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Who's Lila?
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
39 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Where do I even start with this game? I went in blind, so any pre-conceived notions I had on what this would be destroyed the further in I got. It has this unique art style that really stands out. It has a nice…”
“I cannot recommend this game enough. Between the unique facial mechanics, the compelling story, and the mystery that you can never fully solve, it's something that will stick with you for a while. If you want to…”
“It has a interesting idea of using facial expressions as a mechanic but the gameplay can feel awkward and unintuitive more often than clever. Instead of feeling immersed, you sometimes feel like you are wrestling with…”
30 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I cannot recommend this game enough. Between the unique facial mechanics, the compelling story, and the mystery that you can never fully solve, it's something that will stick with you for a while. If you want to…”
“Brilliant game, brilliant concept, very original. One of the best games I've played. The lore and the dialogues - and monologues - go deep, with discussions from philosophy of mind being central to the themes of the…”
“Awesome games with deep occult themes! Do take care to recognize it's willingness to satirize and not to get too deep into esoteric rabbit holes.”
14 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Where do I even start with this game? I went in blind, so any pre-conceived notions I had on what this would be destroyed the further in I got. It has this unique art style that really stands out. It has a nice…”
“The story is cool, the gimmick is unique, but the game design is just not it. I get that the black and white pixel art style adds to the creepy mood of the game, but when in addition to the finicky motions and…”
“A lot of artists are inspired by the works of David Lynch, a lot of games call themselves "lynchian", but none of them, not even the GOAT, Deadly Premonition, managed to get as close as Who's Lila, a game that doesn't…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Where do I even start with this game? I went in blind, so any pre-conceived notions I had on what this would be destroyed the further in I got. It has this unique art style that really stands out. It has a nice…”
“This is the type of game that David Lynch would've developed in the late 90s to early 2000s if he was ever given the chance and I love it to bits! Point and click style games aren't usually my thing but I absolutely…”
“Hauntingly beautiful and impressive game. It will live on in my head for years if not decades ([spoiler] Lila is gonna live for a loooong time [/spoiler]). I was a huge fan ever since i saw the demo, and a few days ago…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“It has a interesting idea of using facial expressions as a mechanic but the gameplay can feel awkward and unintuitive more often than clever. Instead of feeling immersed, you sometimes feel like you are wrestling with…”
“Eh, a little too clunky for my tastes, and kind of requires guides to make sense. Not terrible but not for me.”
“The story is cool, the gimmick is unique, but the game design is just not it. I get that the black and white pixel art style adds to the creepy mood of the game, but when in addition to the finicky motions and…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Eh, a little too clunky for my tastes, and kind of requires guides to make sense. Not terrible but not for me.”
“An awesome David Lynch inspired experience. You have an interesting gameplay that being the face morphing and on top of that a interesting story that is told out of order and leaves it up to the player to figure out in…”
“Figuring out this game's secrets on your own can be rather difficult but regardless of how you find it is a pretty cool experience the concepts this game has are phenomenal. understanding who lila is, is also awesome.…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“one of those games that you play once and then forever wish you could play it again for the first time. suuuch a unique experience i highly suggest going in as blind as possible, although some of the stuff is definitely…”
“Good game. Has an ARG-style story, and though most of the game is well made around this, it also has parts that I very much dislike (going into game files, for example). Multiple endings are also not really extremely…”
“An experience you will not have a second time. Truly marvelous”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The facial mechanic is a neat idea. Problem is, the point and click sections are awful. The art is very hard to read, and while you can hold a button to highlight interactable objects, it only highlights some, not all…”
“Overestimated. First, seems to be an interesting story, but then it gets weirder. Too much arthouse.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“As a game... It's okay at best. Has a unique gimmick, but repeating the same sections so often is sort of lame. Some paths are insanely unintuitive, which I think is intentional. As a concept... It's damn compelling! My…”
“Good game. Has an ARG-style story, and though most of the game is well made around this, it also has parts that I very much dislike (going into game files, for example). Multiple endings are also not really extremely…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“please go into this game with as little knowledge as you can, explore, experiment, and enjoy the game for all it is worth please find out the mystery behind Lila and who she is”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Probably one of the best horror games i played. it's a mix of analog horror and meta gameplay. The only downside is that there's no other games like this one and it's hard to scratch that itch”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“i think the more windows and tabs i have open while playing a video game, the better the video game is”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Who's Lila? Is a finalist in G4C!
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Casual, Indie, RPG |
| Player tags | Horror · Psychological Horror · Choose Your Own Adventure · Detective · Point & Click · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Exploration · Puzzle · Surreal · Tutorial · 3D (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Workshop · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , Spanish - Spain, Russian, Simplified Chinese * |
| Achievements | 26 |
| Official site | https://whoslila-press.carrd.co/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: i3–4150 CPU Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel HD Graphics Family DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 715 MB available space