If 100% completion or all trophy unlocks in Lies of P: Overture is your goal, gathering all gestures is a requirement. There are 8 gestures scattered throughout the DLC, some of which relate to character interactions, environmental narrative, and secret bonuses. Although some automatically unlock, others are easily missed without close inspection. Below is a complete rundown on where to find each.
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Gesture Unlock Guide

1. Shiver
- Location: Chapter 1 – Strange Forest
- How to Unlock: The gesture unlocks when you die from your first time getting frostbite. Just let your freeze meter fill up all the way until you die from the frost effect. After you die from frost, the Shiver gesture will automatically unlock.
- Tip: You can speed this along by standing near enemies or in areas with frost buildup—no need to win or make it out alive.
2. Play Dead
- Location: Chapter 1 – Hall of Adventure
- How to Unlock: In the back of the large mammoth statue, you’ll see a blue aura next to a book. Touch it to unlock the Play Dead gesture.
- Tip: Stuck away if you don’t get to the back of the statue!
3. Tap Dance
- Location: Chapter 1 – Carnival Garden
- How to Unlock: You’ll need to find the Carnival Coin (located earlier in the area near a small clock-like tower), then use it on the music machine in the performance room. Watch the entire animation, and you’ll receive the Tap Dance gesture as your reward.
- Tip: The performance is unskippable—watch it to the end to ensure the unlock triggers.
4. Cheer
- Location: Chapter 1 – Carnival Garden
- How to Unlock: Unlock Tap Dance first, then go to the clown statue inside and in front of the hall door. Face it and do the Tap Dance gesture. This will unlock Cheer as a subsequent reward.
- Tip: Face the statue exactly when doing the gesture.
5. Doubt
- Location: Chapter 3 – Ergo Mining Site
- How to Unlock: As you proceed through the mine, walk across a long wooden bridge and into the cave. Inside, you can obtain the Crusher Puppet. Speak to him and utilize all of his dialogue options. The Doubt gesture will become available after.
- Tip: You may have to click several times in order to see all dialogue options.
6. Heart (Missable)
- Location: Chapter 3 – Pistris Harbor
- How to Unlock: You can find Rosaura at the Stargazer. Talk to her and react to her when she asks for Ergo by choosing “Give Ergo.” Giving a Dim Ergo Chunk to her will reward you with the Heart gesture.
- Warning: This one’s missable! If you don’t talk to her or if you lack a Dim Ergo Chunk, you’ll miss it in your playthrough.
7. Deep Bow
- Location: Chapter 4 – Archon Fleet Shipwrecks
- How to Unlock: In the Archon region, get a letter called “Correspondence from Beyond Sea.” When you read the letter, you will have the Deep Bow gesture automatically.
- Tip: Go through each room carefully, as the letter can be concealed.
8. Peer into Distance
- Location: Chapter 4 – Krat Lighthouse
- How to Unlock: Once you have climbed up to the lighthouse’s top, a short cutscene will be displayed. As soon as the cutscene has ended, your Peer into Distance gesture will automatically be added to your inventory.
Tip: Just climb up and observe the scene.