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CasualIndiePsychological HorrorInvestigationRetroPuzzleMystery

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Game description

Lily was an ordinary teenager in 2004, and you just found her laptop. Read her diary, message her friends, and piece together what happened to her before it’s too late. But you're not the only one with access to her computer… A fourth wall-breaking psychological horror experience featuring LilyPichu

Basic info

DeveloperSonderingEmily
PublisherKwalee
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 17, 2026
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 10
Processor1.8 GHz or faster processor
GraphicsDirect X 9.0c compatible video card
Storage4 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 460 reviews from the past 1 year

92.1/ 100
Top 10%

Steam rating: Overwhelmingly Positive (97%)

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 11, 2026)

Players value what lily's world XD has to say, and it scores 92.1 from 1,753 Steam reviews, top 10% of games we analyzed.

👍 Strengths

Story & World ranks 110th of 1096 and comes up in 89% of analyzed reviews. 180 reviews praise a story that teaches about discrimination, and 133 praise a nostalgic, beautiful and emotional world. Players single out the friendship between its two leads as something that resonated, and 51 say it is fun despite some disappointments. Visuals & Sound ranks 365th of 1249, with good art direction.

👎 Where it falls short

Content Volume ranks 996th of 1351. 28 reviews say it is only a few hours long and not worth full price, with an ending that feels rushed. 29 feel the story tells rather than shows, leaving no room for players to think for themselves, and 15 needed a guide for puzzles that are not intuitive. Players are split on the horror: some wanted scarier jumpscares, while others found the atmosphere genuinely frightening.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“excellent game teaching valuable lessons about discrimination” · 180 reviews
“definitely fun despite disappointments” · 51 reviews
“generally good art direction and assets” · 28 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 31% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +3.33 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “puzzles well put together with immersive social engineering mechanics” · 9 reviews
Negative “puzzles underwhelming and repetitive, mostly find password tasks” · 1 review

Progression 1% · Difficulty 13% · Onboarding 9% · Freedom 3% · Controls & feel 5%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 89% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.64 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “excellent game teaching valuable lessons about discrimination” · 180 reviews
Negative “show not tell, everything handed to player, no critical thinking required” · 29 reviews

Characters 14% · World 61%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 22% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Volume -0.96 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Negative “only 4 hours long, not worth full price; ending feels rushed and unresolved” · 28 reviews
Positive “super unique game about 3-4 hours, loved the puzzle aspect” · 2 reviews

Variety 3% · Replayability 2%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.95 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “generally good art direction and assets” · 28 reviews
Negative “visuals not accurate to old internet, modern Y2K aesthetic instead of janky” · 1 review

Audio 7%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +4.29 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 3% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Pricing +0.02 · Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
Positive “decent price tag, conveys nice message of self-love” · 3 reviews
Negative “little expensive for the price” · 2 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Balance 0% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 4% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Developer support +0.05 · Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
Positive “dev is most creative with in-depth design” · 1 review
Negative “wanted to speak to dev about issues but couldn't” · 1 review

Stability 2% · Performance 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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