If you’re jumping into Elden Ring Nightreign this weekend and are struggling to find a Player 2 – and/or a Player 3 – you’re not alone.
In a brief statement posted to official Elden Ring social media accounts about an hour ago (Saturday, 31st May), developer FromSoftware is recommending players “restart the matchmaking process” if they’re struggling to find a co-op partner.
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“Nightfarers. If you encounter issues finding other players when launching an expedition in Elden Ring Nightreign, please try restarting the matchmaking process,” the brief message suggested. “Thank you for your patience and understanding.”
Nightfarers,
If you encounter issues finding other players when launching an expedition in #ELDENRING #NIGHTREIGN, please try restarting the matchmaking process.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
— ELDEN RING (@ELDENRING) May 31, 2025
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It may not quite fix the issue for all players, however; as one commenter asked in the replies: “How often am I supposed to restart it? Yesterday I spend [sic] several hours restarting it on PS5 to not even play one match…”
Finding a co-op partner is pretty important for Nightreign players. As Ed wrote yesterday, he wouldn’t recommend Nightreign as a solo game at this point as it’s clearly not the intended way to play. However, it seems FromSoftware is aiming to respond to the current backlash to make solo play more feasible, with the studio previously stated it was considering a two-player option post-launch, acknowledging it was “something that was overlooked during development”.
“FromSoftware’s multiplayer spin-off is an exhilarating rush and a celebration of the studio’s prior achievements Souls veterans will devour,” Ed wrote in our Elden Ring Nightreign review.
