Is Lords of the Fallen a Souls game?

Drawing parallels with From Software’s Dark Souls series, Lords of the Fallen emerges as a dark fantasy journey. But does it belong to the Souls game lineage?

Embracing a world that could be a sibling to settings in Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, or Elden Ring, Lords of the Fallen resonates with the essence of a Souls game. Those familiar with From Software’s infamously arduous and gloomy journeys will feel right at home in the forsaken land of Mournstead.

The question is though, is Lords of the Fallen a true Souls game? Or does it simply adopt and replicate the tried and tested Souls formula to great effect like many of the other, non-From Software developed, but also fantastic Soulslike games on the market? Here’s what you need to know.

Is Lords of the Fallen a Souls game?

While not an official Souls game, as this only applies to games developed by From Software, Lords of the Fallen is a Soulslike – a game that borrows heavily from the Souls mechanics but is its own entity. Like this year’s rather excellent Lies of P, Lords of the Fallen is heavily inspired by From Software’s games, but while Lies of P borrowed from Bloodborne, Lords of the Fallen reminds us of Dark Souls, especially the first and third entries of that classic series.

Unlike Elden Ring, Lords of the Fallen doesn’t offer an open world to explore. Instead, it aims to deliver a tighter, more curated experience, much like the Dark Souls trilogy delivered – and not unlike the original Lords of the Fallen game, to which the 2023 entry is both a sequel and a reboot at the same time.

While some From Software fans may be disappointed to learn that Lords of the Fallen isn’t a Souls game, it may be the darkest, most loyal take on the formula yet. From what we experienced in our preview of the game, Lords of the Fallen may be the closest thing there is to Dark Souls 4, despite being a Soulslike and part of a completely different franchise.

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