Lies of P
Neowiz · 2023 · Souls-like action RPG
Did the studio keep supporting this game after launch? This page is the evidence.Neowiz spent two years refining Lies of P after launch, then delivered the promised Overture DLC as a surprise prequel alongside a genuinely player-responsive free update.
01Score breakdown
Five categories, 20 points each, 100 total. Full method on the methodology page.
02The evidence
Lies of P launched to strong acclaim in September 2023 and received fast, feedback-driven balance patches within days and weeks. Director Choi Ji-won communicated plans through Director's Letters, promised DLC and a sequel, and both tracks advanced: Overture shipped June 6, 2025 as a full narrative prequel with a free update adding difficulty options and boss rematch modes, and the sequel is in full development. Updates have gone quiet since a June 20, 2025 hotfix as the team moved on to the sequel.
- A major balance patch landed 8 days after launch (1.2.0.0), cutting boss HP and buffing the Specter summon in direct response to difficulty complaints.
- Patch 1.3.0.0 (Nov 2023) made Rising Dodge a default ability and lowered early-game difficulty, while free additions included new cosmetics, a Wo Long crossover, difficulty options, boss rematch modes, and colorblind mode.
- The DLC promised in the Nov 2023 Director's Letter shipped June 6, 2025 as Overture, a full narrative prequel launched as a surprise at Summer Game Fest.
- A June 20, 2025 follow-up patch fixed Overture NG+ difficulty and a rare DLC access bug with a same-day hotfix, though updates have gone quiet since as the team moved to the sequel, now in full development.
03Sources
04Audit record
- Launch date
- Sep 19, 2023
- Evidence coverage through
- Jun 20, 2025
- Methodology
- v1.0
- Audit confidence
- Medium
- Why this confidence
- Evidence comes from several independent gaming press outlets reporting on patch notes and announcements, but the official patch archive itself was not read directly, and the post-June-2025 quiet period is inferred from a lack of further updates rather than a stated end of support.
- Score band
- Excellent (Tier A)