Neowiz and Round 8 Studios have released an announcement trailer for its new Souls-like game, titled Lies of P. The game is planned to release for the PlayStation 5, as well as PC, Google Stadia, and Xbox Series X in 2023. It will center around a dark re-telling of the classic Pinocchio, set in a fictional world during the Belle Epoque era.
The Lies of P announcement trailer is three minutes long and beautifully rendered. It follows a figure who looks to be Geppetto, who can be seen dragging a large box across a desolate, snow-covered European city of Krat. Mechanical body parts can be seen scattered about, as the bearded puppeteer makes his way to what looks to be a gothic church. From screenshots posted on the game’s Steam page, these mechanical beings seem to be one of the enemies that players will encounter as Pinocchio. A dead body in a top hat also sits in front of the church, and a black goo-covered rat crawls out of the body’s mouth. Inside the church, we also see two damaged mechanical creatures that are leaking a similar black goo. A few seconds earlier, we also see large feather-covered pods that dripping with the strange liquid. According to the steam page, the city of Krat has been lost to humanity and is now a “living hell filled with unspeakable horrors.”

Lies of P will also reportedly feature a “deep combat system.” Some of the mechanics mentioned are a weapon-making system, teased towards the very end of the trailer. ...