{"id":1931351,"date":"2026-05-12T16:33:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931351"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T13:33:57","slug":"as-the-lies-of-p-sequel-enters-full-scale-development-developer-neowiz-says-its-working-on-another-soulslike-and-a-narrative-rpg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1931351","title":{"rendered":"As the Lies of P sequel enters full-scale development, developer Neowiz says it&#8217;s working on another Soulslike and a narrative RPG"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lies-of-p\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Lies of P<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">As the Lies of P sequel enters full-scale development, developer Neowiz says it&#8217;s working on another Soulslike and a narrative RPG<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Geppetto believe it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/overture_6u35Ioi.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Using a magical bow in the Lies of P: Overture DLC\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"overture_6u35Ioi.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Neowiz<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/fran-j-ruiz-author.png?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Fran Ruiz avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"fran-j-ruiz-author.png\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/fran-ruiz\">Fran Ruiz<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-05-12T16:33:57+00:00\">May 12, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"00450157-3c08-4868-82cb-f06dab832a84\" data-name=\"Lies of P\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Lies of P\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Lies of P\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Lies of P\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Lies of P\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Lies of P\" title=\"Follow Lies of P\"><br \/>\n  Follow Lies of P<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lies-of-p\">Lies of P<\/a> continues to be one of the most celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-games-industry-has-a-soulslike-problem-but-probably-not-the-one-you-think\">Soulslikes<\/a> made outside of FromSoftware, and we&#8217;ve known for over two years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lies-of-p-sequel-confirmed-as-game-director-teases-dlc\">a sequel was happening<\/a>. Now, we&#8217;ve learned it&#8217;s entered the &#8220;vertical slice&#8221; stage.<\/p>\n<p>Publisher-developer <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neowiz.com\/neowiz-site\/assets\/ir-library\/1Q26_NWZ-IR-PPT_EN_vF-tf1sbum2.pdf\">Neowiz&#8217;s Q1 2026 earnings report<\/a> confirmed the second game has reached the &#8220;full-scale dev phase&#8221;, but at the time of writing, the report has it limited to the &#8220;vertical-slice&#8221; step. A vertical slice is a small demonstrable portion of a game that&#8217;s meant to represent what the full game will be like, usually used to convince executives about a game&#8217;s overall direction and vision.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Lies of P - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qVERYWuJkIs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qVERYWuJkIs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Lies of P &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Lies of P &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qVERYWuJkIs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neowiz is clearly interested in expanding the IP and turning it into an enduring franchise, but details are being kept a secret for now. Perhaps more interesting is the update on the status of Project Windi, another Soulslike RPG from Kay Lee, who directed <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/212160\/Vindictus\/\">Vindictus<\/a> at Nexon, that&#8217;s now in the prototype stage. <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neowiz.com\/neowiz-site\/assets\/ir-library\/3Q25_NWZ-IR-PPT_EN-itjp3znq.pdf\">It&#8217;s not the first time we&#8217;ve read about it<\/a>, but we now know it&#8217;s been progressing steadily, too.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the narrative RPG dubbed Project Rubicon, directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1025960\/BURIED_STARS\/\">Buried Stars<\/a>&#8216; Seungho Jin, has entered the vertical-slice phase alongside the Lies of P sequel. While this project &#8211; as well as Project Windi &#8211; could be new IPs, the real natures of the projects haven&#8217;t been revealed yet.