Monster in the family
Alko is the national alcoholic retailing monopoly in Finland. The actual propaganda from the dangers of the substances is also part of their charter. Using games as tools for propaganda is an older thing than most think, the long lost game ‘Promille’ was just found from the forest (not kidding) and some adults might still remember the game called Hup-peli (1987). Lydia is a fresh addition and it’s controversialism generated some debate while back. The game received its place in hall-of-fame in the Finnish Gaming museum. The game deals the family and its substance abuse which generates unimaginable fears to the small girl Lydia. Partly surrealistic depictions convey an important message to the player and show that games can deal with serious issues.