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The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince

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75%Game Brain Score
Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay
Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability
98% User Score Based on 206 reviews
Critic Score 71%Based on 15 reviews

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About The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince is a single player platformer game with fantasy and anime themes. It was developed by Nippon Ichi Software, Inc. and was released on March 11, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from critics and overwhelmingly positive reviews from players.

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince follows the tale of two lonely hearts brought together through a mutal misunderstanding. In it, you control the wolf, disguised as a princess, who guides the blind prince through a perilous forest in search of the witch capable of restoring his sight. The forest is home to a number of hostile creatures intent on ending your journey prematurely, as well as haz…

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98%Audience ScoreBased on 206 reviews
story75 positive mentions
grinding3 negative mentions

  • Beautiful hand-drawn art style with a fairy tale storybook aesthetic that greatly enhances the atmosphere and emotional impact.
  • Heartwarming and bittersweet story with charming characters and excellent narration that resonates deeply with players.
  • Enjoyable soundtrack and sound design complementing the game's mood; the music fits well with different areas and emotional moments.
  • Gameplay and platforming can be clunky and imprecise, sometimes causing frustrating accidental deaths, especially with fall damage and jumping mechanics.
  • Short game length with limited gameplay variety; some players feel the experience is too brief and wish for more content or extended story.
  • Occasional confusing puzzles and level design issues, including long wait times to skip difficult sections and some camera or clipping problems.
  • story

    161 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    47% positive mentions, 51% neutral mentions, 2% negative mentions

    The story is widely praised for its charming, heartwarming, and bittersweet fairy-tale style, delivered with beautiful art, narration, and music that create an immersive storybook experience. While simple and short, it evokes strong emotional connections and character growth, making it the main appeal despite some criticisms of its brevity and gameplay elements. Overall, reviewers consistently highlight the story’s warmth, relatability, and unique presentation as its greatest strengths.

    • “The story is also delivered like it's a storybook, and the narrator does a really good job bringing it all together.”
    • “It is a 2D puzzle platformer that might somewhat remind you of something like ICO (with the two main characters swapped around in their roles), in that the puzzles / platforming elements are rather light; the game mostly focuses on delivering a character-centric fairy-tale-like story that is equal parts heartwarming and bittersweet, accomplishing this with impeccable presentation and style.”
    • “This game made me ugly sob my eyes out, it's genuinely amazing, the ending is just perfect, the art style is immaculate, the story is so beautiful, I loved every second that I played.”
    • “Story is quite a bit cheap and gets weird.”
    • “Would have liked some more gameplay/story after the prince gets his sight back and knows of the princess her true identity.”
    • “As a cute children story and presentation I would say it is a solid 8/10 but as a game it is really sloppily done.”
  • gameplay

    62 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    19% positive mentions, 75% neutral mentions, 6% negative mentions

    The gameplay is generally simple, combining light platforming and puzzle elements that are serviceable but unremarkable, with occasional minor technical issues such as janky platforming and camera behavior. While some find it repetitive or short, many players appreciate its supportive role in delivering the story, art, and atmosphere, making it enjoyable especially for those seeking a narrative-driven, easygoing experience rather than deep or complex mechanics.

    • “Now for the gameplay, as you can see by the six hours played at this point, I have beaten it so it is short, and the game is surprisingly evil in certain places, like, I'm gonna have a monster hidden around the corner level of evil. Despite the way it looks, for the most part it's platformer and puzzles, a piece of it is combat but that doesn't really matter. The platforms are kind of annoying, namely with the mushrooms which act as a way to cushion your fall, but sometimes you just miss the mushrooms and die or bounce off them into the abyss. The rest of the platforming's nice though.”
    • “The gameplay is simple but solidly made, fun and doesn't get boring due to periodically introduced new features.”
    • “I enjoyed guiding and later acting in tandem with the prince, and the game introduces and uses its mechanics well enough to not go stale by endgame.”
    • “Gameplay sucks; it might be one of the worst platformer games I've ever played. Levels are repetitive and annoying. There is an option to skip the stage, but you have to wait 10 minutes, which makes that feature useless.”
    • “The only department where this game falters a bit really is in its gameplay: there's a bit of jank in the platforming and the camera has a bad tendency to jump around wildly when it tries to highlight something or zoom in/out (could be a framerate related issue with the port).”
    • “Gameplay: because it's such a simple platformer, certain parts can feel tedious or frustrating from small mistakes.”
  • graphics

    51 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    57% positive mentions, 43% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game features a charming, hand-drawn art style reminiscent of storybook fairy tales, with beautiful visuals and cute character designs that deeply enhance the narrative and atmosphere. Players consistently praise its cozy, picture-book aesthetic, noting how it perfectly complements the heartfelt story and relaxing music. Overall, the graphics are widely regarded as a standout aspect, delivering a visually delightful and emotionally engaging experience.

