Lords of the Fallen dares to ask: "What if Soul Reaver, but Dark Souls?"

You can’t play Lords of the Fallen (the PS5/Xbox Series one, not the last-gen one) even for a second and not see the similarities it has with the critically-acclaimed, goth-favourite, action-adventure PlayStation and PC game, Soul Reaver. From the very start – as your character is unceremoniously killed and granted passage to the netherworld via mysterious death lamp – you can start to draw allusions. Phasing between worlds, flaying the souls of the dead to progress, trying to remain in co...