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Lords of the Fallen
Developer CI Games
Lords of the Fallen is an action role-playing video game developed by Hexworks and published by CI Games. A reboot to the 2014 video game of the same name, the game was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 13 October 2023. It received mixed reviews from critics and sold over one million units in the first ten days since release. From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
386 reactions from 3 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky, Mastodon) · newest Oct 7, 2026 · last updated Oct 7, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
71
Fresh
184 positive · 75 negative
95% range 65–76%
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| Steam reviews | 184 | 75 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mastodon * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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127 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mixed
38,517 of 56,661 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
Summary pending — the reactions are listed below.
Reactions
60 of 386 · most liked firstDespite the gameplay being enjoyable I can no longer recommend anyone buy or play this game. They have added kernel level anti-cheat as a requirement, and I don't believe any company should be trusted with that level of access to people's computers or privacy. No application or company should have access to the kernel where one minor conflict or issue can nearly brick a system. I won't spend the time to elaborate on how significant of a threat it is for so many companies to have access to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Absolutely blew me away when a game studio just lets your friends download the game for free just to play together. Absolutely one of the coolest dev moves I've ever seen!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →How funny is it that the antiwoke gamers were championing that dusty ass Lords of the Fallen game for removing Type A/B and replacing it with MF and then OBLIVION FUCKING REPLACES MF WITH TYPE 1/2 ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhaha
unlabelledView post →The Lords of the Fallen cornball CEO is reposting videos from Gamergate dorks glazing his game. Legitimately pathetic.
unlabelledView post →This game is probably for the people that have beaten the Fromsoft souls games more times than they can count. If you are desperate for more soulslike content, this is for you. If you have beaten each FS Souls title just once or twice like me, I recommend staying away. Basically, the exploration in Lords of the Fallen isn't fun. The world design and exploration are confusing - the game just does not do a great job of pushing you in the right direction with environment design. The lamp's…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Today's #FCF brought you by this nerdy pup playing some Lords of the Fallen 2.0. Still figuring out what I'm doing but the game is so fun! But now I need a break to take care of this bone.
unlabelledView post →I want to start off this review by mentioning that I have barely ever posted reviews for games, and never a negative one. Even games I loved for years, or games I genuinely disliked, never motivated me enough to write one. With Lords of the Fallen however, I felt my experience deserved a proper review. I completed a playthrough on Veteran difficulty with the modifier enabled for unnerfed enemy groups, so some criticism may not apply to regular difficulties. First off: Bugs & Issues…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I can't recommend a game with kernel level anti cheat. I appreacitate the studio, but no, no kernel level anti cheat in my PC.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Kind of like if Outward's janky combat and Dark Souls had a baby. Cons: - Floaty combat. - Controls can be annoying at times. For instance, there was no dedicated jump button at release so sometimes you find yourself jumping when you're merely trying to interact with an item. - Enemies get stuck in terrain and the air and they can't climb ladders so they often jump to their death. - Voice acting is pretty bad and the story and side characters are not memorable. - While vestige seeds are an…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: Lords of the Fallen is a wonderful game once you temper your expectations. This game is not like Elden Ring, and is more like Dark Souls 2 and Demon's Souls. It is a much harder experience, made by a much more inexperienced team. Let me preface this by saying that I really do love this game, and I'm excited to see what CI Games does with LOTF2, having had the chance to learn from this game. I'll start with the positives first, and then talk about the negatives and problems the game has…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game is far from perfect. But you have to give credit to the devs. Instead of abandoning the game after its disastrous launch, they showed real passion for their project through a major relaunch with many improvements and ongoing support. That’s something very rare in the gaming industry these days, and I think that deserves some appreciation. I would definitely recommend the game, because despite its minor flaws here and there, it’s a good game overall that I personally really enjoyed.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Failing at Every Single Aspect I'd rather not discuss this game too much, since everything bad about it has already been said, and I don't think I can contribute something new this time. Very poorly designed in every category and poorly made, even the coop experience didn't make it a little bit sufferable. Don't recommend it to anyone, even with all those "updates". Such a horrible and tedious experience. History and My Expectations I preordered it back in the day, 2 years ago. The game was…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Right, look - this game deserves better than the kicking it's been getting. The devs have actually bothered to fix their mess, which is more than you can say for most studios who just take your money and bugger off to make NFTs or whatever. The launch? Absolute disaster. Crashed more than my uncle at Christmas dinner. But here's the thing - they've actually fixed it. I know, shocking isn't it? A developer that doesn't just abandon ship when things go tits up. CI Games have been listening,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →COOP PLAYERS BEWARE: COOP is like a Hamachi / Mod implemented COOP experience where only the host actually gets to play the game correctly. Only the host can open doors, progress story lines, go into the Umbral Plane etc. The other player doesn't have free reign over movement and must follow where the host goes with a distance leash. Furthermore, we both got riddled with desync bugs where some doors were open, some were not, some paths were blocked for one, not for the other, some were…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →if you need a refresher on the Lords of the Fallen people, they made a big culture war deal of updating their game to change "body A and body B" back to "male and female"
unlabelledView post →Steam Deck buyers beware; does not run well at all even at the lowest settings
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I wanted to like this game really bad, but it just kept shooting itself in the foot. The atmosphere is fantastic, I liked the concept of the lantern world, enemy and armor designed overall are stellar. Can't say that boss fights were that good, but that is on the lower end of my complaints. I can't understand what happened in the level-designed department after upper carlath. Why do we have looping paths for no reason? Why do we have shortcuts withing shortcuts? Umbral was so tiring by the…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Every complaint I see of this game are aspects the complainent would forgive in a Dark Souls game, This is one of the most featured Soulslike games ever made, it takes more from Bloodborne than Elden Ring ever did. I absolutely recommend this briliant game.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Made this meme after obsessively playing through Lies of P over the past week, alongside seeing @airbagged.bsky.social documenting Marek Tyminski (the guy behind Lords of the Fallen) trying to appeal to the right wing Gamer™ crowd to compensate for making a shitty game.
