The success of Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, and Bloodborne established the Soulslike genre, and the recent release of Elden Ring ensures that the spin-off genre pioneered by FromSoftware is going nowhere.
There are multiple Souls-like games in development and available on the market, but perhaps one of the most unique is a 2023 title called “Lies of P“.
In Lies of P, players take on the role of the mechanical puppet Pinocchio, who is on a journey to become human. Combining a dark take on the ‘Belle Epoque’ period with the technical combat of the Souls genre makes Lies of P really stand out, similar to how Bloodborne stands apart from its contemporaries, and has garnered a lot of attention for it.
His live trailer for the opening night of the gamescom was easily one of the highlights of the night, but it seems developer Round8 wasn’t content with just that.
As part of the Gamescom 2022 proper, Round8 has released a 12-minute gameplay video of Lies of P. This clip gives fans a good look at the general atmosphere, the narrow corridors players will find themselves in, some of the Lies of P weapons, and a variety of enemies as well.
Between their trailer and this gameplay video, they make Lies of P even more exciting than before. Seeing so much information after a relatively quiet period is welcoming and exciting for its eventual release.
This is scheduled to arrive in 2023 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, but for fans of the latter, it’s worth mentioning that Lies of P has also been confirmed for Xbox Game Pass.