The Lady

The Lady

Mikeypoo's Games · January 29, 2015 · Indie, Action, Psychological Horror, Adventure, Horror

The Lady is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

PC
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Free
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Standard Edition · Steam
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The Lady price by region

The Lady costs $0.99 in the United States and $0.99 in Georgia (USD) right now.

Cheapest The Lady offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
United Statesyour region $0.99 $0.99 — 1
Georgia (USD) $0.99 $0.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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The Lady price

The Lady is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About The Lady

✦ AI summary

Navigate surreal fever dreams as The Lady, solving puzzles and battling anxiety-fueled bosses across five brutal, distinct worlds inspired by classic 16-bit action games. A haunting psychological journey told through intimate waist-up cinematics that explores depression, panic disorder, and fractured identity through unforgiving retro gameplay.

“The Lady” is an emotional 2D Surreal Puzzle Horror adventure.

The Lady is a surrealist emotional journey that takes The Lady through a series of fever dream hallucinations, while being at odds with inner struggles of anxiety and depression. She encounters multiple versions of herself throughout the game, unsure of which versions to trust. From the initial confusion, to all out anxiety that one would experience with panic disorder, it's all there for you to explore first hand through the eyes of The Lady.

The Gameplay Mechanics are inspired by classic SNES and Turbo Grafx16 type games. The gameplay difficulty is brutal, just like life itself.

The game is displayed in a “waist up” cinematic style, for a more personal experience. Gameplay features side-scrolling exploration, puzzle solving, retro arcade-style boss battles, and plays in letterbox full screen HD.

Features


  • The most unique Female Protagonist to ever appear in a video game
  • Five unique levels each with their own play style
  • Retro difficulty
  • No tutorials, no hand holding
  • Puzzle exploration
  • A story that will make you ask questions about "The Lady" and about yourself

The Lady — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Playable
Player modes
Single-player
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 28, 2025
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8 found this helpful
Not recommended May 22, 2026
This game is trippy, but in a bad way with weird essentially non-existent gameplay.
4 found this helpful
Not recommended Mar 6, 2025
This game is, just like [url=https://steamcommunity.com/id/MouseWithBeer/recommended/433750]The Grandfather[/url] from the same dev, bad. I don't even know how to describe it other than it being some weird nonsense.
2 found this helpful
Recommended Aug 12, 2025
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1 found this helpful
Not recommended Aug 4, 2026
https://youtu.be/oK3iPQaGmc8 Unclear if this game is functional or not, the lack of direction is a major drain on the experience.
Not recommended May 31, 2025
So I was looking through some of the reviews and discussions and apparently this game is supposed to be about anxiety and depression. As someone who has had both, I can tell you this game has nothing to do with either. It makes absolutely no sense, and gets boring after about 5 minutes. Decent artwork, but other than that, it's just... nonsense. Rating: 1/10

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