<\/p>\n<p>While looking at Neowiz&#8217;s recent moves, we&#8217;ve also learned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neowiz.com\/en\/career\/browse-job\/043f65b9-9c3e-4063-9a86-d73eccae503e\">Round8 Studio &#8211; the developer behind Lies of P &#8211; is looking to fill an &#8220;AI Creator&#8221; role<\/a> that can create &#8220;concept drafts&#8221; with tools like Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, and integrate AI software into &#8220;existing art workflows to reduce production time and build an efficient AI art pipeline&#8221;, among other things. It&#8217;s not the first time <a href=\"https:\/\/gameinformer.com\/exclusive-interview\/2026\/01\/05\/ceo-of-lies-of-p-publisher-neowiz-talks-2025-overture-expansion\">Neowiz has expressed a growing interest in AI-assisted game development<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lies-of-p-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s three-star review of Lies of P<\/a> said it has &#8220;strong enough foundations in its edgy tone and tweaked weapons&#8221;, but &#8220;it&#8217;s highly unlikely that they&#8217;ll be able to beat the originals at their own game&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/lies-of-p\">Lies of P<\/a> continues to be one of the most celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/the-games-industry-has-a-soulslike-problem-but-probably-not-the-one-you-think\">Soulslikes<\/a> made outside of FromSoftware, and we&#8217;ve known for over two years <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lies-of-p-sequel-confirmed-as-game-director-teases-dlc\">a sequel was happening<\/a>. Now, we&#8217;ve learned it&#8217;s entered the &#8220;vertical slice&#8221; stage.<\/p>\n<p>Publisher-developer <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neowiz.com\/neowiz-site\/assets\/ir-library\/1Q26_NWZ-IR-PPT_EN_vF-tf1sbum2.pdf\">Neowiz&#8217;s Q1 2026 earnings report<\/a> confirmed the second game has reached the &#8220;full-scale dev phase&#8221;, but at the time of writing, the report has it limited to the &#8220;vertical-slice&#8221; step. A vertical slice is a small demonstrable portion of a game that&#8217;s meant to represent what the full game will be like, usually used to convince executives about a game&#8217;s overall direction and vision.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Lies of P - Official Launch Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qVERYWuJkIs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/qVERYWuJkIs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Lies of P &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Lies of P &#8211; Official Launch Trailer<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qVERYWuJkIs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Neowiz is clearly interested in expanding the IP and turning it into an enduring franchise, but details are being kept a secret for now. Perhaps more interesting is the update on the status of Project Windi, another Soulslike RPG from Kay Lee, who directed <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/212160\/Vindictus\/\">Vindictus<\/a> at Nexon, that&#8217;s now in the prototype stage. <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.neowiz.com\/neowiz-site\/assets\/ir-library\/3Q25_NWZ-IR-PPT_EN-itjp3znq.pdf\">It&#8217;s not the first time we&#8217;ve read about it<\/a>, but we now know it&#8217;s been progressing steadily, too.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the narrative RPG dubbed Project Rubicon, directed by <a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/1025960\/BURIED_STARS\/\">Buried Stars<\/a>&#8216; Seungho Jin, has entered the vertical-slice phase alongside the Lies of P sequel. While this project &#8211; as well as Project Windi &#8211; could be new IPs, the real natures of the projects haven&#8217;t been revealed yet.<\/p>\n<p>While looking at Neowiz&#8217;s recent moves, we&#8217;ve also learned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neowiz.com\/en\/career\/browse-job\/043f65b9-9c3e-4063-9a86-d73eccae503e\">Round8 Studio &#8211; the developer behind Lies of P &#8211; is looking to fill an &#8220;AI Creator&#8221; role<\/a> that can create &#8220;concept drafts&#8221; with tools like Stable Diffusion and Midjourney, and integrate AI software into &#8220;existing art workflows to reduce production time and build an efficient AI art pipeline&#8221;, among other things. It&#8217;s not the first time <a href=\"https:\/\/gameinformer.com\/exclusive-interview\/2026\/01\/05\/ceo-of-lies-of-p-publisher-neowiz-talks-2025-overture-expansion\">Neowiz has expressed a growing interest in AI-assisted game development<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/lies-of-p-review\">Eurogamer&#8217;s three-star review of Lies of P<\/a> said it has &#8220;strong enough foundations in its edgy tone and tweaked weapons&#8221;, but &#8220;it&#8217;s highly unlikely that they&#8217;ll be able to beat the originals at their own game&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Lies of P As the Lies of P sequel enters full-scale development, developer Neowiz says it&#8217;s working on another Soulslike and a narrative RPG Geppetto believe it. 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