Lords of the Fallen
Lords of the Fallen is a PlayStation 5 adventure game developed by Hexworks. It centers on combat encounters, area and route exploration, and objective or clue progression, with controls and information arranged around the DualSense twin sticks, triggers, directional pad, and face buttons, with touchpad, motion input, adaptive triggers, and detailed haptics where the game uses them.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.3 / 10
About this game
Lords of the Fallen is a PlayStation 5 adventure game centered on combat encounters, area and route exploration, and objective or clue progression. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while SSD streaming, 4K and HDR output, 3D audio, performance or quality modes, and high-density interfaces need to preserve feedback and information clarity together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include install size, SSD space, patch version, DualSense battery life, visual mode and frame rate, online dependencies, PS VR2 requirements, and cross-generation version differences affect the current release. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 5AI review
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Dual-realm exploration and varied builds reward commitment, despite repetition and crowded later encounters.
This 2023 Lords of the Fallen uses its lamp to make exploration a layered problem. A blocked route may exist in another realm, while pulling souls lets terrain participate in combat. Version 2.5 revises bosses and adds an optional Veteran challenge, giving returning players another goal. Later completed play still finds repeated enemies and confusing routes tiring, so revision has not removed every pacing problem. Ruined settlements and their transformed counterparts give the journey a distinct identity. Later base PS5 reports vary from trouble-free play to occasional busy-scene stutters; Pro results are not substituted. This assessment uses 2.5 evidence, retaining older reporting only for stable design and art. Patch notes establish changes rather than proving universal stability.
Strengths
- Dual realms connect exploration and tactics
- Distinctive ruined-world art
- Additional difficulty choice
Weaknesses
- Repetitive later encounters
- Some confusing routes
Who it is for: Soulslike players who enjoy dangerous exploration and build planning.
Play notes: Version 2.5; check shared progression rules and note the limited platform samples.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Builds and exploration have substance, but later repetition weakens pacing. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Dual realms add practical choices to a familiar action framework. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The two realms give exploration a compelling sense of place. | Reviewed | 8.9 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Later play is viable, with possible interruptions in busy scenes. | Reviewed | 7.7 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Hexworks
- Publisher
- CI Games
- Release date
- Oct 13, 2023
- Platforms
- PlayStation 5
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyStory-drivenLinear Levels3D GraphicsThird PersonSlow BurnPuzzle SolvingReal-time CombatInvestigationFantasyExplorationMain Story 10–20 Hours
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single playerMultiplayerCo-op
- Perspectives
- Third person
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwideOct 13, 2023
- PlayStation 5WorldwideOct 13, 2023
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