Lords of the Fallen

Intense overall intensity
Highest flag: Violence — graphic & gore
Adventure

What's in it

Violence graphic & gore
High

Gore-filled melee combat against demonic Rhogar, undead, and corrupted humans with blood, severed limbs, and dismemberment.

Dark themes graphic
High

Religious corruption, betrayal, sacrifice, and a bleak world built around a god of death and decay.

Mutilation / body horror depicted
Moderate

Sword-and-shield combat produces heavy blood, gore, and the dismemberment of demonic enemies, undead, and corrupted humans.

Horror & psychological spooky
Low

Spooky, dark environments and enemy designs create a foreboding atmosphere rather than sustained fright.

Occult & ritual occult imagery/references
Low

The player wields a magical lamp to cleanse beacons corrupted by Adyr, a god of death and decay, fighting demonic enemies and the undead in a gothic world of religious corruption.

Animal combat combat mechanic
Low

Wild beasts and monsters are fought as ordinary combat encounters.

Who can reach your kid

What it is

Lords of the Fallen is a single-player action-adventure game set in a dark fantasy world. The player controls a warrior who wields a magical lamp to cleanse beacons corrupted by Adyr, a god of death and decay. Gameplay centers on sword-and-shield combat against demonic enemies, undead, and corrupted humans, with heavy blood, gore, and dismemberment. The story deals with religious corruption, betrayal, sacrifice, and a bleak, gothic atmosphere. There is no sexual content, nudity, profanity, or in-game purchases.

How it's framed

The game frames its violence as a righteous crusade against a malevolent deity, and the corruption of its heroes is a central theme rather than celebration. Death and decay are presented as a pervasive threat, and the player's actions have moral weight that affects the ending.

Details

Developer
CI Games
Publisher
CI Games
Released
Oct 7, 2014
Metacritic 65critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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