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Lydia

88% positive of 572 Steam reviews

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Released
2017
Steam Deck
Verified
Platforms
Steam, PlayStation, itch.io

Made by Platonic Partnership.

About the game

Award winning emotional visual novel about a little girl in a world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

Tagged by players

  • Dialogue Heavy
  • Walking Simulator
  • Soundtrack
  • Psychological
  • Point & Click
  • Emotional
  • Hand-drawn
  • Female Protagonist
  • Psychological Horror
  • Short
  • Mystery
  • Horror

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What players say

  • Recommended
    Where to start...it wouldn't be accurate to say that Lydia is a visual novel. Even though it is mostly about the story and reading, there are minor actions and movements in between. It's as if you're playing out the scenes that tell a sad and relatable story. There isn't too much text, it's well paced that it doesn't feel tiring to read. I wasn't sure about the game at the beginning but things kept building up, the…

    1 h played when written. 0 found it helpful.

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  • Recommended
    The developers definitely understand the subject matter. Incredibly, gut-twistingly portrayed, and exactly as long as it needed to be. Cathartic, too - thank you for that choice at the end.

    1.3 h played when written. 1 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I can definitely see the appeal for this game, but it just personally wasn't for me. I found the game to be too slow, the animation felt too wonky for me, and the plot was lackluster. However, that doesn't mean it won't suit you. However, if you're into eerie, slower, storytelling games, then I would say give it a try.

    16 min played when written. 21 found it helpful.

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