WHAT is this and WHERE is Deck13!?

[sam]

The original Lords of the Fallen from 2014 was partially published by CI Games, granted, but it was developed by the German studio Deck13. Who is HEXWORKS and where is Deck13? What is this new "The" Lords of the Fallen Game? Is this a reboot? A sequel? A remake? A totally unrelated game?

I'm confused.

[Narcissistic Cannibal]

https://www.eurogamer.net/new-studio-founded-to-make-lords-of-the-fallen-2-for-pc-ps5-and-xbox-series-x

[Yspaddaden Penkawr]

Lords of the Fallen (2014) was primarily developed by Deck13, but CI was involved in its development. CI also published the game (they didn't "partially publish" it), and evidently own the IP.

(The) Lords of the Fallen (2) was announced in 2014, after the release of the first game, for release in 2017. Deck13 has never been involved with it, and it's been worked on by at least three different studios. Deck13 went on to make The Surge (2017) and The Surge 2 (2019), and are currently working on Atlas Fallen.

This is apparently a reboot of/spiritual successor to the first Lords of the Fallen, rather than a sequel, which is probably why they dropped the "Lords of the Fallen 2" title.

[IchigoMait]

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-lords-of-the-fallen-reemerges-after-nearly-8-years/1100-6506768/

[Dank Sidious]

We'll see... Deck13 has improved a lot. Surge 2 combat felt really well done in comparison to LOTF and Surge 1. "Hexworks" says nothing to me.

[HellSap]

In case you missed it - Atlas Fallen is the arpg by Deck 13. Looks to be more in the style of Surge 2 combat and this one looks to be intentionally slower to 'appease' dark souls fans.