Elden Ring Nightreign’s first network test — ongoing at the time of this article’s publication — is suffering from significant server issues that have prevented many from playing. IGN staff with access to the test reported server problems so extreme they were unable to access the game for the test’s first hour.

Fromsoftware has apologized for Elden Ring Nightreign's first disastrous network test, and claims the studio is considering another as a result.