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Lydia is a 30-minute horror game for Steam and Nintendo Switch about a child's experience of her mother's alcoholism and emotional abuse.
Playing it is like walking through a Stephen Gammell drawing, and it's really powerful.
I'm happy I played Lydia, but I will probably never play it again. I will also probably never write about it at length, because it hit a little too close to home.
I don't talk to either of my parents, and I've had people tell me that this is unhealthy. I wish I could tell those people to play this game, because it does a fantastic job of explaining why not talking to your parents can sometimes be one of the healthiest things you can do as an adult.
Lydia is $2, and it's extremely well-made. It doesn't pull any punches, and I wasn't expecting it to have the courage to go to the places it did. If you think it's going to trigger you, though, you should probably trust your instincts.
Playing it is like walking through a Stephen Gammell drawing, and it's really powerful.
I'm happy I played Lydia, but I will probably never play it again. I will also probably never write about it at length, because it hit a little too close to home.
I don't talk to either of my parents, and I've had people tell me that this is unhealthy. I wish I could tell those people to play this game, because it does a fantastic job of explaining why not talking to your parents can sometimes be one of the healthiest things you can do as an adult.
Lydia is $2, and it's extremely well-made. It doesn't pull any punches, and I wasn't expecting it to have the courage to go to the places it did. If you think it's going to trigger you, though, you should probably trust your instincts.