unlabelledView post →The story SUCKS! Like one of the worst in any souls like which is saying something for me cause I hate pretty much all of them. However, everything else about the game is fantastic. The combat, the customization, the enemies, the bosses, the drop in drop out coop, the customization and build crafting, the fact it's the only souls like I know that has a freaking friendpass. I'll admit it's on the lower side of difficulty, but if you're just looking for a good time fighting some demons and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A lot of great stuff shown at The Game Awards! Congrats to Clair Obscur (and everyone else) on all the wins! My top 3 (new) highlights are Star Wars Fate of the Old Republic, Control Resonant and Gangs of Dragon. Nioh 3 and Lords of the Fallen 2 are both looking great too! I love games so much!
unlabelledView post →Genuinely one of the better non-Fromsoftware soulslike games out in the market. 10/10, go buy it. Real talk now. Does the game have issues even to this day? Yes. But so do all the games that The Lords of the Fallen is inspired by - I'd say that a lot of the issues that those games have are completely absent in this one. If you think I'm exaggerating, go look up my hours on all 3 Dark Souls games + Elden Ring. Is this an appeal to authority? Yes. And I don't care nor am I going to justify…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You've probably heard the expression, "I wish I could forget *name* so it could be like the first time." Lords of the Fallen gave me exactly that kind of emotional satisfaction, if the object of that forgetting is the first Dark Souls. I've said many times that I'm tired of games with large open worlds, especially when they're overloaded with obviously secondary activities, but if you're a perfectionist, all those icons on the map will feed that feeling. Ultimately, you're immersed in a single…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly I knew it won't be good even after all these updates and gameplay walkthroughs, but wanted to try it anyways. The whole gimmick with lantern/other world just doesn't seem intuitive enough. Like at the start i thought it would be like - If you want to solve a puzzle or die, you switch to undead realm and either solve the puzzle or have a second chance at life, but no. The whole thing is mandatory to progress through every single area in the game. You basically start at certain area,…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →More than 2 years later and a relaunch of the game with their "big" 2.0 update and now their final 2.5 patch, co-op is still broken. This company doesn't intend to ever fix it or they would've done so already. Don't buy this game if you're at all interested in co-op. Shared progression is borked when using the friend pass. Even if you both own the game it's still borked and you'll have to replay sections by rehosting the game from the partner side because certain pickups aren't shared. On…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The best game with "fall" in the name besides Titanfall 2! And Lords of the Fallen. And Fallout. And most of the other ones. Not Redfall tho.
unlabelledView post →At this point, I have beaten the game 4 times, reaching and repeating NG+2 with a level 315 character, and I would still give the game a thumbs down. Here is why: Poise Poise is practically non-existent in this game. Even when wearing the heaviest armor and swinging the heavies weapons, you get interrupted. This can be very frustrating, especially when trying to cast, use a vital item, or deal with an umbral parasite. Builds The game is significantly more manageable if you have a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Giant neon sign telling you that this game will also suck ass just like the previous two Lords of the Fallen games.
unlabelledView post →Top 10 most wishlisted games on Steam out of Summer Game Fest period (June 1-11): 1. Resident Evil Veronica 2. Guild Wars 3 3. 1666 Amsterdam 4. Lords of the Fallen II 5. Crossfire 6. HAEX 7. AC: Black Flag Resynced 8. Alien Isolation 2 9. SAW: Genesis 10. ILL Via @gamediscoverco.bsky.social
unlabelledView post →Every time this game starts I am faced with another pages over pages of privacy policies eula-s and what not to agree to. I DO NOT AGREE. You cannot change on daily basis the conditions upon I am to start the software I GAVE YOU MONEY FOR! I BOUGHT THIS UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS! IT IS OVER! THE DEAL IS CONCLUDED I DO NOT AGREE! I DO NOT AGREE! STOP! STOP! YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE DEAL AFTER THE DEAL IS CONCLUDED!
