Game

Lies Of P

2023

Insufficient evidence

We did not find enough credible, independent evidence to publish a numeric cash-grab score. Unrated is more honest than a guess.

What counts as a cash grab?

Commercial extraction prioritized over meaningful consumer or creative value. Profit, popularity, adaptations, sequels, remakes, high budgets, and normal marketing do not count by themselves.

Why?

Lies of P (Round8 Studio, NEOWIZ, released September 19, 2023) shows strong commercial success and critical praise but no credible signals of predatory extraction. Reviews and platform pages document a full-priced single-player release with substantial production values, novel mechanics, and strong sales milestones. Monetization consisted of the base purchase, an optional cosmetic pack and a paid Overture expansion that reviewers described as a sizeable 20+ hour expansion. I found no evidence of live-service style microtransactions, rushed deceptive launch practices, or low-effort reuse intended primarily to extract consumer spending.

No credible evidence of predatory microtransactions or live-service monetization, sales derived from standard upfront price and optional paid DLC.
Major critics and platform features highlight substantial production values, novel mechanics, and an Apple Design Award for visuals.
Developers released a paid expansion Overture, reviewers and storefronts describe it as a substantive 20+ hour expansion rather than a trivial add-on.

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Score factors

Direction	Factor	Evidence	Impact
Against	Production quality and craft	Multiple major reviews and platform coverage praise the game’s visuals, level design, and unique mechanics, and Apple awarded the title for Visuals and Graphics.[3][1][2]	-18
Against	Paid expansion substantive	Lies of P: Overture was released as a paid prequel expansion priced at $29.99 and was repeatedly described by reviewers as a substantive 15-20+ hour expansion rather than a trivial add-on.[4][1]	-16

Confidence: Low · No source-backed commercial-extraction signal was found. · Researched 2026-07-23

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