Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

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 pixel graphics game developed by Clifftop Games and published by Raw Fury.
Released on October 26th 2021 is available on Windows, MacOS and Linux in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian and Simplified Chinese.

It has received 778 reviews of which 732 were positive and 46 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 14.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Kathy Rain: Director's Cut into these genres:

Point & Click Female Protagonist Pixel Graphics Detective 1990's Mystery Investigation Story Rich Puzzle Emotional Adventure Atmospheric Exploration Visual Novel Hand-drawn Dark 2D Singleplayer Soundtrack Narrative

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Requirements

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

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

Linux

Reviews

Explore reviews from Steam users sharing their experiences and what they love about the game.

Dec. 2024

I went into this game blind. I bought it only because it popped up on numerous lists of people's favourite point-and-clicks. Since you're reading this, you're seeking a bit more information than I did. Kathy Rain is a solid entry, with a protagonist who's quite different from most in the genre. She's neither goofy Guybrush, nor stoic Stobbart. Kathy's a chain-smoking biker with a big brain, and an even bigger chip on her shoulder. The soundtrack is decent, the ambience is Twin Peaks, and the Easter eggs are subtle and never break the fourth wall. Voice acting ranges from passable to pretty darn good. QoL includes double-click to fast exit scenes, skippable dialogue, and a hotkey to highlight objects. The puzzle balance is...odd. In most cases, solutions are obvious. You'll find a lot of square holes, and a lot of square pegs. In some cases the game holds your hand so hard it could break bones, but then a few other puzzles are obtuse enough to send players unfamiliar with point-and-click logic reaching for a walkthrough. The story is well written, and for the most part well paced. The biggest complement I can pay Kathy Rain is that I finished it (something that happens less and less as I game my way into the sunset), and I wish-listed the sequel.

Nov. 2024

This game is a personal deep experience. It's purely a memento for those who suffered or are suffering from those specific events in life. It can teach you a lot about the weight a dark past can put in your shoulders, all the traumas and pain you're facing due to them, how you need to free yourself off the chains of guilty and shame from things that are not your fault, neither a burden to keep. You can still improve and safe the lives of those that matter to you the most. You can make a difference at events that you have control of. It's a game about breaking a generational curse. It's a game about find out a solution and keep you forward on the track. The game is just "on point" to me, literally. if you like Point & Click genre in games, this one is a must buy. Great soundtrack and also a good end resolution for players looking for detailed unfolding stories.

Sept. 2024

As a point & click adventure enthusiast, this is one of the best I've played. The puzzles are designed logically according to the story and you can guess what should be done next to achieve your goal, which I think is the most important factor for a successful point & click adventure game. The theme and story really drew me in and the badass motorcyclist protagonist reminded me a beloved game, Full Throttle.

Aug. 2024

90s vibes, pixel art, a smoking leather wearing motorcycle riding protagonist who's fond of sarcasm - this is exactly the kind of game I adore and can't find enough of. This is one of my more favorite examples of this genre too: the puzzles are just challenging enough to be fun without being intimidating (aside from one waaaay too complex computer one), the characters are finely drawn, and the story gets more and more insane the further into the game you get. I've played it through a few times now largely because I love the world it evokes that much.

Aug. 2024

Kathy Rain is a sentimental reminiscence of 90s classics. MC feels like a descendant of Gabriel Knight, Laura Bow and Ben Throttle. She can be quite the jerk, but at least she acknowledges it. Still, most of the time, she's a typical protagonist girl with attitude. The story is interesting, although a bit clichéd at times. The theme shift in the final chapters is a bit weird, but fits the narration of games Kathy Rain is inspired by. Puzzles are on the easy side and there is very little moon logic involved, but you can get some nifty achievements when you try to apply it. I really enjoyed the visuals, and the soundtrack and dubbing were alright.

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14.99€

8.8

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Developer

Clifftop Games

Publisher

Raw Fury

Release 26 Oct 2021

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