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I play Lords of the Fallen (2023) for the plot.
unlabelledView post →i just couldnt play anymore. i cant be arsed finishing it. for the most part everything about this game is fine. the combat feels weighty and theres numerous spells and builds to chose from. but what made me stop playing and uninstalled was the god awful level design. some of the worst ive ever seen in a game. most of the time your running around in circles with no idea where your supposed to go next. you have a moth trail thats supposed to guide you to the next area except it doesnt work, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Won't sugarcoat it, when the game first came out it was pretty mediocre, at times even bad but the 2.0 update has basically addressed all issues the game originally had. Not only that but the devs went a step further and added a bunch of QOL improvements and fun extras. Really gotta give it to the dev team for not abandoning the game and actually trying and succeeding in improving the game. If you liked DeS/DS1/DS2 you'll probably really enjoy the game, its slower than ER but the combat feels…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I logged in like 700 games on Backloggd and you want to tell me that Lords of the Fallen 1 is the lowest-rated one? People have no taste. The art style is trying too hard and the second half of the game is mediocre, but the first half is a solid Soulslike, with some fun secrets to find.
unlabelledView post →Lords of the Fallen did this and they peaked at 11k after offering the game at 60% off and letting everyone give their friends free access
unlabelledView post →My favorite Dark Souls-like game. The COMBAT just feels great and there are a couple of different weapon sets to try out. It has awesome Lore and Locations, and don't get me started on the DRIP. I mean armor in this game is fantastic, it looks amazing and you have Tincts which change the color that helps mix and match. I love it, only wish the weapons could get colors and perhaps change the weird trousers you are always wearing underneath. The developers have supported this game out the wazoo…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game has some very promising mechanics. The graphics are incredible, and the world design, especially the concept of the Umbral, is unique, interesting, and fun to explore. The bosses were also very entertaining, at least in the first half of the game. After the fourth or fifth boss, however, things started to feel tedious. Even the lamp world began to feel more confusing than intriguing. If you are not carefully keeping track of every locked door you have encountered, good luck running…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game should not be Steam Deck Verified. It runs like complete unoptimised ass on it.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Great game. Nearly every moment feels handcrafted to deliver impact, whether emotional or exciting. There’s a sense of artistry behind each set piece and quiet moment. You can feel the effort behind every detail. The result is a consistently exceptional experience. Had such a blast playing this 100% worth trying, especially since the game offers a free friends pass.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →yeah....as a FromSoft fan, never gonna touch a Lords of the Fallen game with a 1000 ft pole...
unlabelledView post →Known Launch errors with no definitive fixes caused by EasyAntiCheat I spent an hour troubleshooting a known launch error that was last discussed by the developers on the 4th of February 2026 in order to load the game past the EasyAntiCheat launcher. To no avail, a complete waste of time; if you have the issue upon purchase I suggest requesting a refund rather than jumping through hoops. The developer discussion post about the issue for those interested. [quote=CIG_Pelikn]We’re currently…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Combat just isn't fun. Its like 80% the quality of a Fromsoft game, but its missing the 20% that make the difference between annoying difficulty and fun difficulty. Enemies are a slog, rather than a challenge. They're slow and predictable and make up for that by being HP sponges, always outnumbering you and having so much stagger/poise/stability that they just power through all your attacks, even fully charged heavy attacks. Lots of other small grievances, but all of it can be summed…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lords of the Fallen II is being revealed today and I’m kinda dreading it cause the reboot was my favorite game of 2023… but now the CEO of the publisher is a pandering dork to the weirdos of Twitter for more sales, and he fired most of the leads that made the reboot what it was.
