailer, not a troubleshooting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RPnlkBvggM
What FromSoftware and Bandai Namco say (read on November 11, 2026):
- Password matchmaking: the password is case-sensitive, everyone must be on the same platform, in Multiplayer Mode, on the same boss, with the latest version and regulation, and with the same Out-of-region matchmaking setting (Main menu > System > Network Setting).
- Remembrance: if several party members are progressing their Remembrance missions, matchmaking fails; the player doing theirs should start matchmaking first, or the others can deactivate it from the Journal menu.
- Without a password: check you are online, exit matchmaking and try again, then restart the game.
- “OFFLINE” on the title screen: select LOGIN. Everdark Sovereigns are online only.
- Hotfix 1.03.5 (March 31, 2026) fixed multiplayer slowdowns caused by repeating specific actions. Latest notices: PC App Ver. 1.03.3 (July 2, 2026), PS4/PS5 App Ver. 1.03.4 (September 18, 2026), both with Regulation Ver. 1.03.5.
Questions for players:
- What was blocking your group: a password typo or capital letter, a different boss, someone left in Single Player Mode, or an out-of-region setting that didn’t match?
- Did Remembrance missions stop your trio from matching? Who started the search first, or did you deactivate them in the Journal?
- Did you need a platform party (Steam, PlayStation or Xbox) to get together, or did the in-game password work in the end?
- Anyone stuck on “OFFLINE” even after selecting LOGIN? On which platform, and what finally connected you?
- Since Hotfix 1.03.5, have the multiplayer slowdowns gone for your group?
- PC players: did Borderless Window or lowering the graphics preset fix stutter for you?
Please share your platform, App Ver. and Regulation Ver. (lower right of the title screen), region and whether you play with or without a password. Don’t post account details, cheats or links to pirated content.
Guide: FromSoftware and Bandai Namco’s official fixes when ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN won’t launch, runs at low FPS or can’t find a match: https://tricknfix.com/articles/elden-ring-nightreign-wont-launch-low-fps-matchmaking-fails-offline-bandai-namco-official-fixes/
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Source: 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
Source: 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
Source: 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
Image: official ELDEN RING NIGHTREIGN screenshot from Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2622380/ELDEN_RING_NIGHTREIGN/), © Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. / © FromSoftware, Inc.
French version of this discussion: https://tricknfix.com/fr/sujet/elden-ring-nightreign-en-coop-impossible-de-rejoindre-vos-amis-mot-de-passe-meme-boss-remembrance-hors-region-ou-login-qu-est-ce-qui-a-march-06c5be53d4/