# Lies of P

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Lies of P and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a fantastic soulslike with a dark take on Pinocchio and a lot of heart; the most common caveat is a jarringly frustrating stage.

## Why people recommend it

- Fantastic soulslike game (2 comments): "Lies of P is a fantastic video game (soulslike) that felt to me like a dark take on the Pinocchio story" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48059054)) "Lies of P is a fantastic game" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46817770))

## What people warn about

- Jarringly frustrating stage (1 comments): "the stage felt jarringly frustrating compared to the pleasant frustration I was having with the rest of the games challenges" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066618))
- Around 40 fps at 1080p medium (1 comments): "Lies of P at 1080p medium runs at about 40 frames per second." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48958724))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Elden Ring](https://hackerapproved.com/p/elden-ring.md): 25 recommend
- [Dark Souls](https://hackerapproved.com/p/dark-souls.md): 23 recommend
- [Diablo II: Resurrected](https://hackerapproved.com/p/diablo-2.md): 19 recommend
- [Mass Effect](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mass-effect.md): 19 recommend
- [Path of Exile](https://hackerapproved.com/p/path-of-exile.md): 15 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Lies of P", https://hackerapproved.com/p/lies-of-p/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).