Lies of P Director Open to Elden Ring: Nightreign's Direction For a Multiplayer Game

Lies of P Director is considering venturing into multiplayer game development after being inspired by Elden Ring: Nightreign's network test. Dive in to discover how long it takes to complete the Overture DLC and what fans can anticipate from this exciting addition.

Lies of P Overture DLC Updates

Open To Any Sort of Considerations

Lies of P Director Choi Ji-Won found inspiration after participating in Elden Ring: Nightreign's network test, leaving him eager to explore new creative avenues for future projects. During the 2025 Game Developers Conference (GDC), Choi shared insights with Eurogamer about the development of the Souls genre. His admiration for FromSoftware's work is evident in the design of Lies of P.

Reflecting on Elden Ring: Nightreign, Choi remarked, "I've tried [Nightreign] and it was very refreshing and new. So that obviously gave me the impression that they're good developers, they always push their boundaries, their imagination and vision, and it shows. In turn, that for some reason motivated me to deliver the Overture experience as good as it could be."

This experience has opened Choi's mind to the possibility of developing multiplayer games. He stated, "In terms of our future endeavours, we are definitely open to any sort of consideration in the future."

Despite his appreciation for FromSoftware titles, Choi emphasized that his inspirations come from a broad spectrum of games. In an interview with Games Radar+ at the 2025 GDC, he explained, "I'm a fan of many, many types of games, and that variety of different experiences and inspirations that I pick up with many different games I love, I sort of mold it into my own Lies of P experience. In the end, it's a combination of diverse inspirations that I get from many games that I love, and then I'm trying to transform that into a Lies of P experience that I'm developing for the fans of Lies of P now."

Overture Takes 15-20 Hours for Experienced Players

Choi disclosed that the Overture DLC is expected to take experienced players around 15-20 hours to complete, packed with numerous bosses and additional content that the developers initially wanted to include in the base game. He elaborated, "Overture is not a complete separate piece from the base game, and there's a lot of interconnectivity between the two, so developing the expansion was almost like an effort to complete the Lies of P experience, and that was challenging."

Overture serves as a prequel, taking players back to Krat during its final haunting days, following a legendary Stalker. It incorporates new ideas, player feedback, and unused concepts that couldn't be included in the initial release due to production constraints. Choi likened this expansion to a Director’s Cut, enhancing the game to feel like the final third of the experience.

He noted, "When we released the base game, we had to prioritize, as we mentioned, to do the best quality, so we couldn't deliver everything at once because we wanted to make sure what we can deliver has the best quality." The overwhelming support from the community post-launch motivated the team to fulfill their vision with this expansion.

Overture is Not Connected to the Final Cutscene of the Base Game

In an interview with IGN at the 2025 Game Developers Conference, Choi clarified that the Overture DLC does not directly connect to the final cutscene of the base game. While the end of the base game hinted at potential future directions for the Lies of P universe, Choi confirmed in a November 2023 Director’s Letter video that a sequel is in the works, though details remain scarce.

Choi assured fans, "What I can certainly tell you is when we share such news or media and assets with you, you'll know for sure that we are ready to present it to you. And that follows very our strict focus on quality [amid] all the pressure that we talked about in the past. So that is the one promise that I can share with you, that when we actually share those contents with you and the news, we will be ready to share that with you."

He encouraged players to revisit the base game, as it contains numerous hints about what the DLC might offer. Choi also mentioned that he has been following fan theories online, some of which have come remarkably close to the mark.

Lies of P: Overture is slated for release in Summer 2025, with no specific date announced yet. The expansion will be available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Stay tuned for more updates by checking out our related article below!