Updates on CI Games’ upcoming Lords of the Fallen 2 have been slow since the game’s reveal last year; however, the development team has revealed artwork of what the game’s female armor sets will look like, which has drawn some controversy. Lords of the Fallen 2 is the sequel to 2023’s Lords of the Fallen, which itself is a reboot of the 2014 game of the same name, but developed by a new studio.
The 2023 reboot of Lords of the Fallen was a fairly well-received entry in the ever-expanding soulslike genre, but unfortunately launched with several bugs and balancing issues that were all ironed out in the months and years that followed, with the game receiving updates as recently as December 2025. In what seems like a rather quick timeframe to turn over a sequel, CI Games is currently all-hands-on-deck with developing Lords of the Fallen 2, which was revealed at GamesCom 2025 and is set to release later this year. However, CI Games has been the subject of controversy in recent months. Marek Tyminski, the CEO of the Polish development studio, has made multiple remarks about being anti-politically correct and has even publicly criticized former CI Games developers on social media. As Lords of the Fallen 2 continues development, Tyminski has also been vocal about the upcoming soulslike featuring “attractive female characters,” which has drawn plenty of controversy as well.
Lords of the Fallen 2 Officially Revealed at Gamescom
A sequel to 2023’s popular action-adventure title Lords of the Fallen reboot is revealed during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase.
Lords of the Fallen 2’s Female Armor Sets Are Revealed to Mixed Reviews
Now, CI Games is showing what it means by “attractive female characters” with a sponsored YouTube video by TheBackgroundNPC showcasing key art from Lords of the Fallen 2 in collaboration with the studio. The 21-minute video is more or less a dissertation on why TheBackgroundNPC feels like Western female character designs are actually bad for femininity and how the more risqué character designs in the upcoming soulslike are what fans really want. The official Lords of the Fallen X account has even posted a promotion of the five female armor sets TheBackgroundNPC showcased, stating that they are the fierce, beautiful, and provocative female armor designs players want.
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Fan response to the sponsored video and the five female armor designs has been mixed, to say the least. Users across X and Reddit have quickly derided Lords of the Fallen 2′s female armor sets, stating that these armor pieces are not only suspension-of-disbelief-breaking levels of impractical, but they also lose themselves too much in the fan service aspect of their aesthetic. Meanwhile, on the Lords of the Fallen subreddit, CI Games developers are uploading videos of actual in-game female armor sets that seem much more practical and not so exposed. These more modest, in-progress female armors are being received much better than what has been posted on X and YouTube. Additionally, one developer has stated that Lords of the Fallen 2 will feature over 100 armor sets, with extensive customization options.
CI Games states that these armor pieces were made with the fans in mind, but that also leaves the question of how much fans should really have a say in a game’s development. 2023’s Lords of the Fallen became an excellent game after factoring in tons of player feedback to polish it over several months and years, but that is fundamentally different from having a say over a video game’s aesthetic choices. CI Games currently seems content to outsource the creative vision for Lords of the Fallen 2 to fans on the internet and sponsored YouTubers. Whether that strategy translates into a strong game with one cohesive vision remains to be seen.
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Lords of the Fallen 2 still has some time left in development before release. As of now, Lords of the Fallen 2 seems to be targeting a launch window of late summer 2026, giving the game a few more months in the oven if rumors are to be believed. However, it doesn’t seem likely that CI Games will amend any of the game’s more controversial elements this close to a potential launch, but the full release will tell the full story. Lords of the Fallen 2 could give FromSoftware some serious competition, but the studio’s recent statements and optics could make those highs an uphill battle if controversy like this continues.
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