    • “Art style and music is a 10/10 with gorgeous hand-drawn characters, scenery, and cutscenes that look like you're inside a fairy tale book.”
    • “The story is delivered in picture book fashion with beautiful artwork, page-turning animations, and a voice actress that nails the voice of someone reading a picture book to a captive audience with slight intonation changes for the different character dialogs and everything.”
    • “Graphics: they are beautiful in their own right, they look like taken out of a fairytale stylized to look like a child's drawing.”
  • music

    45 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    64% positive mentions, 29% neutral mentions, 7% negative mentions

    The music in the game is widely praised for its charming, fairy tale–like quality, providing a calming and immersive atmosphere that complements the art and story beautifully. While some find the soundtrack short and occasionally repetitive during puzzles, the overall original score, including standout tracks and dynamic use in tense scenes, is considered emotionally impactful and a key highlight of the experience.

    • “The soundtrack is really enjoyable.”
    • “Thanks to beautiful art, animation, music, narration and storytelling in general the fantastical atmosphere is overflowing and the otherwise rather simple, although engaging, story gains depth.”
    • “The music slaps, the art style is filled to the brim with charm, and by god is the story amazing.”
    • “The music becomes a bit much when you are stuck on a puzzle and the song keeps playing, especially in the lobby.”
    • “The music for everywhere else is not as memorable as the lobby music.”
    • “You will notice when the music cuts during tense scenes to play with the atmosphere.”
  • emotional

    29 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game delivers a heartwarming and emotionally touching story that deeply resonates with players, often evoking tears despite its short length. Its charming characters and bittersweet, fairy-tale-like narrative create a wholesome and satisfying experience, praised for its emotional depth and presentation. While some note minor translation issues, the overall emotional impact remains strong and highly recommended for those seeking a heartfelt story.

    • “The story is heartwarming and well done; I liked the ending, and it’s nice to see both sides surviving.”
    • “The game delivers a character-centric fairy-tale-like story that is equal parts heartwarming and bittersweet, with impeccable presentation and style.”
    • “The ending made me feel happy and sad at the same time; I got emotional because I ended up loving the characters more than I thought I would.”
  • atmosphere

    6 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    67% positive mentions, 33% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game excels in creating a rich, calming atmosphere through its beautiful art, animation, music, and storytelling, which deeply enhances the simple yet engaging narrative. Its unique style and relaxing ambiance make it especially appealing for players seeking an atmospheric story-driven experience rather than intense gameplay.

    • “Thanks to beautiful art, animation, music, narration, and storytelling in general, the fantastical atmosphere is overflowing, and the otherwise rather simple, although engaging, story gains depth.”
    • “Overall, it’s a great game with a unique concept, lovely visuals, and a relaxing atmosphere for most of the journey.”
    • “The most important thing about it is its style and atmosphere.”
  • character development

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, 40% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The character development is highlighted by charming and adorable designs that complement the game's dark fairy tale atmosphere. The simple yet evocative narrative and solid voice acting enhance the characters, making them memorable and rewarding to engage with. Overall, the character design is a standout feature that adds freshness and appeal to the experience.

    • “Beautiful picture book-esque art style with adorable character designs and a simple yet evocative narrative.”
    • “Cute and adorable character designs that complement the game's aesthetic.”
    • “The character design is cute and rewarding, adding freshness to the gameplay experience.”
  • grinding

    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 25% neutral mentions, 75% negative mentions

    Grinding in this game can be tedious and frustrating due to clunky controls and occasional bugs that lead to accidental deaths, making some sections feel repetitive. However, the engaging story often motivates players to push through the repetitive gameplay.

    • “You'll need a second life for grinding.”
    • “Some parts are clunky and can cause accidental death, which makes certain sections more tedious than anything else.”
    • “Because it's such a simple platformer, certain parts can feel tedious or frustrating due to small mistakes.”
  • humor

    3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The humor is a blend of cute and touching moments with a slightly morbid edge, often finding comedy in the prince's repeated deaths from minor falls. It balances funny and sad tones effectively.

    • “Cute, touching, and ever so slightly morbidly funny when a 3-foot drop kills the prince again.”
    • “It can be funny, it can be sad.”
    • “Funny.”
  • stability

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    The game experiences minor bugs, particularly with the "holding hands" mechanic, but generous checkpoints help prevent significant progress loss, maintaining overall stability.

    • “A little bit buggy here and there, but the game has generous checkpoints, so you never lose much progress.”
    • “And the 'holding hands' mechanic is a little buggy.”
  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 100% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game's optimization appears to favor console controls over PC, as evidenced by menu navigation requiring console-specific inputs like pressing "L" instead of the standard PC "Esc" key.

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The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince is a platformer game with fantasy and anime themes. Common tags for The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince include indie, trading, 2d, female protagonist, atmospheric and others.

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and others.

On average players spend around 4 hours playing The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince.

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince was released on March 11, 2026.

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince was developed by Nippon Ichi Software, Inc..

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince has received overwhelmingly positive reviews from players. Most players liked The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince for its story but disliked it for its grinding.

The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince is a single player game.

Similar games include The Unfinished Swan, Knytt Underground, Eternal Hope, Gravity Ghost, Whispering Willows and others.