Riot's Project L: You Will Be Able To Play Duos With A…

Big news have just been shared about Riot's upcoming fighting game! While the pool of revealed champions remains small, we now know that you will be able to play Project L with a friend – on the same team!

Project L promo art — Ekko and Jinx are two champions appearing in Riot's upcoming fighting game. | © Riot Games

Since its reveal in 2019, many players have been excited about the release of Riot's Project L. This is Riot's first venture into the fighting game genre, and with the recent release of Street Fighter 6 and the future releases of Tekken 8 and Mortal Kombat 1, their game will have some tough competition to go up against.

In their latest dev diary, Riot revealed that Project L will not be exclusively played in duels – instead, players will be given the chance to fight alongside a friend in exciting 2v2 battles!

Riot Reveals Exciting 2v2 Fights In Project L

Fighting Game dev footage — You can play with a friend! | © Riot Games

The format behind Project L's 2v2 fights is one that long-standing fans of the Tekken franchise will already be familiar with. Riot will be making use of the tag team system, popularized through Tag Team Wrestling and previously used in Tekken Tag Tournament. With this system, your player 1 will be fighting the opponent's player 1, looking for the perfect moment to throw player 2 into the mix. Your player 2 will then unleash their combo onto the unlucky soul on the other side of the fight.

They also revealed so-called fuses, which act similarly to augments in Teamfight Tactics or LoL's new Arena mode. One of those fuses allows you to call upon your partner to combine your ultimates. Another one allows you as player 2 to assist your partner with twice as many moves.

Riot Games Will Attend Evo 2023 To Present Project L To The Fighting Games Community

Riot also revealed that they will be attending Evo 2023 on August 4-6, letting players at the Las Vegas-based event have their first experience of Project L. Four champions will be available to play, just enough for the 2v2 mode.

For the moment, they have not talked about the release date or the final name of Project L. However, they did promise us more info soon to come.