Kathy Rain
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.
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The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is a point & click, female protagonist and detective game
developed by Clifftop Games
and published by Raw Fury.
Released on October 26th 2021 is available on Windows, MacOS, Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine.
It has received 921 reviews of which 867 were positive and 54 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.9 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 1.19€ on Eneba.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS *: Windows 7 or higher
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Sound Card: Version 9.0
- Additional Notes: Great detective skills are a bonus.
MacOS
- OS: Supports Intel x86 hardware
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Apple M1 chipsets are not supported
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This game immediately took me back to the LucasArts adventure games I played when I was in my young teens. There’s just something relaxing, satisfying, and nostalgic about this style of game. No need to have the reflexes of a 14-year-old hopped up on Jolt Cola. Just explore, figure things out, enjoy the story, and occasionally wonder how the hell the developers expected you to figure that puzzle out. I especially loved the little nod to Corley Motors. As someone who played Full Throttle back in the day, that reference absolutely did not go unnoticed. 😂 Games like this remind me why I loved point-and-click adventures so much in the first place. They’re funny, clever, a little weird, and somehow relaxing at the same time. It feels like sitting down with an old friend... except the old friend keeps hiding random objects around the room and won't let you leave until you figure out what they're for. Really enjoyed this one. It scratched a nostalgic gaming itch I didn’t realize I still had.
I had heard very good things about Kathy Rain, so I picked it up on a recent sale, and finished it in 3 days. Save for a few gripes I had with the game, I really had a good time with it on the whole. It's not a masterpiece in my book, but does a lot of things that I absolutely love. Most prominently, the atmosphere is almost perfect. The setting is very Twin Peaks-y, not only through the small town by the lake and thick forest setting, but also due to the 90s vibe, idiosyncratic set of characters, hautingly beautiful score, otherworldly places intertwining with dream sequences, and even a few direct references here and there - such as Sheriff Truman, or the owls not being what they seem. My favourite place was around and inside the lakeside cabin, the whole vibe felt Lynchian through and through. And while I still prefer a beautiful hand-drawn environment over pixel art aesthetics, the visuals were really on point, and I enjoyed the game's look. The story goes in interesting directions, and tackles quite serious themes in a remarkable amount of depth. I see from other reviews that a lot of people didn't like Kathy's character, but I found her really on point, considering her troubled upbringing and childhood scars. She might come off as snarky in the beginning, but really exhibits her complex character and layered personality later on. The puzzles were enjoyable, for the most part logical, and appropriately hinted at throughout the game without spoling solutions or such. The 1995 setting also involves some PC puzzles, with appropriately slow boot times, and a bunch of hacks involving floppy disks that were the icing on the cake for me. I didn't have to use a walkthrough at all, but one puzzle towards the end really annoyed me. This is a European game that is set in the US (a bit of a miss in my book, could have been brilliant with a native Scandinavian setting), so I expect some degree of adaptation to US norms. But shoving a puzzle on my throat with a MM-DD-YYYY format was such a questionable choice. Other than that, I really enjoyed my time here, and I would warmly recommend it to any point and click fans that might also dig a David Lynch vibe: funny, tragic, and otherworldly all in one.
I found this game by complete accident when I was watching a top 10 Point-and-Clicks video. This game looked really cool, and it was on sale, so I grabbed it. What followed was a nicely paced Point-and-Click adventure that I super enjoyed and am really looking forward to playing the sequel! You play as Kathy, a university student who majors in journalism. As you're lazing around in your dorm room, your roommate tells you that your grandpa just passed away, and you should go to his funeral. After much groaning, you head to the funeral and meet with your grandma. She tells you that your grandfather has been acting strangely the last few years of his life, and it all has to do with some incident in 1981. Kathy takes it upon herself to solve the mystery, and what follows is a strange case that delves beyond normal means. Kathy Rain plays like a classic Point-and Click. The animation and art are really nice, very reminiscent of a 90s game. You can hold down the spacebar to see all interactible items on the screen (thank you for options like this), and you will gather clues and solve puzzles in order to find out what really happened to your grandpa. Music is pretty nice, as well as the overall feel. The game is split into 5 days (chapters) and can be completed in about 5-6 hours. I will say, this is one of the few Point-and-Clicks I have finished without needing a guide. There was one puzzle towards the end where I almost did, but the majority of the puzzles are solvable if you take your time and figure them out. As for gripes? I think I share everyone's sentiment that I wish there were a skip travel animation button. Kathy walks very slowly, and sometimes you can double-click, and she'll move to a spot instantly; other times she won't, and it's a real drag. Especially with all the backtracking you have to do between locations, and when you're trying to figure out where to go. Other than that, I had a pretty solid time. Final verdict? This was a nice, short, and sweet Point-and-Click. I really liked the humor, story, and puzzles. It was cool to finish the game in a few sittings, and I am eager to play the sequel. If you're looking for a short Point-and-Click, give it a try. Though fair warning, the latter half of the game does deal with some traumatic and triggering topics. Be mindful of limitations before playing. Thanks for reading!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.
No, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 14.99€ on Steam.
Yes, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut received 867 positive votes out of a total of 921 achieving a rating of 8.85.
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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut was developed by Clifftop Games and published by Raw Fury.
Yes, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Yes, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Yes, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is playable and fully supported on Linux.
Yes, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut does not support VR.
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for Kathy Rain: Director's Cut. Explore additional content available for Kathy Rain: Director's Cut on Steam.
No, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, Kathy Rain: Director's Cut 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.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Kathy Rain: Director's Cut.
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Developer
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