Officially announced in mid-2021, Lies of P is an action-RPG that puts players in control of an alternate version of Pinocchio on his quest to become a real boy. While the developers previously said that the game took a lot of cues from Elden Ring, its aesthetic seems to be more in line with Bloodborne, another critically acclaimed FromSoftware action-RPG.

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The newly revealed 8K gameplay footage of Lies of P was rendered by the Radeon RX 7900 XTX, AMD’s answer to the Nvidia RTX 4080. The 160-second clip shows Pinocchio battling his way through a steampunk-like Victorian setting and facing a variety of unsettling enemies that wouldn’t look out of place in Compulsion Games’ 2016 survival horror We Happy Few. This is the first look at the upcoming RPG since the developers shared 40 minutes of Lies of P gameplay back in September.

Lies of P will, naturally, only support 8K resolutions on PC. Meanwhile, the developers committed to delivering 4K gameplay in 30 frames per second on the PS5 and Xbox Series X, noting that they’ll also offer a performance mode that will downscale the visuals to 1440p in exchange for hitting 60fps on both consoles. The Xbox Series S version of the game is still an unknown in regard to its performance targets.

While Round8 Studio doesn’t have a substantial track record of putting out original games, the outsourcing company has been perfecting its craft for over a decade by now, having supported development of dozens of AAA games. Its development credits include everything from Apex Mobile and Halo Infinite to Age of Empires 4, Wasteland 3, and Fortnite. Perhaps its most relevant experience comes from playing a supporting role in the development of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Respawn Entertainment’s critically acclaimed Soulslike from 2019.

Much like Fallen Order, Lies of P is an action-RPG that draws a lot of inspiration from FromSoftware’s Dark Souls series, meaning players can expect tight combat mechanics focused on dodging, parrying, and carefully timed counter-attacks. The developers previously revealed that Lies of P will feature an elaborate skill tree capable of supporting at least three distinct play styles. Besides focusing on agile swordplay and powering through enemies with brute force, players will also be able to pursue the so-called Path of Crickets, which might sound like a stealth-focused tree but is actually meant to provide a versatile set of abilities that strikes a balance between the other two options.

Lies of P is scheduled to hit PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S sometime in 2023.

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