Engaging, easy-to-follow story
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Amazing story especially from a souls like, its not spoonfed to you super easily but its also not super vague or hard to follow.”
Steam review · 38.1 h played ↗
Lies of P
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%NEOWIZ2023Souls-like · Action RPG · Action
$59.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A polished Bloodborne/Sekiro-flavored soulslike with parry-heavy combat, great bosses, atmosphere and story. Skip it if you dislike tight parry windows, linear levels or the studio's AI stance.
Great for
Bloodborne and Sekiro fans, and newcomers wanting an accessible soulslike with difficulty options
Main risk
Tight parry windows and delayed attacks can feel clunky, with linear levels and a long late game
What players love
Satisfying combat and great bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The gameplay feels smooth and responsive, making tough fights more satisfying than stressful.”
Steam review · 66.5 h played ↗
Gorgeous atmosphere and art direction
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“the atmosphere is spooky in a classy Victorian way”
Steam review · 28.9 h played ↗
Great soundtrack
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Beautiful aesthetic, an excellent OST, and a fun soulslike overall.”
Steam review · 28.9 h played ↗
Weapon assembly system
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“you can straight up just cut in half and be like "Ah, yeah I want my giant ass greatsword blade to be attatched to my teeny little rapier handle”
Steam review · 25.6 h played ↗
Best non-FromSoftware soulslike
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“Lies of P is, without a doubt, the best Soulslike game ever made outside of FromSoftware.”
Steam review · 17.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Generative AI controversy
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“A game about soulless machines destroying humanity in a pale imitation of humans... and then the studio decides to replace their human creatives with soulless machines.”
Steam review · 5.7 h played ↗
Clunky, slow movement and dodging
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Terrible movement, slower and less responsive than the first dark souls 15 years ago.”
Steam review · 30.6 h played ↗
Repetitive linear levels and bland late game
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“most areas blur together with the exact same boring, repetitive aesthetic and layout”
Steam review · 16.9 h played ↗
Unbalanced or forgettable bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“half the bosses are essentially the equivalent of npc invasions in dark souls series and elden ring”
Steam review · 19.3 h played ↗
Unforgiving parry timing and delayed attacks
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“parry windows are even less than Sekiro make even more hard to parry”
Steam review · 44.2 h played ↗
Stuttering and performance issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Poor frame pacing and shader stutter issues have plagued this game since the launch of the DLC”
Steam review · 219.7 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support50 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 64bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 3 1200／Intel Core i3-6300
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 560 4GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB
Storage50 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 64bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 3 1200／Intel Core i3-6300
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 6500 XT 4GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 6GB
Storage50 GB available space
OSWindows 10 64bit
ProcessorAMD Ryzen 3 1200／Intel Core i3-6300
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsAMD Radeon RX 560 4GB / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB
Storage50 GB available space
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