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The Cat Lady cover art

The Cat Lady

Harvester Games · Screen 7 · 2013-12-04

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: Apr 20, 2014 (Linux), Dec 07, 2012 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

9
playing now
94%
positive of 6.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
90/100
IGDB user rating (162 ratings)
7.5h
to beat · rushed 7h · completionist 15h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$8.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 02:00 UTC (census sample)

The Cat Lady is a 2012 horror graphic adventure game developed by Harvester Games for Microsoft Windows and Linux. It is the second installment in the Devil Came Through Here trilogy after 2009's Downfall. The final installment, titled Lorelai, was released in 2019.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 334 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~42/week).
  • · Review velocity up 11% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 11% of 11,312 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 251k–502k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,272 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-80%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.76 at FireFlower (2014-10-22) · bundled 15×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 34 of 55 observed days · $1.23 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
666620182026Week of 2018-01-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 24 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1812026-08-06 23:00 — 14 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 5 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 1 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 13 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 7 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 11 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 18 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 5 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 8 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 7 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 5 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 7 players2026-08-20 04:00 — 6 players2026-08-21 12:00 — 6 players2026-08-22 19:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 03:00 — 6 players2026-08-25 11:00 — 6 players2026-08-26 19:00 — 9 players2026-08-28 03:00 — 5 players2026-08-29 10:00 — 9 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.99$0.802015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $7.262015-05-23 — best price $6.602015-10-19 — best price $2.732015-12-28 — best price $6.562016-09-22 — best price $9.992017-05-22 — best price $4.992017-11-16 — best price $3.992018-08-30 — best price $1.992019-02-25 — best price $4.992019-10-28 — best price $3.002020-02-26 — best price $1.992020-06-25 — best price $2.492020-08-20 — best price $8.892020-09-26 — best price $9.992020-10-29 — best price $3.392020-12-07 — best price $2.432021-01-16 — best price $8.382021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-03-19 — best price $9.992021-04-30 — best price $8.382021-06-03 — best price $9.992021-10-05 — best price $7.342022-01-05 — best price $9.992022-05-13 — best price $2.502022-08-02 — best price $9.992022-12-22 — best price $2.192023-07-18 — best price $1.992024-01-27 — best price $9.992024-05-20 — best price $3.392024-09-09 — best price $9.992025-03-08 — best price $9.992025-06-18 — best price $1.192025-10-07 — best price $1.192026-02-28 — best price $9.992026-08-03 — best price $1.492026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

78262026-05-31 — 54 pageviews2026-06-03 — 40 pageviews2026-06-06 — 48 pageviews2026-06-09 — 54 pageviews2026-06-12 — 44 pageviews2026-06-15 — 47 pageviews2026-06-18 — 51 pageviews2026-06-21 — 52 pageviews2026-06-24 — 45 pageviews2026-06-27 — 33 pageviews2026-06-30 — 43 pageviews2026-07-03 — 48 pageviews2026-07-06 — 53 pageviews2026-07-09 — 55 pageviews2026-07-12 — 45 pageviews2026-07-15 — 33 pageviews2026-07-18 — 61 pageviews2026-07-21 — 46 pageviews2026-07-24 — 43 pageviews2026-07-27 — 53 pageviews2026-07-30 — 69 pageviews2026-08-02 — 60 pageviews2026-08-05 — 26 pageviews2026-08-08 — 51 pageviews2026-08-11 — 60 pageviews2026-08-14 — 31 pageviews2026-08-17 — 54 pageviews2026-08-20 — 61 pageviews2026-08-23 — 74 pageviews2026-08-26 — 42 pageviews2026-08-28 — 46 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

25
achievements tracked
58.1%
earned "Chapter 1 Completed!"
26.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

9 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Finnish, Hungarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)5,87221%25

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkDramaIndieHorrorMatureAdventureEmotionalStory RichAtmosphericExploration

Census log

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

Recent updates

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