Little Red Lie

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. Push Square
    Jan 22, 2018
    70
    Little Red Lie is a difficult game to recommend without qualification. It’s uncomfortable, confronting, and just about the furthest thing away from a rollicking good time imaginable. And yet, if you’re willing to go on its journey, sharp writing and a laser thematic focus will force you to re-examine some of the reasons you lie, and some of the things you lie about.
  2. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Jan 9, 2018
    70
    I’m having a very hard time parsing exactly how I feel about Little Red Lie. As a game, it’s imbalanced, awkward, and boring. I don’t think I can recommend it to anyone, but I might have been glad to have gone through it? It’s certainly an experience I will never forget, but then again, so was getting run over by a car.

Awards & Rankings

91
#91 Best PS4 Game of 2018

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User Score
3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 4 out of 8
  1. Penholder
    Mar 27, 2018
    8
    Little Red Lie is not engaging in its interactivity, which I will assume is why it has such a lower user score here. Instead, it relies on itsLittle Red Lie is not engaging in its interactivity, which I will assume is why it has such a lower user score here. Instead, it relies on its narrative to pull the player in, and in a landscape where most video games (AAA or otherwise) seem to deliver us afterthought-plots, it is wholly refreshing to see a game use storytelling as its sole driver.

    It should be said that Little Red Lie wont appeal to everyone - even those who are seeking narrative-focused experiences. The story here is unrelentingly nihilistic, in both its outlook and delivery. There's no light at the end of this tunnel. Usually something so unflinchingly bleak would be a turnoff for me, but the two characters that helm the narrative here were relevant and (at least for me) somewhat relatable.

    Basically it should be known that there is little interaction here. That in itself does not a bad game make, but it should be noted so consumers don't go in expecting something it isn't. It's a story, and one that I really enjoyed. Good on the dev.    … Full Review »
  2. Cycologist
    Jan 28, 2018
    5
    SPOILER... 90% is pressing 'X' ad nauseum. If you like reading dense psychology books (or reading small type on your TV in general)... thisSPOILER... 90% is pressing 'X' ad nauseum. If you like reading dense psychology books (or reading small type on your TV in general)... this may be for you. It is not a "game". This title has decently good writing. That's all it has going for it. It's retro aesthetic may be charming in it's way i guess, but did nothing for me. More reading than an old school D&D game. It is dark, bleak and depressing. 4 marks for the story and one since it was written by a fellow Canadian. Not a fun experience.… Full Review »
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