CI Games has unveiled a new episode of their "Lifting the Veil" development series for Lords of the Fallen II. The video features never-before-seen alpha footage and commentary from the developers, showcasing major combat evolutions ahead of the game's 2026 release. You can expect faster, more maneuverable combat with a wider variety of tactical options, including seamless swapping between melee, ranged, and spellcasting. Heavy attacks now carry greater strategic weight, and new graphic executions add another layer of aggression to encounters. It looks awesome!
Set 1,000 years after the fall of the dark god Adyr, Lords of the Fallen II follows the Lampbearer in a world under siege by the dead realm of Umbral. The sequel introduces a dismemberment system, a broader range of enemy types, massive boss battles, and shared-progression co-op, all built around a faster, more fluid combat system that aims to be bolder and bloodier than its predecessor.
Independent developer CI Games, creators of the upcoming action-RPG Lords of the Fallen II, today debuted a brand new episode of their ongoing development series ‘Lifting the Veil’, diving deeper into the game’s brutal soulslike combat following its official gameplay reveal at The Game Awards. Staying true to the studio’s ‘player first’ approach of offering continued updates and directly addressing community feedback, the new video features insights from key members of the development team including game director James Lowe, lead system designer Daniel Regan, producer Alex Harkin, and creative strategist Ryan Hill.
This latest ‘Lifting the Veil’ is packed with never-before-seen gameplay footage form the alpha build, showcasing new combat mechanics, enemies, weapons, spells, and much more, all highlighting what makes Lords of the Fallen II bolder, braver, and bloodier ahead of its 2026 global release on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Fans of the series can expect some notable evolutions to combat in Lords of the Fallen II, including:
A greater sense of speed and maneuverability: Not only can Lampbearers now charge into the fray like a mosh pit, the area of control players are expected to manage will be larger, necessitating faster and smarter reaction-time. Combat becomes a personal tango with death.
A wider variety of options in combat: Alongside significantly increased weapon variety, players will be able to swap seamlessly between melee, ranged, and spellcasting, encouraging a more eclectic mix of behavior and tactics during combat.
Heavy attacks give players more to consider than just greater damage. Players will need to make critical combat decisions on the fly that can either cinch a victory or result in punishment for overextending their hand.
All-new graphic executions add further depth to the franchise’s signature flavour of highly aggressive combat, as players render the environments from battleground to bloodbath.
Currently in active development, Lords of the Fallen II is the next entry in the beloved soulslike action-RPG series set in a human realm besieged by eons of malevolent gods, visceral magic, and unflinching defenders. 1,000 years after the fall of the dark god Adyr, a lone kingdom stands against the forces of the dead realm known as Umbral and its eldritch master.
As the Lampbearer, players can rend enemies limb from limb with a brand new dismemberment feature and silence them forever with all-new executions in a fast and fluid combat system. An even greater wealth of enemy types and truly jaw-dropping boss battles will test even the strongest in solo play or best-in-class shared progression co-op.
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