How to Fix Lag, Stuttering, or Freezing in Elden Ring Nightreign

Elden Ring Nightreign is a standalone adventure set in the Elden Ring universe with new challenges.

Featuring 3-player co-op, players must rise together to battle the night and the horrors it brings.

Master unique characters with distinct abilities and combine their strengths to unleash synergies.

Take on the night in a dynamically shifting world while facing relentless environmental threats.

In this guide, you’ll learn how to fix lag, stuttering, or freezing in Elden Ring Nightreign on PC and make the game run faster.

Fix 1: Update your graphics card

• For Nvidia: Go to nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/geforce-experience/download/ > Download Now > open the app > sign up or log in > Drivers > Download.
• For AMD: Go to amd.com/en/support > Download > open the app > follow the on-screen instructions to update your GPU.
• For Intel: Go to intel.com/content/www/us/en/download-center/home.html > Get Started > Download now > follow the on-screen instructions to update your graphics card.

Fix 2: Use high-performance graphics

1. Search for “Graphics settings” using Windows Search and press Enter.
2. Select “browse” and add the Elden Ring Nightreign app (e.g., This PC > Windows (C:) > Program Files (x86) > Steam > steamapps > common > Elden Ring Nightreign > Elden Ring Nightreign application).
3. Select “Options” on Elden Ring Nightreign.
4. Choose “High performance” and select “Save”.
5. Launch Elden Ring Nightreign and let the shaders build complete!

Fix 3: Lower video settings

1. Launch Elden Ring Nightreign > System > Graphics.
2. Set your screen mode to “Borderless Windowed”.
3. Quality Settings > Custom > Advanced Settings.
4. Change all graphics settings to “Low” or “Off”.

Fix 4: Close all of your tabs and apps

• Close all tabs before launching the game (e.g., Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox).
• Close all apps before launching the game (e.g., Discord, File Explorer, Outlook).

Fix 5: Delete temporary files

1. Search for %temp% using the Windows search bar.
2. Press CTRL + A on your keyboard to select all files.
3. Right-click a file.
4. Select “Delete”.
5. Select “Yes”.

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