HEXWORKS, a CI Games studio, has announced it’s to release Version 1.7 for Lords of the Fallen on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation®5, today at 6pm GMT (10am PT, 1pm ET, 7pm CET). The update delivers a notable upgrade to the dark fantasy, action-RPG’s combat ‘feel’, following an extended period of community feedback and rigorous player testing. As a result, version 1.7 gives players enhanced and more responsive combat and control through a series of measures, including more accurate animation cancelling, improved invincibility frames, more intuitive dodge and rolls, grievous strike button prompts, an across-the-board stamina recalibration, and more.
These latest improvements help make character control feel more dynamic and natural, especially in combat, lowering the entry barrier for new players while also increasing the skill ceiling for more experienced players.
Version 1.7 also features numerous quality-of-life updates, including the option to toggle automatic Vigor collection (first added in November’s v1.6 update), more realistic enemy attack ranges and tracking for more immersive encounters, and brings further balancing to the New Game Plus experience. To support new Lords of the Fallen players, HEXWORKS has introduced the ability to beckon NPCs to help in boss battles before their first encounter (previously this could only be done after being initially defeated) and has tweaked their stats to make them more viable allies in combat. Version 1.7 also sees a player-favourite character, the Hallowed Sentinel Hound (aka ‘Good Boy’) become a new NPC to beckon for boss battles.
Since the release of Version 1.6 at the start of November, HEXWORKS has continued to provide further support for Lords of the Fallen. This includes improved platforming, the start of ongoing tutorial improvements, and a more exploration-friendly Umbral realm, as well as ongoing quality-of-life enhancements and bug fixes.
Today’s release coincides with the Standard Edition of Lords of the Fallen being available on Steam at 60% off for a limited time only – its lowest price point to date on the platform.
