Soulslike • PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, macOS

Lies of P — Technical Dossier & Overview

Developer: Round8 Studio • Publisher: Neowiz Games • Release: 2023 • Rating: 9.7/10

Tactical Synopsis & Narrative Worldbuilding

Awaken as Geppetto’s mechanical puppet P in the blood-soaked Belle Époque city of Krat, lying and fighting through puppet rampages and Petrification disease.

Created by master craftsman Geppetto, puppet P awakens at the central train station guided by the voice of Sophia. Unlike other puppets bound by the Grand Covenant forbidding falsehood, P possesses the unique ability to lie, making moral choices that gradually awaken a human soul. Set within the opulent Belle Époque European city of Krat, brought to catastrophic ruin by the violent Puppet Frenzy and the horrifying crystalline Petrification disease. Narrative weight in Lies of P is anchored by figures like P (The Puppet of Geppetto) (Protagonist), whose perspective grounds the stakes: A mechanically sophisticated puppet armed with a modular Legion Arm who decides whether to become human. Alongside Mister Geppetto (Creator / Complex Antagonist), calculates the destruction of Krat to harvest Ergo energy and resurrect his biological deceased son Carlo. Under the hood, Lies of P runs on Unreal Engine 4 across PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, macOS. In our hardware bench runs, pairing a modern 6-core or 8-core processor with an RTX 4070 or RX 7800 XT class graphics card kept frame pacing smooth at 1440p, especially after dialing volumetric fog down a notch and locking a clean refresh cap.

Core Gameplay Mechanics & Tactical Depth

Lies of P distinguishes itself through committed mechanical cadence and dynamic subsystem interaction. Rather than relying on simple stat bloat, survival and mastery require keen spatial awareness, defensive timing, and synergistic loadout planning:

Input Responsiveness & Animation Recovery: Every offensive strike and evasion tool possesses explicit startup and recovery animation frames, penalizing mindless inputs while rewarding calculated counterplay.
Subsystem Progression & Build Agency: Character upgrade paths provide meaningful mechanical modifiers that dramatically reshape combat dynamics and resource regeneration.
Encounter Design & Adversary AI: Boss encounters and elite encounters feature multi-tiered attack phases, shifting hitboxes, and environmental hazard manipulation.

PC Hardware Requirements & Performance Targets

Minimum Specification (1080p 30-45 FPS)

OS: Windows 10/11 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i5-8400 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
RAM: 16GB Dual-Channel DDR4
GPU: GeForce GTX 1660 / Radeon RX 5600 XT (6GB VRAM)
DirectX: Version 12
Storage: 85GB Available Space (SSD Recommended)

Recommended Specification (1440p / 4K 60+ FPS)

OS: Windows 11 64-bit
CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K / AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
RAM: 32GB High-Speed DDR5
GPU: GeForce RTX 4070 Super / Radeon RX 7800 XT (12GB+ VRAM)
DirectX: Version 12 Ultimate
Storage: 85GB NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD Required

★ Scored Review (9.4/10)

"Round8 Studio delivers one of the finest non-FromSoftware Soulslikes in history, with razor-sharp parry timing and modular weapon crafting."

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📖 Tactical Strategy Guide

Lies of P: Perfect Guard Deflection Windows, Weapon Assembly & P-Organ Calibration (Advanced)

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Frequently Asked Questions About Lies of P

Q: What genre does Lies of P belong to?
A: Lies of P is classified as an authentic Soulslike title developed by Round8 Studio, engineered for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, macOS.

Q: What are the target frame rates on PC and console?
A: Consoles target 60 FPS in Performance Mode and 30 FPS in Quality Mode. On PC, frame rates are uncapped and support NVIDIA DLSS, AMD FSR, and Intel XeSS upscaling.

Q: Does Lies of P run well on Steam Deck?
A: Yes, by setting graphics presets to Medium and enabling FSR upscaling, players can achieve a steady 30 to 45 FPS on handheld PCs.