BODY: The Pinocchio-inspired Soulslike that surprised critics in 2023 has found a new home. On August 6, NEOWIZ released Lies of P: Complete Edition, developed by ROUND8 Studio, for Nintendo Switch 2 — bringing the full, polished package to Nintendo's newest hardware.
Set in the plague- and puppet-ravaged Belle Époque city of Krat, Lies of P casts players as P, a mechanical marionette carving through grotesque automatons and bosses in the punishing tradition of FromSoftware's Souls games. Its striking art direction, weapon-assembly system, and a story that riffs on The Adventures of Pinocchio earned it strong reviews and a devoted following.
As the name promises, this is the "everything in one box" version. The Complete Edition folds in the accumulated post-launch updates alongside the Overture DLC, a prequel expansion that adds new areas, bosses, and weapons. For newcomers, it's the definitive entry point; for Switch 2 owners, it's the chance to take a notoriously demanding action-RPG anywhere.
The Switch 2 release lands as the platform continues to attract heavyweight third-party ports that would have been unthinkable on the original Switch, underscoring how the new hardware is reshaping expectations for portable AAA gaming.
The insider take
From Tokyo, the timing is telling. Korean developer NEOWIZ has leaned hard into the Japanese market, where Lies of P's Belle Époque gothic aesthetic and Pinocchio framing land squarely in the Souls-loving sensibility that FromSoftware cultivated at home. Getting a graphically heavy Soulslike running on portable hardware is a real technical flex — and a signal that Switch 2 is being treated as a genuine platform for demanding action titles, not a watered-down afterthought. With a sequel already confirmed, this port keeps the franchise visible on the one console many Japanese players actually carry with them.
Originally reported by AUTOMATON (Japanese).