Kathy Rain

Set in the 1990s, Kathy Rain follows a journalism student who returns to her hometown after her grandfather’s death. As she investigates what happened to him, the mystery draws her into the town’s secrets and forces her to confront parts of her own past.

Explore locations, inspect objects, question residents, and collect clues. Conversations and details found in the environment help Kathy connect events; inventory puzzles, phone calls, and recordings contribute to the investigation.

The story progresses through successive days of investigation, with new leads opening up as Kathy pieces together what happened. The point-and-click adventure uses pixel-art environments, dialogue, and puzzles to build a dark, increasingly strange mystery.

In this selected set of reviews, players often praise the unfolding mystery, its small-town atmosphere, and the pixel art, with many also enjoying the voice acting and puzzles they describe as logical and satisfying. Some reviewers found the late supernatural turn or ending unclear, and reactions to the puzzles and protagonist vary.