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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

1990s point-and-click detective mystery following a grandfather's clues

Clifftop Games · Published by Raw Fury · Released Oct 26, 2021

AdventureIndie

Reviews
Very Positive
92% of 1,418
Recent reviews
Very Positive
93% of 16 in 30 days
Players
13
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Oct 6, 2025
Minimum PC
DirectX 9 GPU
2 GB RAM · 2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 87/100 (critic reviews)

What is Kathy Rain: Director's Cut?

Set in the 1990s, this single-player, pixel-art adventure follows journalism student Kathy Rain as she investigates her grandfather's mysterious death in her hometown. You travel between locations, gather and analyze evidence, question suspects, and solve puzzles.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy collecting clues and solving point-and-click puzzles
  • +you like character-driven mysteries with voiced dialogue
  • +you prefer pixel art and a 1990s setting

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer action over dialogue and clue gathering
  • −you avoid dark themes in mystery stories

What players say

92% of 1,418 reviews are positive · 93% of 16 in the last 30 days

Players praise the atmosphere, characters, voice acting, and puzzles. The most common complaint is that the story's later turns feel muddled; some players also find puzzles uneven and travel between locations tedious.

How many players finish Kathy Rain: Director's Cut?

52% of Steam players have unlocked «Been there, done that», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut system requirements

Minimum: DirectX 9 GPU, 2 GB RAM, 2 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 or higher
Processor
1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
Graphics
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
2 GB available space
Notes
Great detective skills are a bonus.

Recommended

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

Does Kathy Rain: Director's Cut have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Kathy Rain: Director's Cut run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements
40
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese.

Does Kathy Rain: Director's Cut use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.

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