unlabelledView post →If you have any experience with souls games and like playing them than you probably think this game would be perfect for you even if you know it isnt the best soulslike but I cannot exaggerate how weird this game feels to play in a bad way and not only is this game incredibly hard to play because of how awkward the combat is but also because the exploration and layout of the map is honestly just bad the map is extremely confusing it genuinely feels like it focuses so much on looking…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Playing Lords of the Fallen 2 (the 3rd game) while I watch the Mr Show sketch “The Return of the Curse of the Creature’s Ghost”
unlabelledView post →Lords of the Fallen (Stem) is $7.81 at 2game w/ code 7off buff.ly/oTHZu7G #ad Deck verified also on Game Pass Standard
unlabelledView post →Lords of the fallen is a great reboot/remake of the original 2014 Lords of the fallen by a different studio. This game offers it all, lets talk about it. Pros: Graphics - Top tier visuals and graphics with amazing detail in the enviornments and gear / weapons. Bosses look intimidating and some even look grotesque in a good way. The animations are smooth and quick and the effects are beautiful. The umbral world looks dark and gritty with some creepy areas. Visually the game is stunning.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Think of this game in thirds. The first third is fantastic, there's so much to love. Combat, movement, exploration, classes and npcs and enticing dialogue. The world design is some of the most exciting and entrancing I've seen from a new game in years, there's areas that will forever live in my memory. The next third is great, the game opens up to multiple paths and lets you explore as you please, new bosses around every corner keep the game exciting and balance out the poor enemy variety.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →LotF is a really good soulslike game that isnt made by FromSoftware. The coop mode is absolutely brilliant, and the game world, with its dark fantasy setting, is also beautifully designed and offers a variety of locations. The idea of dimension shifts reminds me of classics like soul reaver. The only thing is, apart from a few exceptions, I didnt find the bosses particularly good. But thats the only major negative thing i can say about the game. In any case, I am really looking forward to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game surprises me tbh. When i bought this game, the steam reviews sit on 65% and it almost filter me. But i ignore it and then boom, easily one of the best soulslike out there. The weapon and armor collection in this game is so good. Especially the armor design, they really really nailed it! My only complain in this game so far is the side quest, some of the side quest can be failed if you proceed to the next area (For example the stomund side quest) Overall a really good soulslike game…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →You're probably reading this as a Dark souls/Elden Ring's enjoyer so I'll directly compare them to this game. Keep in mind I almost only used casters "Radiance (faith), Pyromancy, Wither (dark)" Still early-game, it feels as if Bloodborne and DS2 had a child with a decent budget. Positives over DS/ER Combat related: +Dual wielding is compatible with any weapon class but focused on sweeping attacks. (heaviest weapon class is taken as dual wielding attack speed) +Blocking while dual wielding.…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Will not open, Easy Anti cheat opens then closes. Tried many fixes found online to no Avail.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My steam deck is struggling to run this on the lowest settings. Not sure why it says steam deck verified. Can’t recommend if you’re gonna play on a steam deck and I don’t have anything else to play it on, so I have no idea how well it works elsewhere.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lords of the Fallen is a decent game. It’s not among the best in the genre, but it does a few things very well while falling short in others. If you’re a big fan of FromSoftware Souls games and you’ve already played them multiple times, this is definitely one of the better alternatives from another developer. Pros: - The world design is visually impressive. Enemy and boss designs are particularly strong, purely from an artistic standpoint, they really stand out. - There’s a huge…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I only played this game in the 2.5 version so my review is based solely on this version of the game. Lords of the Fallen (2.5 being the version I played) is an amazing comeback story and one of the most innovative soulslikes available today if the launch version is as bad as people claim, because I LOVE this game. The dual realm mechanic, seamless world shifting, and exploration of both add fresh ideas that make the gameplay feel creative rather than derivative. Combat is satisfying but i do…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There are fine reasons to refuse to watch the game awards tonight, but I'm not yucking anybody's yum for tuning in either. I'll remind, though, that the Lords of the Fallen CEO meddled pre-dev to seriously hamstring the game, leading to its terrible performance and reviews. Then 1.5 years later...
unlabelledView post →Lords of the Fallen (PS5) is $19.99 on Amazon https://buff.ly/4i3EOFy GameStop https://buff.ly/3YrbfG9 Walmart XSX https://buff.ly/3OoFCHq #ad also on Game Pass Ultimate
unlabelledView post →Like Im watching the new Lords of the Fallen 2 gameplay trailer, and all they're showing is just these crazy 5+ hit combos of enemies and stuff, and while the game looks cool visually, i dont want every fight to be like fighting Malenia..
unlabelledView post →This game is an excellent souls like, do not listen to any reviews claiming otherwise unless they are recent. IMHO this game is best experienced in solo play, in veteran mode. Game has fantastic multiplayer co-op, that has been improved greatly since the last patch. Co-op in this game includes something called the friends-pass, this feature allows you to co-op with someone who doesn't own the game all the way to the very end. Incredible value.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Review for Lords of the Fallen (Patch 2.5) I didn’t play any earlier versions of Lords of the Fallen, so this review is based entirely on my experience with the most recent 2.5 patch. This was also my first souls-like game that I finished (Umbral-Ending), and I genuinely believe it’s a perfect entry point into the genre. I’ve tried other Souls games before, but the PC controls in those felt clunky and frustrating. Lords of the Fallen really nailed PC controls and made the overall experience…
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