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The Lies We Tell Ourselves

The Lies We Tell Ourselves

The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an episodic first person psychological action-adventure game with introspective/horror elements and a focus on subtle storytelling and atmosphere. Explore, solve puzzles, survive and uncover truths buried deep within a castle of lies.

Released Jan 15, 2025 Developer Poopsy Platforms Windows Psychological HorrorPuzzleAtmosphericStory RichWalking Simulator
View on Steam ↗ $7.99 (US · as of 2026-05-16)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

72.4%positive127 reviews
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Very touching story, got immersed fairly quickly. Hooked to see what the next chapter holds.”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“awesome”

— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. History through 2025-01 via SteamCharts; self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

38all-time peak
0 5 10 7 avg · Jan 2025

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

15achievements
23.8%median completion
8.2%rarest: I Know What I'm Doing!
43.5% of players 37.0% of players 32.1% of players 31.0% of players 27.3% of players 24.7% of players 24.0% of players 23.8% of players 23.6% of players 22.7% of players 20.9% of players 20.7% of players 18.0% of players 15.7% of players 8.2% of players 43.5% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
43.5%Drunken Logic — Climb over Marangi's fence — "He could have climbed over from literally anywhere else!"
37.0%I Must Reflect On This — Solve the missing portrait puzzle — "You know, because of the mirror... shut up, I'm funny!"
32.1%Animal Farm, Really? — Exit the childhood room — "I read it when I was 6 and it changed my life!"
Rarest badges of honor
8.2%I Know What I'm Doing! — Hidden achievement
15.7%That's Bait! — Hidden achievement
18.0%Patience Of A Saint — Hidden achievement

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Jan 27, 2025
HOTFIX 3

Fixed a Unity compatibility bug that would prevent achievements from ever unlocking. Fixed some dodgy collisions in the father-side invisible path area. Adjusted movement speed in the Prologue and Cha

Jan 20, 2025
HOTFIX 2

Fixed a bug that would result in some options to be applied multiple times in a row. This should fix some issues with setting volume, brightness and mouse sensitivity correctly.

Jan 17, 2025
HOTFIX 1

Just a small update to mainly address the boss fight being too long/difficult/annoying. To those who left a negative review mostly because of the boss fight, please consider giving it a shot again and

Jan 15, 2025
OUT!

The first chapter of the Lies We Tell Ourselves is Out! That's all.

Jan 10, 2025
JUST 5 DAYS!

The first episode of The Lies We Tell Ourselves releases in just 5 days ! As cheesy as it may sound, this game isn’t just a product; it’s a piece of my soul... a collection of lessons, failures and dr

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Screenshots

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Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresAdventure, Indie
Player tagsPsychological Horror · Puzzle · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Walking Simulator · Horror · Dark · Exploration · Adventure · Supernatural · Indie · Psychological (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · DualShock Controller Support · DualShock Controller Support · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese *
ControllerFull support
Achievements15
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Processor: Intel i5 or AMD equivalent Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 or AMD RADEON equivalent DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 17 GB available space Additional Notes: Suggested for a 1080p 60Hz Experience