{"id":66050,"date":"2026-06-09T23:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T21:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/?p=66050"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:22:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T11:22:48","slug":"lords-of-the-fallen-ii-reveals-brutal-new-gameplay-at-nintendo-direct-nintendo-switch-2-version-confirmed-for-2026-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/lords-of-the-fallen-ii-reveals-brutal-new-gameplay-at-nintendo-direct-nintendo-switch-2-version-confirmed-for-2026-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Lords of the Fallen II Reveals Brutal New Gameplay at Nintendo Direct; Nintendo Switch\u2122 2 Version Confirmed for 2026 Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Slay Gods on the Go &#8211; CI Games to Bring its Soulslike Action-RPG to Nintendo for the First Time<\/em><\/p>\n<p>For the first time in the history of the franchise, independent developer <a href=\"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/\">CI Games<\/a> will bring the soulslike action-RPG, <em>Lords of the Fallen, <\/em>to a Nintendo platform. As unveiled with brutal new gameplay* during Nintendo Direct, the highly anticipated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lordsofthefallen.com\/\"><strong><em>Lords of the Fallen II<\/em><\/strong><\/a> will launch on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch-2-games\/Lords-of-the-Fallen-II-3111545.html?s=countries\">Nintendo Switch\u2122 2 system<\/a>. Previously confirmed platforms include PC via <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4767480\/Lords_of_the_Fallen_II\/\">Steam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/p\/lords-of-the-fallen-ii-58d924\">Epic Games Store<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10012069\">PlayStation\u00ae5<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/store\/lords-of-the-fallen-ii\/9p2wwhwd5v4v\">Xbox Series X|S<\/a>. With the 2023 entry recently surpassing 8 million players, CI Games is reinforcing its \u2018players first\u2019 commitment by bringing <strong><em>Lords of the Fallen II<\/em><\/strong> to all current gaming platforms, allowing fans to play wherever they choose.<\/p>\n<p><em>Watch The Nintendo Switch 2 Announcement Trailer on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CU95L_8Tn5A\"><em>YouTube<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lords of the Fallen II \u2013 Announcement Trailer \u2013 Nintendo Switch 2\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CU95L_8Tn5A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lords of the Fallen II<\/em><\/strong> on Nintendo Switch 2 delivers impressive Unreal Engine 5 visuals in both hand-held and docked modes, targeting a stable 30 frames per second. Using both Nanite and Lumen technology, the game achieves higher poly models and fully dynamic global illumination alongside other bespoke optimizations, thanks to careful engineering coordination between the development team, Epic and Nintendo.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cOur team is hard at work to ensure Lords of the Fallen II\u2019s signature dark fantasy world and fast, brutal combat translate directly to the Nintendo Switch 2, and we\u2019re very happy with how the game currently looks and plays,\u201d <\/em>said Game Director, James Lowe. <em>\u201cThis marks the first time that Nintendo players will explore the realms of Axiom and Umbral, and these new Lampbearers deserve to experience the game at the best quality possible on a great platform. Thanks to the team\u2019s work and the support from Nintendo and Epic, we\u2019re confident it will be a fantastic way to play Lords of the Fallen II.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>CI Games is aiming to deliver a \u201cbolder, braver and bloodier\u201d evolution of its flagship franchise with <strong><em>Lords of the Fallen II<\/em><\/strong>, building directly upon extensive community feedback from the 2023 title and the lessons learned through more than 70 post-launch updates. This sequel pushes the series further into its signature aggressive combat style with an improved combat system designed to feel faster, more responsive and more satisfying than ever before, with brutal executions, expanded combat abilities and visceral dismemberments. <strong><em>Lords of the Fallen II<\/em><\/strong> will also feature a richer and more varied world, a significantly expanded enemy roster with biome-specific factions, more dynamic boss encounters, shared-progression co-op at launch and a more immersive Umbral realm.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Lords of the Fallen II<\/em><\/strong> is available to Wishlist on PC via <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/4767480\/Lords_of_the_Fallen_II\/\">Steam<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/store.epicgames.com\/en-US\/p\/lords-of-the-fallen-ii-58d924\">Epic Games Store<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/store.playstation.com\/en-us\/concept\/10012069\">PlayStation\u00ae5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xbox.com\/en-us\/games\/store\/lords-of-the-fallen-ii\/9p2wwhwd5v4v\">Xbox Series X|S<\/a> and now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendo.com\/en-gb\/Games\/Nintendo-Switch-2-games\/Lords-of-the-Fallen-II-3111545.html?s=countries\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a>. Developed by CI Games, the game will be supported by PLAION for global physical distribution and retail sales. The game is not yet rated but has an anticipated Mature 17+ (M) rating by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esrb.org\/ratings\/\">ESRB<\/a> and a provisional rating of PEGI 18 by <a href=\"https:\/\/pegi.info\/\">PEGI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more game information visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lordsofthefallen.com\/\">official <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lordsofthefallen.com\/\"><em>Lords of the Fallen<\/em><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lordsofthefallen.com\/\"> website<\/a>. Fans can also follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@cigames\">YouTube<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lotfgame\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lotfgame\">X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lotfgame\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TheLordsOfTheFallen\/\">Reddit<\/a> and\/or join the official <a href=\"https:\/\/discord.gg\/Bygc3pbfd5\">Discord<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slay Gods on the Go &#8211; CI Games to Bring its Soulslike Action-RPG to Nintendo for the First Time For the first time in the history of the franchise, independent&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":66022,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,55,42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-66050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lords-of-the-fallen-en","category-news","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66050"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":66052,"href":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66050\/revisions\/66052"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66022"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cigames.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}