Lords of the Fallen is an action role-playing game, played from a third-person perspective. The game has been compared to Dark Souls with a slow tactical approach to close-quarters combat gameplay, with difficult enemies and locations to overcome, while learning from their encounters. The player takes the role of Harkyn who from the beginning can be tailored towards the player's preferred combat styles from a range of different classes, each with their own specializations in certain weapons, armours, spells and abilities.