A Dark Souls 3 Steam update suggests an online fix is coming

Dark Souls 3 and other games in the series haven’t had online servers since the beginning of the year. FromSoftware noticed a serious risk to player security in the PvP servers and did not have a solution ready at the time. But the wait for a fix may soon be over, as an update for Dark Souls 3 has been found on Steam.

Lance McDonald noticed this and said, “Bandai Namco have pushed a new Dark Souls 3 update to folks with access to some of the debug branches on Steam for the first time in many years. Probably testing new patches for upcoming server restoration.”

There is no official word from FromSoftware or Bandai Namco Entertainment about when a potential Dark Souls 3 fix will release to all players. This does seem promising, though. According to SteamDB, this is the first backend update for Dark Souls 3 on Steam in nearly two years, which seems significant. Additionally, the process of debugging refers to removing errors and glitches from a game, which lends further credence to the idea that FromSoftware may have found a solution.

Players have been waiting patiently

Before the release of Elden Ring earlier this year, FromSoftware noticed a major security problem with Dark Souls 3. The issue was that people could potentially install a Remote Code Execution hack. This is a form of malware that would allow them to take control of another player’s PC remotely. Similar issues were also present in Dark Souls: Remastered and Dark Souls 2, which is why the PvP servers for those games have also been down.

It should be no surprise that FromSoftware would eventually find a fix to resolve this issue for its dark fantasy RPGs. Bandai Namco responded to concerned Reddit users back in May, saying: “Developers are actively working on resolving the issue in question and re-launching the Dark Souls servers for PC as soon as possible.”