Kathy Rain
Point-and-click mystery investigating a grandfather's death in a 1990s hometown
Clifftop Games · Published by Raw Fury · Released May 5, 2016
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 4,010
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 2
- right now
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Free demo available, 0 playing it now: get the demo.
Metacritic: 77/100 (critic reviews)
What is Kathy Rain?
Set in the 1990s, this single-player, pixel-art adventure follows journalism student Kathy Rain as she investigates her grandfather's death in her hometown. You follow clues, talk to people, and solve puzzles by pointing and clicking.
For you if...
- +you enjoy slow-burn detective stories with eerie turns
- +you like pixel-art adventures centered on dialogue and clues
- +you prefer a short, single-player story
Not for you if...
- −you prefer action-focused games to dialogue-heavy investigations
- −you want a lighthearted story without dark themes
What players say
92% of 4,010 reviews are positive
Players praise the pixel art, voice acting, mystery, and puzzles. Some find the pacing slow or the puzzles obscure; others say the story's resolution is confusing or unsatisfying.
Screenshots and trailer
Kathy Rain system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows XP
- Processor
- 300 MHz Processor
- Graphics
- 320 x 240 32 bit
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
- Notes
- Video: DirectX & Directdraw Supported
Recommended
- 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
- 1 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 9.0
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS
- Achievements
- 20
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- 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
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish.
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