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# Dark Souls 2 and 3 Servers Down: What's Offline and When They're Back
- URL: https://www.2ndshift.gg/dark-souls-servers-down/
- Published: 2026-11-01T13:01:45.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-01T13:01:45.000Z
- Description: FromSoftware pulled Dark Souls 2 and 3 servers on all platforms Oct 30. No return date yet. What's broken, what still works, and the PC co-op workaround.
- Author: CJ Davis
- Tags: Gaming

Can't summon, can't invade, and the messages are gone? It's not your connection. **FromSoftware took the Dark Souls 2 and Dark Souls 3 servers offline on all platforms on Friday, October 30**, citing an unspecified "server issue," and as of this writing there's no return date.

## Dark Souls servers down: what we know

- **Games:** Dark Souls II and Dark Souls III.
- **Platforms:** all of them: PC, PlayStation and Xbox. In 2022 only PC went down.
- **When:** a Japanese notice went up at 12:01 AM PT on October 30, followed by the English post at 1:45 AM PT, per Inven Global.
- **Official word:** servers are "temporarily unavailable on all platforms." FromSoftware says it will post updates once it knows the restoration time.
- **Cause:** not disclosed. Some players have linked it to the recent PHP vulnerability that knocked services offline, but FromSoftware hasn't confirmed anything.
- **Return date:** none yet, as of Sunday, November 1.

## What still works, and what doesn't

- **Down:** co-op summoning, PvP invasions, player messages and bloodstains.
- **Still works:** both single-player campaigns, played offline.
- **Not named in the notice:** Elden Ring, Nightreign, Sekiro, Armored Core VI and Dark Souls Remastered. FromSoftware only listed DS2 and DS3.
- **PC workaround:** Yui's Seamless Co-op mod, which arrived for Dark Souls 2 at the end of September, runs on its own servers, so PC players can still team up through it, per PC Gamer.

![Dark Souls II Scholar of the First Sin knight facing a dragon on a castle rampart](https://storage.ghost.io/c/7d/48/7d48e4f5-a536-4f09-bc46-45fa4fa53fba/content/images/2026/11/dark-souls-2-scholar-servers.jpg)

Image: Bandai Namco via Steam

## Why players are nervous

Souls vets remember 2022\. Back then, a remote code execution exploit found in the Dark Souls games pushed FromSoftware to pull the PC servers for months, right around Elden Ring's launch. Dark Souls 3 PC came back first, and full service took most of the year. This time it hits every platform, but only two games, which PC Gamer suggests could mean a smaller problem. That's a guess, not a promise.

## The 2nd Shift take

Dark Souls without messages and phantoms is a different, lonelier game, and these two still have healthy communities a decade later. Pulling the plug fast and on every platform is the right move if something's actually wrong; nobody wants a repeat of 2022's exploit scare. What FromSoftware owes players now is a straight answer on the cause and a timeline. "Temporarily" carried a lot of weight last time. Until it's fixed, PC players have the mod; console players are hollowing out solo.

Need someone to suffer through Lothric with? Find co-op partners in the [2nd Shift Discord](https://discord.gg/SbzeqKvGVA?ref=2ndshift.gg). We'll update this page when the servers come back.

**Keep reading:** [The Duskbloods Delayed to 2027: Release Date and Why](https://www.2ndshift.gg/duskbloods-delayed-2027-release-date/) and [Best Co-Op Games to Play With Friends (2026)](https://www.2ndshift.gg/best-co-op-games-with-friends/).

*Sources:* [*PC Gamer*](https://www.pcgamer.com/games/dark-souls/fromsoftware-temporarily-shuts-down-dark-souls-2-and-3-multiplayer-over-server-issue/?ref=2ndshift.gg)*,* [*GamesRadar+*](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/dark-souls/fromsoftware-has-ominous-news-dark-souls-2-and-dark-souls-3-are-shutting-down-servers-indefinitely-and-i-hope-we-dont-see-a-repeat-of-2022s-massive-outage/?ref=2ndshift.gg)*,* [*Inven Global*](https://www.invenglobal.com/articles/27960/fromsoftware-takes-dark-souls-ii-and-dark-souls-iii-servers-offline-on-all-platforms?ref=2ndshift.gg)*,* [*Cyber Kendra*](https://www.cyberkendra.com/2026/10/dark-souls-2-and-3-servers-down-on-all-platforms.html?ref=2ndshift.gg)*.*