As promised, the long-awaited 2.0 update for Lords of the Fallen has just landed — and it comes with a surprise no one saw coming: the introduction of the Friend Pass. If you’ve played It Takes Two or Split Fiction, you’ll be familiar with how this system works. If not, here’s a quick rundown.
Players who own a copy of the game can now invite a friend to join them for the full co-op experience online — at no extra cost. That’s right: only one person needs to purchase the game for two to play together. It’s a game-changing move, especially for a title known primarily as a single-player action RPG.
But CI Games didn’t stop there. Alongside the Friend Pass, Lords of the Fallen now supports shared progression in co-op sessions with crossplay enabled. As long as both players are on the same New Game cycle and have defeated a similar number of main bosses, their progress will sync — making the co-op experience more seamless than ever.
What’s New in Lords of the Fallen 2.0 Update:
- Shared-Progression Cross-Play Cooperative Play – Both players now save all main story progress as long as they’re on the same “New Game” and have defeated a similar number of main bosses within one. Both players retains all loot, 100 percent vigor, and can revive each other in all online sessions.
- Free Friend’s Pass – Invite any friend to join your adventure in online co-op even if they don’t own the game. Friends keep loot and character progress, plus get full offline access to the tutorial and character creator
- Revamped Combat and Movement – V2.0 adds smoother animations, better weapon response, refined lock-on, improved evasions, and new grievous strike prompts
- Dedicated Jump Button – Jump anytime with a single button for improved platforming
- Full Weapon Audio Overhaul – Feel every swing, parry and block like never before
- Overhauled Character Creator – Create more lifelike characters with improved facial detail, body shapes, and visual fidelity
- Modernized User Interface and Heads-Up Display – Cleaner UI, optional HUD toggle, and dynamic HUD for immersive gameplay
- Improved Tutorial Experience – Clearer instructions and a new in-game guidebook for easy reference
- Umbral Lamp Guidance – Lamp can now highlight the path to your next vestige, helping you navigate Mournstead.
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