# Games like Lydia

> The closest matches to Lydia: The Cat Lady, Masochisia, Fran Bow, Leila, and Downfall. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [The Cat Lady](https://imho.run/games/253110/the-cat-lady) — Also Psychological and Mature, like Lydia. 2,612 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253110/)
2. [Masochisia](https://imho.run/games/396310/masochisia) — Shares choice driven narrative with Lydia. 302 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/396310/)
3. [Fran Bow](https://imho.run/games/362680/fran-bow) — Also Psychological, like Lydia. 8,241 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362680/)
4. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Also Psychological and Emotional, like Lydia. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
5. [Downfall](https://imho.run/games/364390/downfall) — Also Mature, like Lydia. 636 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/364390/)
6. [Lucid Dream Adventure](https://imho.run/games/773090/lucid-dream-adventure) — A frequent pick in Lydia players' libraries, and another Indie. 88 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/773090/)
7. [Torn Away](https://imho.run/games/1568970/torn-away) — Also Emotional, like Lydia. 105 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1568970/)
8. [Monsters of Little Haven](https://imho.run/games/1101930/monsters-of-little-haven) — Also Psychological and Emotional, like Lydia. 94 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1101930/)
9. [INDIKA](https://imho.run/games/1373960/indika) — A frequent pick in Lydia players' libraries, and another Adventure. 2,313 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1373960/)
10. [Bad Dream: Coma](https://imho.run/games/538070/bad-dream-coma) — Also Psychological, like Lydia. 557 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/538070/)
11. [Slender Threads](https://imho.run/games/1116480/slender-threads) — Also Psychological, like Lydia. 292 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1116480/)
12. [Detention](https://imho.run/games/555220/detention) — Same atmospheric mood as Lydia. 2,780 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/555220/)
13. [DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition](https://imho.run/games/395170/distraint-deluxe-edition) — Also Short and Psychological, like Lydia. 1,278 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/395170/)
14. [Journal](https://imho.run/games/261680/journal) — Also Short, like Lydia. 238 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/261680/)
15. [Apocalipsis](https://imho.run/games/505330/apocalipsis) — Also Mature, like Lydia. 127 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/505330/)
16. [The White Door](https://imho.run/games/1145960/the-white-door) — Also Short, like Lydia. 1,537 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145960/)
17. [Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today](https://imho.run/games/339190/dead-synchronicity-tomorrow-comes-today) — Also Mature, like Lydia. 432 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339190/)
18. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Same atmospheric mood as Lydia. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
19. [Loretta](https://imho.run/games/1592540/loretta) — Also Psychological, like Lydia. 64 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1592540/)
20. [Keep in Mind: Remastered](https://imho.run/games/643200/keep-in-mind-remastered) — Also Short and Psychological, like Lydia. 179 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/643200/)
21. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Also Emotional, like Lydia. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
22. [Papo & Yo](https://imho.run/games/227080/papo-yo) — Also Short and Psychological, like Lydia. 601 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/227080/)
23. [To the Moon](https://imho.run/games/206440/to-the-moon) — A frequent pick in Lydia players' libraries, and another RPG. 19,211 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/206440/)
24. [Eliza](https://imho.run/games/716500/eliza) — Shares choice driven narrative with Lydia. 759 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/716500/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=629000&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=629000&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=629000&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=629000
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/629000
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Lydia

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

## Game info

- **AppID:** 629000
- **Developer:** Platonic Partnership
- **Publisher:** Platonic Partnership, Nakana.io
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Casual
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 2, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 78
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/629000/lydia)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=629000&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/629000/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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