A ringing phone in Lies of P is never a good sign — pick it up, and a stranger tests your mind with a riddle. Get it right, and Krat rewards you with treasure you won’t find any other way.

What Are the Lies of P Phone Riddles?

Every phone booth riddle in Lies of P traces back to one caller: Arlecchino, a puppet who calls himself the “King of Riddles.” He rings you from hidden phones scattered through the streets of Krat, and each call brings a short, twisted question about life, objects, or fate.

Answer correctly, and you’ll earn a Trinity Key. Miss it, and you may need to track down the phone again later, since progress in the story can affect when it rings. Five phones exist in total, each tied to a specific chapter, so timing matters as much as the answer itself.

All Lies of P Phone Riddle Answers, Numbered and Explained

Below are all five phone riddles in Lies of P, in the exact order you’ll come across them during a normal playthrough.

Riddle 1 – Krat City Hall Courtyard, Chapter II
“By morning, it walks on feet numbering four. At mid-day just two, no less and no more. It walks on three feet when the evening arrives.” This phone waits near the bridge toward the Workshop Union — check the side passage before you cross. Answer: Human

Riddle 2 – Malum District, Chapter V
“I stand tall and proud when I’m young and bold. But I’m short and humble once I’ve gotten old. What am I?” Climb the ladder near the district’s central bonfire to reach this one. Answer: Candle

Riddle 3 – Grand Exhibition Gallery, Chapter VII
“What cannot be used before it breaks?” You’ll hear this phone ringing on its own as you push through the gallery, right after a brutal fight with a blade-wielding machine. Answer: Egg

Riddle 4 – Krat Central Station Street, Chapter IX
“This blue flower has many ways to take root, but only on man does it ever bear fruit.” Head left at the fork in the road just before the station to find it. Answer: Ergo

Riddle 5 – Relic of Trismegistus Entrance, Chapter X
“This one’s black and white. A no or a yes. Is Geppetto’s creation a killer? CONFESS!” Sitting on a cliff above the final boss door, this closes out the riddle chain. Answer: Yes, though both options are accepted.

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Rewards Hiding Behind Each Correct Answer

Each riddle you solve hands you a Trinity Key, but the payoff isn’t always immediate. Most keys drop the moment you answer correctly. Riddle 3 breaks that pattern — solving it only gives you a written hint, not a key. The real reward stays locked until you finish a separate task called the “Woman of Cold” puzzle, which asks you to spot ten hidden fingertips on a statue nearby. Skip that step, and the Trinity Sanctum tied to that riddle stays shut.

Once opened, a Trinity Sanctum typically holds Quartz for upgrading your P-Organ, along with crafting materials and outfits that aren’t sold or dropped anywhere else in Krat.

Common Reasons a Riddle Phone Stays Silent

Plenty of players reach a phone location and find nothing but silence. This usually isn’t a bug — it’s a sign that another piece of the story needs to happen first. The Malum District and Grand Exhibition phones, in particular, are known to stay quiet until you’ve advanced dialogue with a specific NPC or picked up a related item elsewhere in that chapter.

If a call won’t come through, walk back to the phone instead of fast-traveling straight to it. Progressing a nearby side objective, then retracing your steps from the closest Stargazer, tends to trigger the ring.

Since its 2023 debut, Lies of P has grown into one of the genre’s biggest success stories outside FromSoftware, passing 4 million copies sold worldwide — a big enough player base that riddle-solving guides remain in steady demand years after launch.

FAQs

What is the answer to the phone riddle in Lies of P?

Each of the five phone riddles has its own answer: Human, Candle, Egg, Ergo, and Yes. The right one depends on which chapter and phone you’re standing at.

What is the riddle about the phone?

Arlecchino, the King of Riddles, poses each question through public phones across Krat. His riddles cover simple, everyday ideas — the stages of a human life, a candle burning down, an egg, a flower, and a moral question about Pinocchio’s nature.

What is the answer to the liar riddle?

The last riddle, often called the liar riddle because it asks whether Geppetto’s creation is a killer, accepts both Yes and No. Either answer earns you the final Trinity Key.

What is the answer to the final riddle in Lies of P?
At the Relic of Trismegistus Entrance in Chapter X, Arlecchino asks if Geppetto’s creation is a killer. Both Yes and No count as correct.

Are the riddles missable in Lies of P?

Not permanently. Some phones simply wait for other story or side-quest progress before they’ll ring. A silent phone almost always means something else needs to happen first, not that the riddle is gone for good.

Concusion

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Five riddles, five keys, and a puppet trickster testing your patience the whole way — that’s the shape of Arlecchino’s game. Use the answers above, and every Trinity Sanctum in Krat is within reach.