{"id":199283,"date":"2022-08-26T10:24:39","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T08:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=199283"},"modified":"2025-07-01T20:30:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T03:30:02","slug":"dark-souls-3-servers-back-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/dark-souls-3-servers-back-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Souls 3 servers are back online for PC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s been eight months since Dark Souls 3 publishers deactivated the servers after a malicious attack on gamers\u2019 computers. Although Elden Ring had some scares, it still managed to launch with global success. Thankfully, FromSoftware has let us know that the <strong>servers are back online<\/strong> for renewed action.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Dark Souls 3\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-xl,f_auto\/p\/dfa582a0-9b33-11e6-81d7-00163ed833e7\/2905769638\/dark-souls-3-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Dark Souls 3<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dark-souls-3.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/dark-souls-3.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarkSoulsGame\/status\/1562718968086872064\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">news appeared<\/a> as a Tweet on the Dark Souls feed. For now, it seems all the focus has been on the Dark Souls 3 game, with no news about the previous titles. It\u2019s assumed that the <strong>online patches<\/strong> for them will appear soon, but is anyone still concerned about them?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Online features for the PC version of Dark Souls III have been reactivated.<br><br>We are working to restore these features for all other <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DarkSouls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DarkSouls<\/a> titles and will inform you when they are back in service.<br><br>Thank you once more for your patience and support. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XHiCZDEANC\">pic.twitter.com\/XHiCZDEANC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Dark Souls (@DarkSoulsGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DarkSoulsGame\/status\/1562718968086872064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 25, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When reading the comments under the announcement, many gamers wondered who still cares about Dark Souls 3 online servers after eight months. It seems everyone is fully focused on the <strong>Elden Ring multiplayer mode<\/strong>, which is still active. As a matter of fact, an interesting conspiracy would be if the publishers intentionally dismantled the DS servers to encourage this crossover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Dark Souls 3 servers are back online for PC\" class=\"wp-image-199286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-664x374.jpg 664w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-238x134.jpg 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-436x246.jpg 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-304x170.jpg 304w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/08\/Dark-Souls-3-servers-are-back-online-for-PC-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, I have no proof of such a conspiracy, but it immediately springs to mind when you consider how invested gamers are with Elden Ring at the moment. Of course, we did have that incident of the one gamer <strong>killing a boss in his underwear<\/strong>. Also, there was that one time a hacker placed items in players\u2019 inventories that got them banned.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Elden Ring player helping others while naked\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/f_auto,t_article_cover_xl\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2022\/04\/Elden-Ring-player-helping-others-beat-Malenia-while-naked-2.jpg\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Elden Ring player helping others while naked<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/elden-ring.en.softonic.com\/articles\/elden-ring-naked-player-helps-others\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/elden-ring.en.softonic.com\/articles\/elden-ring-naked-player-helps-others\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019ll have to see how long the servers will remain active this time around. Hopefully, FromSoftware has placed enough security measures to prevent this from happening again. If it does go offline again, how long will DS3 fans have to wait the next time around? In any event, you can read more about when the <a href=\"https:\/\/dark-souls-3.en.softonic.com\/articles\/malware-threat-dark-souls-servers-invader-remote-code-execution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dark Souls 3 servers went offline<\/a> in January in case you missed it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been eight months since Dark Souls 3 publishers deactivated the servers after a malicious attack on gamers\u2019 computers. Although Elden Ring had some scares, it still managed to launch with global success. Thankfully, FromSoftware has let us know that the servers are back online for renewed action. 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