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Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Kathy Rain is a point & click, adventure and pixel graphics game developed by Clifftop Games and published by Raw Fury.
Released on May 05th 2016 is available on Windows and MacOS in 6 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain and Polish.

It has received 3,778 reviews of which 3,478 were positive and 300 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.74€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified Kathy Rain into these genres:

Point & Click Adventure Pixel Graphics Female Protagonist Mystery Detective Indie Singleplayer Story Rich Puzzle Psychological Horror Noir Retro Hand-drawn Third Person Supernatural RPG Atmospheric Choices Matter Exploration

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • OS *: Windows XP
  • Processor: 300 MHz Processor
  • Memory: 128 MB RAM
  • Graphics: 320 x 240 32 bit
  • DirectX: Version 9.0
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Video: DirectX & Directdraw Supported
MacOS
  • OS: Snow Leopard
  • Processor: Intel processor
  • Memory: 1 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9400M, GeForce 9600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce GT 120, GeForce GT 130, GeForce GTX 285, GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GS, Quadro FX 4800, Quadro FX5600 ATI Radeon 4850, Radeon 4870
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Apple M1 chipsets are not supported

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June 2025
Kathy Rain is a point and click style adventure that starts off as a mystery then veers into the supernatural. The game starts of pretty well with the sassy title character attending her estranged grandfather's funeral. After learning that her grandfather was in a vegetative state for 15 years prior to his death, she begins to investigate while dealing with unresolved family trauma. The early story hooks you into the story nicely. Unfortunately, the the ending was rather lackluster and doesn't really explain the supernatural elements well. There's a newer "Director's Cut" version that apparently adds additional content and expand later parts of the game. I got the original because I saw it on sale but you might want to pay a premium to pickup the Director's Cut version instead. The puzzles generally had more 'common-sense' rather than 'moon-logic' style solutions which was great. Puzzles require more logical thinking rather requiring you to do some nonsensical nonsense. A few more challenging ones but nothing crazy. Makes Kathy Rain a good entrance to genre I'd say or if you don't like moon-logic in your games. The game is also fully voice acted, a nice retro art style, good atmosphere and was crash/bug free for me. 8/10
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May 2025
SPOILER-FREE REVIEW Oh wow -- I really enjoyed this one. It's incredibly well-written and I'm glad I got the chance to experience it. The plot is extremely well-done. I was completely enamored by the world-building, the characters, engrossing story progression, and the non-stop action--all packed into a point-and-click adventure game set in the 90s, clearly inspired by Twin Peaks and David Lynch (RIP). I love a spunky, angry, rebellious, devil-may-care Nancy Drew-esque main character. Although the game gets rather dark and mature with its theme at times, there is enough humor thrown around to lighten the mood. The puzzles are good overall, with a nice mix of easy tasks and more difficult challenges. However, I think my favorite part about it is its graphics and setting. The pixel art is stunning. Very nostalgic for someone who was born during the tail-end of the 90s. Very reminiscent of the many point-and-click games I used to play as a kid. Makes it more immersive imo. I remember when computer monitors took up more than half your desk space, and I remember looking up my friends' telephone numbers in the phone book. The voice acting and the soundtrack are what suprised me the most. Absolutely phenomenal for an indie game. I give it a 10/10 despite its low replayability.
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Jan. 2025
Completed this game twice. Moody, relaxing point and click. Love these point and clicks with full voice acting.
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Dec. 2024
Really liked it. Voice acting, dialogue, and story was great. Sometimes the detective combinations were not intuitive, given past characterization of Kathy though.
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Nov. 2024
i thought this was a game with lots of items combining and banging your head against the wall until something finally works but its really chill and straight forward
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Frequently Asked Questions

Kathy Rain is currently priced at 9.99€ on Steam.

Kathy Rain is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.99€ on Steam.

Kathy Rain received 3,478 positive votes out of a total of 3,778 achieving a rating of 8.85.
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Kathy Rain was developed by Clifftop Games and published by Raw Fury.

Kathy Rain is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Kathy Rain is playable and fully supported on MacOS.

Kathy Rain is not playable on Linux.

Kathy Rain is a single-player game.

Kathy Rain does not currently offer any DLC.

Kathy Rain does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Kathy Rain does not support Steam Remote Play.

Kathy Rain is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Kathy Rain
9.99€ -93% 9.99€ 0.74€ -74% 9.99€ 2.64€
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Release 05 May 2016
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