Dark Belle Epoque grandeur filtered through soulslike dread. Lies of P released in 2023, and the original soundtrack splits between haunting vocal pieces and brutal combat music. "Feel" and "Someday" are these gorgeous, melancholic songs that play on the hotel gramophone, and yes, you will stop progressing the game to listen.
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"Fascination" exists in three versions across the tracklist, instrumental, gramophone, and vocal, each hitting differently. The boss themes go hard. "Mad Donkey" is your first real wall, musically and mechanically. "Fallen Archbishop" builds with this religious intensity that matches the cathedral setting perfectly.
"Pianist of Krat" quietly becoming one of the most emotional pieces in any 2023 game. If you want proof that a soulslike can have genuine musical soul, Hotel Krat is waiting.