Lies Of P, in addition to the tight combat, weapon variety, and tough bosses like the Soulslike games, brings its own unique game mechanic called Humanity. Humanity in Lies of P affects everything from how a resident cat at Hotel Krat reacts to you right down to completely different endings for the game. However, in typical Soulslike fashion, this part is kept a bit vague. So, here is our explainer on the game mechanic.
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What is Humanity in Lies of P?
The Humanity mechanic, or Humanity Points determine whether P continues to remain a puppet or starts becoming more and more human-like as he progresses through the game. Think of it as a stat similar to Vitality, Vigor, etc., only hidden.
How to Check Humanity in Lies of P
The messages displayed on the screen every time you perform an action that impacts your humanity are the best way to check humanity in Lies of P. While we will look at these actions in more detail below, the four levels in increasing order of humanity will have the following messages displayed:
![lies of p ergo is whispering](https://thegamenomad.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Lies-of-P-The-Ergo-is-Whispering.webp)
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- Level 1: Your Springs Are Reacting
- Level 2: The Ergo Is Whispering
- Level 3: You Feel Warmth
- Level 4: Your Heart Is Pounding
Other indicators of your Humanity are:
- How Spring the cat responds to you. Initially, he will hiss the moment you approach him, as your humanity increases, he will allow you to pick him up and pet him.
- The length of the stick growing out of the Portrait of a Boy’s Nose in Geppetto’s study. In a smart reference to The Picture Of Dorian Gray and to the original story where Pinocchio’s nose becomes longer as he keeps lying, a similar thing will happen here as well. In fact, with enough humanity points, the stick can be completely pulled out and transformed into a weapon called The Golden Lie.
How to Increase Humanity in Lies of P
Every time you perform human-like actions—like lying, listening to gramophone records, and using certain gestures with NPCs—you increase your Humanity in Lies of P.
Lying in NPC Interactions
![Lies Of P Lie System](https://thegamenomad.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/lie-system-lies-of-p-1024x576.jpg)
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The opportunity to lie will come during various NPC interactions and will have a screen with two options – one being the truth, the other being a lie with a clock ticking in the background.
Listening to Gramophone Records
There are a total of 16 gramophone records in the game (you will need to play NG+ to get all of them, and there is a trophy related to this). Listening to each of them (for the first time only) gives your humanity points. Also ensure that you hear them fully, without skipping or cutting them short.
Answering Riddles Correctly
There are 5 riddles across various areas of the game – answering them correctly adds to your humanity points. This also unlocks a trophy/achievement. Each correct answer also nets you a Trinity key that can be used to open Trinity Rooms with goodies. So, make sure that you find and complete all these. You can find the guide to all locations here.
Performing Certain Gestures
Performing these gestures will increase your humanity in Lies Of P:
- Pray Gesture in front of the one-winged angel statue right before the bridge to the St. Frangelico Chapel.
- Entreat Gesture in front of the altar in the St. Frangelico Cathedral Chapel.
The guiding principle here is to do one thing consistently through your entire playthrough — either lie at all times and focus on fully increasing humanity, or keep telling the truth on every occasion. This will help you experience how NPCs react, and to an extent how the game ends for each of these scenarios. You can read our explainer on the Lies of P lying mechanic for an understanding of how lying or telling the truth impacts the ending.