Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Point-and-click mystery where a broke detective investigates serial murders
Clifftop Games · Published by Raw Fury · Released May 20, 2025
- Reviews
- Overwhelmingly Positive
- 96% of 1,381
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 96% of 29 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 5
- peak 24h 12
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 11 months ago
- Oct 6, 2025
Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)
What is Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer?
In 1998 Kassidy, private investigator Kathy Rain takes a serial murder case for a cash reward while facing eviction. In this single-player 2D adventure, you explore locations, talk to characters, solve puzzles, and use Kathy’s notebook to track findings and connect leads.
For you if...
- +you enjoy piecing together clues at an unhurried pace
- +you like noir mysteries with sarcastic dialogue
Not for you if...
- −you want fast action rather than extended conversations
- −you prefer standalone stories without earlier character history
What players say
96% of 1,381 reviews are positive · 96% of 29 in the last 30 days
Players praise the pixel art, voice acting, music, and puzzles they find logical. The most common complaint is that the mystery loses momentum and relies on supernatural explanations; some players also dislike how Kathy treats other characters.
Screenshots and trailer
Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 10 or higher
- Processor
- 6th Gen Intel i7 mobile CPU, 4 Cores, ~2.6Ghz
- Graphics
- Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 / Mobile AMD Radeon R7 M340
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10 or higher
- Processor
- 1st Gen Intel i5, 4 Cores, ~2.7Ghz
- Graphics
- Nvidia GeForce GTX670
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 2 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 10
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- Achievements
- 65
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Steam Deck: Playable
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Atmospheric
- Investigation
- Mystery
- Point & Click
- 2D
- Detective
- Puzzle
- Horror
- Story Rich
- Interactive Fiction
- Noir
- Singleplayer
- Adventure
- Female Protagonist
- Conspiracy
- 1990's
Recent updates
- Oct 6, 2025 · Patch v.1.0.3.4092 changelog
- May 28, 2025 · Patch v.1.0.3.4088 changelog
1 DLC available.
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