10 "WTF Did I Just Pay For?!" Video Games

Have you played Dark Souls? In that case, you've pretty much played Lords of the Fallen by sheer association - even if you've never touched the game.

The original 2014 Lords of the Fallen was one of the first entries into the Soulslike genre, and it took its job as a clone very seriously. Since then, the market for FromSoft-style knockoffs has grown, and so the franchise has returned to capitalise with a successor/soft-reboot. Unfortunately, its bountiful tech problems ruin all of its potential.

This revival's constant slowdowns and stuttering frame rate issues destroy what could otherwise be a fun Soulslike. On top of that, you probably won't even get to play it for long before experiencing your first crash, with plenty of players losing progress as a result. These issues are a death knell for any game like this that requires precision and lacks regular checkpoints.

Thankfully, the game recently got a big patch (reported here by IGN), with the next one likely already out by the time you're reading this. It seems to have made significant improvements. But, like Jedi: Survivor, it's fair to want a game released in 2023 to launch without such problematic technical issues.

If you want to play a polished new Soulslike in 2023, grab Lies of P instead.