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Kathy Rain: Director's Cut cover art

Kathy Rain: Director's Cut

Clifftop Games · Raw Fury · 2021-10-26

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 26, 2021 (iOS), Oct 29, 2021 (Nintendo Switch), Oct 26, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 26, 2021 (Linux), Oct 26, 2021 (Mac), Oct 26, 2021 (Android)

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.

5
playing now
93%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
IGDB user rating (15 ratings)
8h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 10h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$14.99
steam price (US)

5 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Set in the 90's, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who must come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently departed grandfather. Armed with her motorcycle, a pack of cigs, and a notepad, Kathy delves into a local mystery surrounding her hometown that will take her on a harrowing journey of emotional and personal turmoil. As she follows the trail of clues left by her grandfather, questions emerge: What was Joseph Rain really looking for that night all those years ago? What turned him into a mere shell of a man, confin(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

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  • · Top 25% of 11,332 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 31k–69k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,533 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

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Fanatical$3.29-78%
Gamesplanet$3.52-77%
Humble Store$3.74-75%
Steam$3.74-75%
WinGameStore$3.74-75%
GOG$3.75-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.75 at Gamer Thor (2024-11-23) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $14.99 · on sale 91 of 123 observed days · $0.37 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Players online

3242026-08-11 19:00 — 15 players2026-08-12 11:00 — 8 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 16 players2026-08-13 18:00 — 18 players2026-08-14 10:00 — 10 players2026-08-15 02:00 — 13 players2026-08-15 18:00 — 27 players2026-08-16 10:00 — 13 players2026-08-17 02:00 — 14 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 28 players2026-08-18 09:00 — 10 players2026-08-19 01:00 — 13 players2026-08-19 17:00 — 17 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-21 00:00 — 19 players2026-08-21 16:00 — 13 players2026-08-22 08:00 — 12 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 26 players2026-08-23 15:00 — 32 players2026-08-24 07:00 — 14 players2026-08-24 23:00 — 20 players2026-08-25 15:00 — 12 players2026-08-26 07:00 — 9 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-27 15:00 — 9 players2026-08-28 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 23:00 — 9 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 12 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$14.99$2.942021-10-262026-08-302021-10-26 — best price $13.492022-02-28 — best price $14.992022-05-10 — best price $14.992022-09-28 — best price $13.472022-11-29 — best price $12.592023-02-06 — best price $14.992023-04-04 — best price $14.992023-05-23 — best price $14.992023-07-26 — best price $14.992023-10-12 — best price $14.992023-12-08 — best price $5.992024-02-11 — best price $10.792024-03-21 — best price $14.992024-06-20 — best price $5.992024-07-29 — best price $14.992024-08-23 — best price $4.872024-09-15 — best price $13.392024-10-08 — best price $14.992024-10-28 — best price $5.562024-11-21 — best price $4.222024-12-06 — best price $12.722025-01-02 — best price $4.392025-02-23 — best price $12.742025-03-20 — best price $11.512025-05-22 — best price $3.632025-07-26 — best price $12.742025-09-25 — best price $3.742025-12-04 — best price $12.422026-02-04 — best price $14.992026-03-27 — best price $3.792026-04-23 — best price $3.112026-06-06 — best price $3.752026-07-31 — best price $2.992026-08-19 — best price $3.742026-08-30 — best price $3.12
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

40
achievements tracked
70.1%
earned "Nostalgic"
22.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

8 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,49223%40
Switch (Nintendo)220%0

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

1990'sPuzzleMysteryAdventureDetectiveEmotionalHand-drawnStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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