ActionAdventureRPG
Lies of P
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 29% of players who started
Started playing 96% of owners
Steam reviews 92% positive of 83,963
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 35h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- At least 28% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Parade Master” and “Scrapped Watchman”: from 91% to 79% of starters.
- 96% of owners got the first achievement.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 84,243 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 36.2h for positive, 15.2h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (95.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Parade Master Kill the Parade Master. 91% −9
- Scrapped Watchman Kill the Scrapped Watchman. Most players quit here 79% −13
- King's Flame Kill King’s Flame, Fuoco. 71% −7
- Fallen Archbishop Kill the Fallen Archbishop Andreus. 65% −6
- The Delayed Match Kill the Eldest of the Black Rabbit Brotherhood. 62% −3
- King of Puppets Kill Romeo, King of Puppets. 57% −5
- The Champion of Evolution Kill Champion Victor. 55% −3
- Puppet-Devouring Green Monster Kill the Puppet-Devouring Green Monster. 52% −3
- Corrupted Parade Master Kill the Corrupted Parade Master. 50% −2
- Revenge of Black Kill the Black Rabbit Brotherhood. 48% −1
- The Complete One Kill Laxasia the Complete. 46% −3
- The Awakened God Kill the Awakened God Simon Manus. 44% −1
- Rise of P [Rise of P] Reach the ending. ≥29% −16
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (53)
story milestone ending side
- Fatal Blow Deliver a successful Fatal Attack. 100%
- Stargazer’s Guide Repair a Stargazer. 99%
- Parade Master Kill the Parade Master. 91%
- First Lie Tell a lie in front of Hotel Krat Entrance. 91%
- The Ultimate Defense Technique Destroy an enemy’s weapon with a perfect guard. 85%
- The Bastards and the Sweepers Kill a Stalker. 81%
- Scrapped Watchman Kill the Scrapped Watchman. 79%
- King's Flame Kill King’s Flame, Fuoco. 71%
- Exploring Possibilities Try to assemble a weapon. 67%
- Fallen Archbishop Kill the Fallen Archbishop Andreus. 65%
- The Delayed Match Kill the Eldest of the Black Rabbit Brotherhood. 62%
- Bear Gold Coin Fruit Harvest Gold Coin Fruit. 62%
- King of Puppets Kill Romeo, King of Puppets. 57%
- From Across the Rift Kill all types of Dimensional Butterflies. 57%
- The Champion of Evolution Kill Champion Victor. 55%
- Puppet-Devouring Green Monster Kill the Puppet-Devouring Green Monster. 52%
- Corrupted Parade Master Kill the Corrupted Parade Master. 50%
- Strongest Legion Arm Modify a Legion Arm to its max level. 49%
- Revenge of Black Kill the Black Rabbit Brotherhood. 48%
- Extreme Potential Activate P-Organ to Phase 5. 47%
- The Complete One Kill Laxasia the Complete. 46%
- The Awakened God Kill the Awakened God Simon Manus. 44%
- The Story of the One Who Dreamed Find out about the last story of Simon Manus. 44%
- Strongest Normal Weapon Strengthen a normal weapon to its max level. 44%
- Strongest Special Weapon Strengthen a special weapon to its max level. 44%
- The First Puppet Kill the Nameless Puppet. 39%
- The Story of the Refined Old Lady Find out about the last story of Antonia. 38%
- Legion Arm Collector Collect all Legion Arms. 30%
- Rise of P [Rise of P] Reach the ending. 29%
- End of Riddles Discover all Trinity Sanctums. 27%
- The Story of the Prince Find out about the last story of Venigni. 27%
- Pianist of Krat Play a perfect tune on the piano at Hotel Krat. 25%
- The Story of a Stranger Girl Find out about the last story of Eugénie. 23%
- Free from the puppet string [Free from the puppet string] Reach the ending. 22%
- The Story of the Blue Butterfly Find out about the last story of Sophia. 22%
- Puppeteer of Death Kill Markiona, the Puppeteer of Death. 20%
- Learning about Emotions Learn all gestures. 19%
- Veteran Explorer Decipher all cryptic vessels and claim the rewards. 19%
- Anguished Guardian Kill the Anguished Guardian of the Ruins. 18%
- Honor and Revenge Kill the Leader of the Bastards and the Leader of the Sweepers. 18%
- The Rose's Memory [The Rose's Memory] Reach the ending. 17%
- The Blood Artist Kill the Blood Artist. 17%
- Real boy : They all lived happily ever after [Real boy: They all lived happily ever after] Reach the ending. 17%
- Beyond Limitless Potential Further upgrade the abilities of the P-Organ. 17%
- Enduring Resolve Listen to the Legend's last recording. 16%
- Tracker of Dark Secrets Decrypt all clues hidden inside the cipher machines and claim the rewards. 15%
- Normal Weapon Collector Collect all normal weapons. 15%
- Special Weapon Collector Collect all special weapons. 14%
- The Story of One Father Find out about the last story of Geppetto. 12%
- Golden Melody Collect and play all records. 10%
- To Be Human Learn all gestures from the Forgotten Time. 9.4%
- True Combat Gear Collector Collect all weapons and Legion Arms in the Forgotten Time. 9.2%
- Memory's Melody Collect and listen to all records from the Forgotten Time. 6.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-17.