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

Lydia is a adventure, point & click and female protagonist game developed by Platonic Partnership and published by Platonic Partnership and Nakana.io.
Released on June 02nd 2017 is available only on Windows in 7 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 590 reviews of which 525 were positive and 65 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Lydia into these genres:

Adventure Point & Click Female Protagonist Psychological Story Rich Atmospheric Horror Psychological Horror Short Dark Hand-drawn Singleplayer Emotional Indie Great Soundtrack 2D Visual Novel Mystery Surreal

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS *: Windows 7 SP1+
  • Processor: 2 GHz
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4000 or better
  • DirectX: Version 9.0c
  • Storage: 2 GB available space
  • Sound Card: Windows Compatible Card
  • Additional Notes: Currently the game supports only 64-bit version of Windows

User reviews & Ratings

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May 2025
The writers know how to rip your heart out, stomp on it and blow it up with a bomb. However, 10/10 would recommend to everyone.
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May 2025
Lydia is not so much a game but a walking simulator. It's an emotional roller coaster with themes of: substance abuse, neglect, victim-hood, and many more but I don't want to spoil. The creators call it an emotional visual novel which fits cause you are essentially locked an a linear path of characters talking, walking and more characters talking. The characters speak gibberish sound effects (Banjo Kazooie style) and I did find it a little annoying after awhile just a little. There are only 4 puzzles I counted in the game and they are very straight forward. It's all about narrative here, I've lost count at how many Indie titles I've played where I was left disappointed: Dear Ester, The path, Gone Home, Fire watch. Trust me this is one of the better stories told that wasn't pretentious and costs over 10 bucks. This one is priced just right; be warned It deals with some tough subject matter, I wouldn't recommend anyone with depression play it. If I have to critique the game, I find it's artwork to be amateurish. I know this is an Indie game with a small budget and it is passable, but most of the designs look like a highschooler with an interest in art drew them and still had a ways to go. This game gets a recommendation it's rightly priced, knows what it is, and is one of the better narrative driven games I played.
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March 2025
The game itself is cool; it's an easy, well-designed point-and-click game. Not recommended for anyone with depression or going through a rough time. It's true that it can be a bit unnerving at times, especially when you see what's really happening through the lens of a little girl. But in the end, I felt like something was missing, I don't know what. Give it a try when its on sale.
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Nov. 2024
Unsubtle but it hurts, some heartaching moments. Perhaps it's not unsubtle but just, real, to those who've been through it more.
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Aug. 2024
Lydia offers a narrative short story with interesting modern themes revolving around broken families and their impact on self-destructive behaviour and its consequences for both sides - as well as for parents and the children involved. Whilst I really appreciate the story-based game structure, as well as the musical score and style chosen for the narrative, the attention to detail in the gameplay is lacking. It's more of a visual novel that you run through quickly (approx. 60 mins). There is little to no opportunity for interaction with objects, rooms or NPCs, which for me is an immensely wasted opportunity to make the game even more intense, as no deep connection to the characters can be created (at least not if you haven't been in a similar life situation). Nevertheless, I think that despite its shortcomings, Lydia is a title that is worth checking out. So people, make up your own minds about it. :)
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Frequently Asked Questions

Lydia is currently priced at 3.99€ on Steam.

Lydia is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 3.99€ on Steam.

Lydia received 525 positive votes out of a total of 590 achieving a rating of 8.33.
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Lydia was developed by Platonic Partnership and published by Platonic Partnership and Nakana.io.

Lydia is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Lydia is not playable on MacOS.

Lydia is not playable on Linux.

Lydia is a single-player game.

There is a DLC available for Lydia. Explore additional content available for Lydia on Steam.

Lydia does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Lydia does not support Steam Remote Play.

Lydia is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Lydia
3.99€
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65
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Platonic Partnership
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Platonic Partnership, Nakana.io
Release 02 Jun 2017
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