We offer up our early impressions of how a Soulslike as ambitious as Lies of P performs on Nintendo’s hybrid system.10:00, 18 Jul 2026I absolutely love Lies of P. At a time when every third-party developer and their mum was trying to rival FromSoftware’s Soulslike blueprint hoping to reap the rewards, developer Neowiz comes along in 2023 to absolutely show everyone else how it’s done.‌Although very much styled after the much faster-paced action RPG stylings of, say, a Bloodborne, as opposed to Dark Souls or Elden Ring, this rather warped take on the puppet who shouldn’t lie was a blast to play, offered a good degree of challenge, and in Kyrat delivered one of the most engrossing settings in a Soulslike ever. But does it work on Nintendo Switch 2?‌In a word, yes. Throughout this past week I’ve been playing Lies of P: Complete Edition, which is set to release on Nintendo Switch 2 this August 5 , 2026 , and after just a few hours it’s clear that this is one of the best performing Soulslikes on the platform. (Admittedly, there aren't a lot of them).‌And yet, this Nintendo Switch 2 port looks and plays mostly as I remember it did on PS5, delivering impressive lighting and shadow effects alongside a silky-smooth 60fps when played in Performance mode. Framerate is extremely important in games like this where reaction times can make or break your success in a fight, so it’s nice to see Lies of P: Complete Edition achieve this in a rock solid sense.‌Of course, Lies of P: Complete Edition also offers a Fidelity mode for sickos who want to dip into the game’s Graphics settings, yet the game looks and plays absolutely fine - with very little visual fuzz to speak of, from what I can see - so I say go ahead and keep it locked to the Performance setting. As expected, playing in the Nintendo Switch 2’s dedicated Docked mode see the game look a little easier on the eye and run a lot smoother, but there’s something pretty magical about playing a Soulslike as complex as this in its art design run near flawlessly in Handheld mode too.Please do not lieThere’s not currently many legit third-person Soulslike available to play on Nintendo Switch 2; let alone one that runs at 60fps in Handheld mode. Sure, the original Dark Souls is available to play via its later Remastered release, but when played on Switch 2 there’s no discernable visual or performance upgrades to speak of.Obviously, Elden Ring is set to arrive on the platform this year in its Tarnished Edition form, yet early impressions indicate that the game doesn’t run the best. Lies of P: Complete Edition is, by comparison, less of a true open-world game and centres purely on close-quarters encounters. Yet still, this has clearly been taken full advantage of for the purposes of this Nintendo Switch 2 port - and the final result is pretty impressive.Article continues belowIn my original Lies of P review some three years ago I called it, “a more than solid entry into the Soulslike genre, coming up with just enough twists of its own to feel unique”. Now running on a Nintendo Switch 2, at least from a pure technical perspective, I’m pleased to see that this is still very much the case.Much like other high-profile Nintendo Switch 2 ports like Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth and Granblue: Fantasy Relink - Endless Ragnarok that released in tip-top shape, Lies of P: Complete Edition looks to follow a very similar suit. Fortunately, there’s not too much longer to find out, with the port set to release on August 5, 2026 . Look forward to our more well-rounded impressions around then.