Overview
- CI Games and developer Hexworks announced Tuesday that Lords of the Fallen II has been moved from its planned fall 2026 window into a Q1 2027 release window.
- The publisher said the delay will provide "additional integration, iteration, and polishing time" after input from a Gameplay Feedback Team of seasoned Souls‑like veterans identified areas to refine.
- CI Games explicitly framed the timing as strategic to keep the game out of a crowded late‑2026 holiday schedule and increase the chance the title receives dedicated player and media attention.
- The game remains slated for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, and one outlet has reported the team secured funding to buy out an Epic exclusivity deal.
- CI Games gave no firm Q1 release date and said it will share more updates in the coming months, a shift that could move consumer and publisher pressure from late 2026 into an already busy early 2027 launch window.