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Lydia

A story-focused adventure game about a little girl in the world of adults. How can you find a monster you can’t see?

78 2 June 2017

Lydia is an adventure developed by Platonic Partnership, released 2 June 2017 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Lydia is

Lydia is an adventure game developed by Platonic Partnership and released in 2017. It was published by Nakana.io. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Lydia is a story game in the vein of To the Moon. Spectacular gray-scale graphics with a hint of color and dark, ambient original soundtrack sets the tone for the melancholic story. Lydia is an emotional journey to the depths of the imagination of a small child.
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How it plays

Its themes are educational and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 1 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Lydia holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2017 averaged 71, so it scored 7 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for 2 GHz, 4 GB RAM and Intel HD 4000 or better. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 2GB.

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What it launched against

Lydia launched on 2 June 2017, within three weeks of Injustice 2, Tekken 7, RiME and WipEout Omega Collection. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 4 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Injustice 2, Tekken 7, RiME, WipEout Omega Collection.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Lydia — frequently asked questions

When did Lydia come out?
Lydia was released on 2 June 2017 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Lydia?
At minimum, Lydia needs 2 GHz, 4 GB RAM, Intel HD 4000 or better graphics, 2 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Lydia?
The PC version needs about 2 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("2 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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