In typical Soulslike fashion, multiplayer in Lords of the Fallen is a mix of invasions and co-op play that can be turned on or off in the settings. Players can choose to play with their friends and defend against invasions or turn off the option entirely.
Co-op can be initiated from any Vestige or Vestige Seedling that players have placed in the game. Boss health remains the same in Co-op as in solo-play, making inviting helpers to defeat them an attractive option.
How To Play Multiplayer
There are four options to play Multiplayer in Lords of the Fallen, three of them for Co-op and one of them for invasions. Players can access multiplayer options by going to any vestige and selecting the Multiplayer option at the bottom. Here is how they work.
Beckon Lampbearer
Summons a random player who has selected the option Accompany Lampbearer to be summoned into your world as your Co-op partner. The person picked is random and can be anyone from across the world who is playing the game right at the moment.
Beckon Friend
Creates a list of friends who are playing the game at the moment. You can select to beckon that friend, which sends them an invitation through Steam, PS5, or Xbox, depending on the platform. Once that player accepts the invitation, they are summoned into your world.
Accompany Lampbearer
Puts you on the list of people who are willing to accept an invitation via Beckon Lampbearer. Once someone beckons you, you will automatically spawn into their world to help them out.
Slaughter Lampbearer
Invades a random player’s world by performing the Crimson Ritual. Your job is to kill the player for a reward of Severed Fingers. The invading person only has one life, while the defending player has two lives, one in Axiom and the other in Umbral.
How Does Co-Op Work
Co-op in Lords of the Fallen is mostly the same as Dark Souls with a few caveats. One, summoned players cannot stray too far from the summoners; otherwise, they will be respawned beside them after a loading screen.
Second, summoned players get the same amount of Vigor and items. Boss items are also the same for the summoned players and the original. This means that if you are a summoned player helping out in a boss fight and you defeat that boss in your own game, you will receive two sets of drops.
And third, once a summoned player dies in the game, they can be revived by the summoner as long as there are no enemies nearby. Summoned players only have one life and do not spawn in the Umbral unless revived.