CI Games Secures EUR28.6 Million Financing Ahead of Lords of the Fallen II Launch

CI Games has secured a EUR28.6 million syndicated credit facility intended to carry Lords of the Fallen II through the final stretch of development, its worldwide marketing effort and a planned launch in the first quarter of 2027. The agreement also gives the company a route to refinance all of its existing bank debt, making it a significant financial step as the sequel approaches its release window.

The financing was arranged by Erste Bank Polska and Bank Ochrony Srodowiska. CI Games said the facility fully covers the group's needs for finishing production, executing the global promotional campaign and bringing the game to market. Its structure includes a guarantee covering 80% of the facility from KUKE, Poland's export credit agency.

For players watching the long road toward the next Lords of the Fallen, the announcement is primarily a sign that CI Games has established the funding it says it needs for the game's final production and commercial push. The company is positioning Lords of the Fallen II as its key near-term release, with repayment of the financing expected to come chiefly from the game's sales after launch.

A facility built around the sequel's launch

The EUR28.6 million facility is scheduled to mature in August 2027. That timeline places repayment shortly after the currently planned first-quarter release period for Lords of the Fallen II, underlining the importance of the sequel's commercial performance to CI Games' immediate plans.

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Credit facilities are not the same as a conventional game announcement or a new trailer, but they can be meaningful in the late stages of a major project. Finishing a large game involves much more than completing the playable build. Teams may be working through optimization, quality assurance, certification processes, localization, technical support preparation, retail and digital-launch coordination, and the many assets needed for promotional activity. A worldwide campaign can also demand substantial spending well before copies are sold.

CI Games has specifically identified three uses for the newly secured financing: completion of production, the global marketing campaign and launch preparations. The company has also said the funds will enable the refinancing of its outstanding bank debt. Taken together, those goals suggest a plan to simplify the company's financial position while concentrating resources on the sequel's arrival.

The KUKE guarantee is a notable component of the arrangement. With 80% of the facility covered by the Polish export credit agency, the financing has a substantial level of institutional backing. That does not change the need for Lords of the Fallen II to perform after release, but it provides additional support to the lending structure during the period leading to launch.

CI Games points to the 2023 game's audience

Lords of the Fallen II follows Lords of the Fallen, the 2023 entry that CI Games says sold more than 2.5 million copies and reached more than 8 million players. That game was released on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, giving the series an established audience across the current PC and console market.

The difference between copies sold and players reached is worth noting. A player total can reflect access through programs, promotions, sharing arrangements or other forms of distribution beyond direct unit sales, while sales describe purchased copies. Even so, the figures presented by CI Games indicate that the 2023 release achieved a considerably broader footprint than its direct sales number alone might suggest.

That installed awareness is important as the publisher begins preparing the sequel's larger promotional phase. The 2023 game gave the franchise a modern audience and demonstrated that there is interest in its dark fantasy action-RPG identity. Lords of the Fallen II will now need to convert that recognition into momentum of its own, particularly because the new financing is expected to be repaid largely through sales following the launch.

CI Games has not provided new details in this announcement about gameplay systems, story, confirmed platforms, editions, pricing or a precise release day for Lords of the Fallen II. As a result, players should not treat the previous game's PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S availability as confirmation of the sequel's platform lineup. The company has instead focused this update on the project's financial readiness and forthcoming marketing milestones.

New "Lifting the Veil" episode due next week

The next public update is close. CI Games plans to present a new installment of its Lifting the Veil series early next week. The episode will feature members of the game's Launch Creative Team, offering a potentially useful look at the people shaping how Lords of the Fallen II is introduced to players.

There is no confirmation yet of exactly what the episode will reveal. It could focus on creative direction, launch planning, development priorities or the broader campaign, but those details have not been specified. Until the presentation arrives, the safest expectation is simply that CI Games is moving into a more active communication period for the game.

The company has also set December 2026 as the point when it intends to announce the exact release date and begin the main marketing campaign. That provides a clear marker for fans: the broad first-quarter 2027 window should become a specific launch day before the end of this year, provided the stated schedule remains unchanged.

A December date announcement would leave several months for the main promotional cycle. That period is likely to be especially important for establishing the sequel's identity, showing how it advances from the 2023 title and clarifying practical launch information. For now, though, CI Games has not attached any promises about the kind of reveals that will accompany the campaign.

What the announcement means for players

For the audience, the immediate takeaway is not a newly confirmed feature or a fresh gameplay showcase. It is a statement of financial confidence from the publisher: CI Games says it has obtained the capital required to complete and launch Lords of the Fallen II while also addressing existing bank liabilities.

That matters because a game's closing months can be among its most demanding. The closer a launch gets, the more expensive and complex coordination can become. A publisher must support the development team while preparing marketing materials, communicating with platform holders and partners, setting up customer support, and planning for the technical realities of a global release. Securing financing for that period can help provide operational stability, though it is not a substitute for the work still required to deliver a polished game.

CI Games' repayment plan also puts the commercial stakes in plain view. The facility matures in August 2027, and the company expects sales of Lords of the Fallen II after release to be the principal source of repayment. The sequel is therefore not merely the next entry in a recognizable action-RPG series; it is central to the group's financial plans for the coming year.

President of the Management Board Marek Tyminski, who is also CI Games' largest shareholder, has committed to retain his entire shareholding throughout the financing term. The commitment aligns the company's leading shareholder with the period in which the game is expected to launch and begin generating revenue.

The next milestones to watch

There are two confirmed dates--or, more accurately, timing windows--for the next stages of the Lords of the Fallen II campaign. First comes the new Lifting the Veil episode early next week, featuring the Launch Creative Team. Then, in December 2026, CI Games plans to reveal the exact release date and start the principal marketing campaign.

• Early next week: A new Lifting the Veil installment is planned.
• December 2026: CI Games intends to announce the precise release date and begin its main marketing effort.
• First quarter of 2027: Lords of the Fallen II is currently scheduled to launch.
• August 2027: The new financing facility is due to mature.

Until December, the game remains attached to a broad first-quarter 2027 target rather than a confirmed day. Players looking for platform specifics, gameplay detail and more definitive launch information will need to wait for the company's upcoming promotional activity. What is clear now is that CI Games has put a EUR28.6 million financing structure in place around the sequel's completion and release, signaling that Lords of the Fallen II is entering a consequential final phase on the road to launch.