The Dark Souls 3 PC servers are finally back up

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(Image credit: Bandai Namco)

What you need to know

  • The Dark Souls 3 PC servers are finally back up, with developer FromSoftware confirming that it's working on restoring online services for the rest of the Dark Souls games next.
  • The servers were originally taken down due to a dangerous hacking exploit that was discovered earlier this year.
  • Dark Souls 3 is arguably the most popular Dark Souls game in terms of multiplayer, featuring a very active co-op and PvP scene.

Dark Souls: Remastered and Dark Souls 2 are still offline on PC, but hopefully they won't be for long. (Image credit: Bandai Namco)

Though not as explosively successful as the 2022 Game of the Year contender Elden Ring, Dark Souls 3 is still widely considered to be one of FromSoftware's best action RPG titles. Before its servers went down, Dark Souls 3 had an incredibly active multiplayer community for both PvE cooperation and PvP battles due to its excellent gameplay and buildcrafting potential. We have no doubts that fans will once again flock to the game to celebrate the good news.

As both a massive FromSoftware fan and an avid PC gamer, I'm very excited that the developer is finally starting to bring the Dark Souls PC servers back up. I've actually been interested in doing a direct comparison between the online experience of Elden Ring and the Dark Souls games for a while now, so I'm glad that I can do that with Dark Souls 3 now. Hopefully fans won't have to wait too long before Dark Souls: Remastered and Dark Souls 2 are back online, too.

Dark Souls 3 is available now for $60 on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. It's one of FromSoftware's top action RPGs and is one of the best PC games out there. It features plenty of diverse enemies, captivating environments, excellent opportunities for buildcrafting, tons of awesome lore, and a popular co-op and PvP scene. The DLC is incredible, too, with The Ringed City expansion in particular standing out as one of FromSoftware's best releases.

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Brendan Lowry
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Brendan Lowry is a Windows Central writer and Oakland University graduate with a burning passion for video games, of which he's been an avid fan since childhood. He's been writing for Team WC since the summer of 2017, and you'll find him doing news, editorials, reviews, and general coverage on everything gaming, Xbox, and Windows PC. His favorite game of all time is probably NieR: Automata, though Elden Ring, Fallout: New Vegas, and Team Fortress 2 are in the running, too. When he's not writing or gaming, there's a good chance he's either watching an interesting new movie or TV show or actually going outside for once. Follow him on X (Twitter).