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.

As our Elden Ring Nightreign network test times explainer lays out, FromSoftware is letting a select group of fans try the roguelike spin on the Lands Between in three-hour bursts over the coming days. The first of those time windows has just kicked off, though social media was swiftly filled with posts from players saying they couldn't get in.