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Newly-released Soulslike gameLords of the Fallenhas managed to pass 1 million units sold within 10 days of its launch on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.Lords of the Fallenhas been a long time coming. The original game was launched in 2014, serving as a slightly easier take on FromSoftware’sDark Soulsformula and earning mixed reviews for its approach to the genre. A sequel has been in the works in some capacity ever since, but was trapped in development hell.
The newLords of the Fallenhas finally launched a whopping seven years after the original game. It retains the name and dark medieval fantasy vibes of the original, while cranking up the difficulty.Lords of the Fallenhas earned mixed reviews from critics, and has received a mixed reaction from the Soulslike community in general, but that clearly hasn’t stopped the tough-as-nails action-RPG from being a sales success.
CI Games has officially confirmed thatLords of the Fallenhas sold 10 million units within the first 10 days of its release. WhileLords of the Fallenisn’t a brand-new IP likeother recent Soulslike successLies of P, it’s been so long since the original game’s release that it’s unlikely the new game was sold based on any brand power. Its sales success is a clear indication that gamers want more Soulslikes, and so fans should expect plenty more entries in the genre to hit store shelves in the years to come.
The big sales success currently enjoyed byLords of the Fallencould potentially have an impact on the game’s future.Lords of the FallenDLC has not been announced at the time of this writing, but one has to imagine that DLC could be on the cards now that the game has managed to sell an impressive 1 million units. Even if substantial DLC doesn’t come, fans can at least expect moreLords of the Fallenupdatesthat work to address feedback, squash bugs, and generally improve the game for its dedicated fans.
Lords of the Fallenmay have earned mixed reviews, but the game has some unique ideas that have helped it feel like a breath of fresh air in the Soulslike space in some ways. For instance,Lords of the Fallenhas a dual-realm feature where players are able to swap between the land of the living and the land of the dead. Not only that, but the game features a robust co-op mode that’s a bit more fully-featured than co-op in other Soulslikes.Lords of the Fallenco-ophas experienced some technical difficulties in the game’s early days that have prevented players from taking full advantage of the feature, but fixes should be on the way.
Lords of the Fallenis out now for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
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