Earlier this month, Lies of P developer Neowiz and Director Jiwan Choi addressed player concerns about the Overture DLC’s difficulty, and today they’ve released a patch to rebalance it.
Lies of P: Overture was shadow-dropped during the SGF 2025 showcase, but for the uninitiated, Neowiz has faced some backlash from fans regarding the DLC, specifically its brutal difficulty. Players have taken to Reddit, X (formerly Twitter), and other online forums to express frustration over what many are calling “unfair” design. Neowiz and Game Director Jiwan Choi acknowledged the feedback, stating, “We’re reviewing all of it carefully and are already looking into when to implement some of your suggestions,” adding that the team’s focus will be on improving the overall combat experience.
Initially, director Jiwan Choi said he didn’t believe Soulslike titles—like Lies of P—should include difficulty options, but he has since changed his stance with the addition of three choices in Overture. The extra options were included to get Lies of P into the hands of more players, but once fans accessed the difficulty settings, many noticed the default level was punishing. Complaints centred on what gamers often refer to as “cheap deaths,” with enemies featuring unusually large health pools. Players reported that even basic foes could knock them back to a checkpoint in just two hits on the game’s intended “Legendary Stalker” difficulty.
Today, a patch was deployed rebalancing Lies of P: Overture. In addition to the full list of patch notes detailed in Update Notes Version 1.9.0.0 on Lies of P’s Steam page, Neowiz has addressed one of the main complaints regarding DLC access. Players can now access the content in Chapter 5 instead of Chapter 9 during a second playthrough. The patch also states it has “reduced monster difficulty in repeat playthroughs” and “adjusted stats for certain field monsters in the first playthrough of Lies of P: Overture.”
Fans who were having a problem with Lies of P: Overture on NG+ can jump back in today and see if the Legendary Stalker difficulty has been rebalanced properly.
