Lydia Was Here

Developer: Studio Rainy Day
Platforms: HTML5
Genres: Visual Novel, Role Playing
Where to get it: itch.io

The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

You navigate a quiet, surreal family home in a constant state of unease, pretending to be someone else while your identity unravels.

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.