Liar’s Bar Gets New Update

Curve Animation has released a new update for Liar’s Bar, which includes an interesting Chaos Mode ruleset. This new Liar’s Bar game mode should bring even more stakes to the already heart-racing party game.

Liar’s Bar was undoubtedly one of the surprise hits of 2024. It was one of the games that surpassed expectations the most this year, given it was on so few players’ radars before its Early Access release. The game combines the Liar’s Dice and Liar’s Deck games with Russian Roulette, all presented with a cast of bizarre humanoid animal characters and a cartoony art style. This culminated in a vast Twitch presence on launch, contributing to an all-time peak Steam player count of 113,798. Even now, a few months after it’s release, it continues to pull in a 24-hour peak of 16,342 players, which is impressive.

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In the latest Liar’s Bar patch notes on Steam, it was confirmed that a new Chaos Mode ruleset had been added to the game, where each player holds three cards each. Players who correctly call out another player as a liar get to decide who to shoot. If the Master card is in play, the Master gets to decide who is shot. However, if the Chaos card rears its ugly head, then every player at the table will raise their guns against one another at the same time. Finally, gamers looking for games that let them kill their friends have the chance to do so in this high-stakes, high-adrenaline game mode.

Liar’s Bar Gets New Chaos Mode Ruleset

However, Chaos Mode isn’t the only addition in this new Liar’s Bar update. Host migration has arrived, allowing the fun to continue, even if the game’s host leaves. Foxy’s outfit has been updated, the lobby has been totally redesigned and given new animations, and there are new characters in the Arcade Bar. On top of this, there are new lines of dialogue to help “uncover more about their backstories.” Liar’s Bar isn’t exactly a game with the deepest lore, but it’s appreciated, nonetheless.

As an Early Access game, Liar’s Bar still has a way to go until it’s considered complete. Still, it’s great to see the developer not rest on its laurels, despite the game’s unexpected wide success. If it continues to release more content drops like this before the full release, Liar’s Bar could be considered to be one of the games that made the best use of Early Access. According to its Steam page, where the game is currently available for 20% off for the duration of the Steam Autumn Sale, Liar’s Bar is set to be in Early Access “for 6 months.” This means a release around mid-2025 is likely, although this could always change.

Welcome to Liar’s Bar: The Ultimate Deception Playground!

Step into Liar’s Bar, the most twisted and thrilling hangout in town. This isn’t your average pub – it’s a den of lies, deception, and mind games. Grab a seat at a table of four and immerse yourself in the ultimate first-person multiplayer online experience where cunning and trickery are the name of the game.

Two Game Modes with Early Access

Players take turns playing a card face down and declaring its value. The value should match the table’s value. (e.g., “King” or “Queen”).

When a player lays down a card, they might be lying about its value. If you suspect a lie, you can call their bluff.

If someone’s bluff is called and they were lying, they must play a round of Russian Roulette. Surviving one bullet out of 6 rounds of shells means you stay in the game; failing means game over for you.

After Russian Roulette is played, the cards are reset, and the game continues.

Roll your dice. No one can see your roll, but everyone’s watching your next move.

On your turn, make a bid predicting the total number of dice on the table, showing a specific face (e.g., “There are five 3’s”). The next player must either raise the bid by increasing the number of dice or the face value (e.g., “There are six 4’s”) or challenge the previous bid.

Think someone’s lying? Challenge their bid! The loser drinks a bottle of poison.

Drink two bottles, and you’re out! The last one alive wins!

Systems

Developer(s)

Curve Animation

Publisher(s)

Curve Animation

Multiplayer

Online Co-Op , Online Multiplayer

Engine

Unity

Early Access Release

October 2, 2024

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