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The Lie

The Lie is an entry in the Puddle Books series. It teaches children ages three to eight the importance of telling the truth. In the main screen, the player can select a storyteller, and navigate through the…

31 December 1995

The Lie is a visual novel developed by Funnybone Interactive, released 31 December 1995 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What The Lie is

The Lie is a visual novel game developed by Funnybone Interactive and released in 1995. It was published by Davidson & Associates. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Lie is an entry in the Puddle Books series. It teaches children ages three to eight the importance of telling the truth. In the main screen, the player can select a storyteller, and navigate through the pages. On each page of the story, the selected storyteller reads the page out loud. Clicking on the picture on the right of the page leads the child to an activity. In some pages, a song will play with animation accompanying it before leading to the activity. The game features reading comprehension and vocabulary.
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How it plays

It is played from a text perspective. Its themes are educational and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

The Lie launched on 31 December 1995, within three weeks of Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia and Screamer.

Released around the same time: Suikoden, Neo Turf Masters, Tales of Phantasia, Screamer.

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When did The Lie come out?
The Lie was released on 31 December 1995 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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