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The Cat Lady cover art

The Cat Lady

Harvester Games · Screen 7 · 2013-12-04

SteamGOG

AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Side view

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...

The Cat Lady is an Adventure, Indie game released in 2013, priced at $8.99, with Very Positive (94% of 6285 reviews) sentiment and an owner estimate of 200,000 .. 500,000.

4
playing now
94%
positive of 6.3k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
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)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$8.99
steam price (US)

4 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 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.

Trailer

The Cat Lady trailer thumbnail

The Cat Lady Official Horror Game Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 4 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 5% of 28,623 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 253k–506k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 6,319 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99

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 59 of 89 observed days · $9.23 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

1702026-09-14 21:00 — 9 players2026-09-16 06:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 7 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 3 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 5 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 9 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 7 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 5 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 15 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 8 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 11 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 11 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 5 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 14 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 4 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
404Dec 2013Aug 2026Dec 2013 — avg 31 · peak 143Apr 2014 — avg 16 · peak 51Aug 2014 — avg 10 · peak 25Dec 2014 — avg 16 · peak 32Apr 2015 — avg 23 · peak 102Aug 2015 — avg 11 · peak 35Dec 2015 — avg 15 · peak 67Apr 2016 — avg 10 · peak 24Aug 2016 — avg 11 · peak 27Dec 2016 — avg 12 · peak 48Apr 2017 — avg 8 · peak 21Aug 2017 — avg 8 · peak 24Dec 2017 — avg 14 · peak 56Apr 2018 — avg 9 · peak 30Aug 2018 — avg 7 · peak 21Dec 2018 — avg 9 · peak 33Apr 2019 — avg 7 · peak 23Aug 2019 — avg 5 · peak 14Dec 2019 — avg 6 · peak 22Apr 2020 — avg 10 · peak 28Aug 2020 — avg 7 · peak 20Dec 2020 — avg 6 · peak 18Apr 2021 — avg 6 · peak 17Aug 2021 — avg 6 · peak 19Dec 2021 — avg 5 · peak 14Apr 2022 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2022 — avg 6 · peak 14Dec 2022 — avg 7 · peak 23Apr 2023 — avg 5 · peak 17Aug 2023 — avg 5 · peak 19Dec 2023 — avg 6 · peak 19Apr 2024 — avg 4 · peak 15Aug 2024 — avg 6 · peak 14Dec 2024 — avg 8 · peak 23Apr 2025 — avg 6 · peak 20Aug 2025 — avg 6 · peak 14Dec 2025 — avg 7 · peak 24Apr 2026 — avg 7 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 8 · peak 22
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$10.99$0.802015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — 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 $1.492026-09-13 — best price $9.992026-10-03 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

107262026-05-31 — 54 pageviews2026-06-04 — 34 pageviews2026-06-08 — 45 pageviews2026-06-12 — 44 pageviews2026-06-16 — 47 pageviews2026-06-20 — 36 pageviews2026-06-24 — 45 pageviews2026-06-28 — 42 pageviews2026-07-02 — 48 pageviews2026-07-06 — 53 pageviews2026-07-10 — 49 pageviews2026-07-14 — 52 pageviews2026-07-18 — 61 pageviews2026-07-22 — 42 pageviews2026-07-26 — 31 pageviews2026-07-30 — 69 pageviews2026-08-03 — 33 pageviews2026-08-07 — 55 pageviews2026-08-11 — 60 pageviews2026-08-15 — 47 pageviews2026-08-19 — 46 pageviews2026-08-23 — 74 pageviews2026-08-27 — 47 pageviews2026-08-31 — 61 pageviews2026-09-04 — 45 pageviews2026-09-08 — 44 pageviews2026-09-12 — 58 pageviews2026-09-16 — 35 pageviews2026-09-20 — 60 pageviews2026-09-24 — 55 pageviews2026-09-28 — 62 pageviews2026-10-02 — 43 pageviews2026-10-06 — 51 pageviews2026-10-09 — 52 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

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2015-11-25 (Steam store data)

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.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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