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Posted on: September 21, 2019
lanchong
Verified ownerGames: 74 Reviews: 24
Great game
If you liked Whispers of a Machine then you'll definitely like this game too.
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Posted on: October 14, 2021
briandoodo
Verified ownerGames: 236 Reviews: 38
Mostly intuitive adventure game
It has the look and feel of a classic point and click game. The story is almost deep but not very complex ultimately. It doesn't really leave you thinking. It takes twists and turns to keep your interest with bizzare events and unexplained supernatural woo but ultimately it never really becomes very deep or complex... The story almost dares to have a happy ending and an actual conclusion, unless you watch past the credits like most horror movies. It has the classic cheesy "I'll be back!" ending... Kathy is mostly likeble but she has a sort of teenage angst. I guess it's sort of a coming of age story. I liked the humor of this game. I got an achievement for trying to zap Goober twice. You can also get an achievement if you try burning bibles...( wouldn't in real life, but it's funny that it's an achievement and a rare one...) But honestly at times I felt starved for a little bit of humor, so I'd try things like zapping grandma with a tazor for a good laugh... (Not an achievement...) The "nemesis" of the game is off putting, creepy, the story is all together off putting and kind of creepy... So, little moments of humor really made the game more enjoyable for me. The puzzles weren't always designed as well as they could be. There wasn't always enough hints, direction what you were supposed to do. An intelligent, creative person could be exploring multiple different solutions to a problem with no real guidance at times...where as I only got stuck once ( on little sleep and food and lots of stress irl...) The MATHS BOOK puzzle at the beginning could have been a little bit more clear. How are you supposed to know for certain that it's referring to the first numbers of a sequence? It takes some experimentation to solve one or two puzzles in this game, such as the safe combo puzzle... Those two puzzles may have you wondering if you're on the right track at all or wasting your time... You probably wont need a walkthrough though. Over all it's a dcent game.
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Posted on: April 26, 2019
Kroms
Verified ownerGames: 293 Reviews: 14
Excellent—a sure classic
"Kathy Rain" surprised me. I'd grown up a big fan of the LucasArts adventure games, and have been playing the WadjetEye and (RIP) Telltale stuff since. "Kathy Rain" is easily, easily among the best of those. The writing is great, although the game isn't as funny (nor trying to be as funny) as, say, "Day of the Tentacle" (although it can get pretty funny). The puzzles are good, eschewing the dreamlogic that makes a lot of those older adventure games unplayable while being challenging (although one puzzle is a bit unfair). The actors are on fine form, especially Kathy's. And the game just ooozzzzes atmosphere—a melancholy "Twin Peaks" focused on character. That bit's important—Kathy actually has an arc, growing over the course of the story. Loved, loved, loved it. I think it took me about 12 hours to beat, which is great value.
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Edited on: September 18, 2025
Posted on: May 9, 2019
M3n747
Verified ownerGames: 287 Reviews: 26
Great callback to '90s adventure games
Kathy Rain looks and feels like a classic '90s LucasArts adventure game but follows a more modern design where you almost always know where to go and what to do next, eliminating the guesswork that was a common problem with the older titles. The puzzles are perfectly logical (if not entirely obvious here and there) and there are just enough hints to keep you on the right path, so you're unlikely to get stuck if you pay attention. The game's story is quite compelling, starting off mundanely enough before taking a turn for the weird and unusual, with an occasional Twin Peaks or I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream (the game, not the short story) vibe. The characters are believable, the titular Kathy being particularly likeable, and they're all very well acted. The presentation is rounded out by detailed hand-drawn graphics kept in the '90s aesthetic, and really nice and atmospheric music. The only drawback to Kathy Rain I can think of without nitpicking is the ending which leaves a number of questions unanswered, some of them rather big. Everything else I could name is a technical matter and most likely due to the limitations of Adventure Game Studio, which is none of the dev team's fault. I can very much recommend this game to anyone who enjoys adventure games, particularly classic titles from the '90s by the likes of LucasArts, Sierra or Revolution, as well as fans of good storytelling.
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Posted on: November 23, 2023
Britannia47
Verified ownerGames: 223 Reviews: 22
Recommended
Nice one, with a good interface and interesting puzzles. Also, they are logical and not very difficult, so casual adventure gamers might solve this without a walkthrough. I did not like that when leaving and entering a szene, you have to wait for an animation, but it is not too long, so it is okay. And the story gets kind of confusing and there are some loose ends and open questions, but also here not too bad.
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