Elden Ring Invaders are destroying some PC save files

Player-versus-player invasions are a staple of FromSoftware games — malicious players can enter your world in games from Demon’s SoulsYou can find more information here Elden RingThis leads to sometimes intense and frustrating multiplayer moments. A new exploit means that players on PC may be losing more than just their Runes. Elden Ring. Somehow, invaders in The Lands Between have found a way to corrupt the save files of players they’re invading on PC, sticking them in a never-ending death loop.

There are only a few clips we’ve seen of the bugInvaded players will then respawn beneath the world, and they’ll fall to their deaths. When they respawn, they’ll still be under the world, and fall again, getting the classic “You Died” prompt over and over. Even rebooting the game doesn’t solve the issue.

Elden Ring publisher Bandai Namco hasn’t commented on the issue as of the time of the writing, and it’s unclear if a retroactive fix will be possible for players who’ve already had their save files compromised. Bandai Namco has not yet responded to our request for comments. We will add the update when they do.

Players have found a temporary solution to this problem, though it’s not reliable. Some have found success using Alt+F4 to kill the program before their character’s death and then immediately hitting the map button once the game loads back up. If done correctly, and the player gets lucky, they’ll teleport safely to a Site of Grace.

The easiest and only reliable solution is for players to back up their saves regularly, although that won’t do players much good once they’ve already been trapped under the world. But for PC players who haven’t run into this bug yet, backing up saves is a practice worth picking up.