Lords of the Fallen Is Taking a Page Right Out of Hazelight Studios’ Book With New Feature
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Lords of the Fallen players, the day has finally come as CI Games has just released version 2.0, overhauling several aspects and adding many new features. Amongst the new though is perhaps the biggest and most unexpected surprise, and a first-time for the genre, and that’s the addition of the Friend’s Pass.
Nope, you did not read that wrong, as it’s now entirely possible to play Lords of the Fallen with another person, even if they don’t own the game.
It Takes Two to Slay
When Hazelight Studios launched their first game, A Way Out, in 2018, one of its unique aspects was that it had a feature called the “Friend’s Pass.” For those unfamiliar, the Friend’s Pass allowed someone who had ownership of the game to freely invite someone to co-op with them, even if they didn’t own the copy of the game. Given the type of game A Way Out was, and Hazelight’s follow-ups, It Takes Two, and Split Fiction, the feature made a lot of sense, since the game required another person to play with. Since then, however, it’s been the only studio to do it, as many other cooperative games either only support local play or require another copy.
Well, that’s all changing today, as CI Games becomes one of the first studios to adopt the model and certainly the first in its genre. With the release of version 2.0, Lords of the Fallen now features the Friend’s Pass, allowing anyone with a copy of the game to play co-op with anyone, regardless of platform, even if they don’t own the game.
The way it works is that the player you’re inviting will download the Friend’s Pass version of the game (which is essentially the whole game), create their character, and complete the full tutorial area, where they will be able to join someone with access to the full game for online co-op. That’s really all there is, though it does come with some restrictions for the person who isn’t the host.
- All players have free access to the character creator and entire tutorial area base game
- Following tutorial completion, players can experience the entire adventure in online co-op when playing with a friend who owns the base game. Character progress and loot are saved between sessions
- Only the host retains world progression
This does likely mean that the person playing with Friend’s Pass probably won’t be able to earn achievements, at least when it comes to progression-related ones, since that’s tied to the host. Still, it’s a fair trade-off in my opinion for something that you’ll be able to play entirely for free, and at least character progress and loot are saved, so you aren’t losing everything entirely.
Talk about unexpected! This will no doubt get a ton of new players to want to give it a go, and may even encourage some new purchases. Which, if you do end up buying, or are on the fence about it, CI Games is currently running a special promotion across every major storefront that sees the game nearly 70% off on every platform. Well worth the purchase, especially with everything else added with today’s update.
PlayStation Spring Sale (April 9th – April 23rd):
- Standard Edition: 72% off at $19.60
- Deluxe Upgrade Pack (from Standard to Deluxe): 72% off at $5.60
Xbox Spring Sale (April 17th – May 1st):
- Standard Edition: 70% off at $20.99, also included in Game Pass
- Deluxe Edition: 70% off at $23.99
Steam Custom Sale (April 17th – May 1st):
- Standard Edition: 67% off at $19.80
- Deluxe Edition: 67% off at $23.10
Epic Games Store Savings (April 10th – April 24th):
- Standard Edition: 67% off at $19.80
- Deluxe Edition: 67% off at $23.10
With Version 2.0 now out, CI Games looks to the future with a sequel to Lords of the Fallen, which is currently slated for 2026.
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