Something to expect frontwards to: It's a great fourth dimension to be a fan of Souls-like games. Not only is the excellent-looking Elden Ring on the horizon, we've just seen footage of another championship that volition get part of the genre, i that asks: "What if Pinocchio, but bad-donkey mechanoid?"

Lies of P, announced by South Korean developer Round8 Studio, really does take the archetype fairy tale about a wooden puppet who wishes to be a real boy and puts a Dark Souls spin on it. The Blastoff gameplay teaser looks extremely enticing, even if you're the kind of person who equates playing Souls-likes with someone bashing your genitals with a hammer, thanking them, and then asking for more.

Lies of P appears to tick all the right boxes: big and impactful weapons, huge enemies, a high difficultly, and gorgeous looks. There'south as well a Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice-style grappling hook, i of the tools that can exist added to Pinocchio's mechanical arm.

Even though the game isn't prepare to release until 2023, it's already alluring controversy with the inclusion of a sign featuring an APAB acronym, which presumably stands for All Puppets Are Bastards. It's doubtlessly a take on ACAB—in which Puppets is replaced by Cops—a sign that has appeared more prominently in recent times.

"As the puppet mechanoid Pinocchio, you will wind your style through the streets of a ruined metropolis, crafting weapons from the materials you discover in the world, and interacting with the remaining few who manage to survive in this pre-industrial hellscape," reads the description. "The more than you lie, the more human being y'all go, with all the advantages and disadvantages that it entails."

Lies of P is set to release in 2023 on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Serial X. Await to hear more almost the game at the G-STAR convention in Southward Korea subsequently this month.

In other Souls-similar news, the latest gameplay trailer for Elden Ring recently arrived alongside some tech specs for the PC, including ray tracing beingness added via a patch and a 60fps cap.

Thank you, Kotaku.