Kathy Rain

After a 25+ year hiatus from point and click adventure games, Kathy Rain was my first return to the genre. I was engrossed by the storyline. The voice acting is excellent, especially the voice of Kathy that gave the character so much personality. In the 1990s I loved the Sierra games like Kings Quest, Space Quest and Gabriel Knight. Kathy Rain reminds me most of the Gabriel Knight series, with its delving into old family secrets and the occult. I think in some ways I enjoyed Kathy Rain even more, because she is so sassy (yet with a vulnerable side)! I liked her so much. The puzzles are not that hard, although in my impatience, I did look at a walkthrough a couple of times. I enjoyed everything about this game except for the visuals. I understand it was a nostalgic-aesthetic-economic choice, but the pixelation made certain details hard to see on my iPhone. I would have enjoyed the game even more if the visuals were more realistic and in higher resolution (given what today’s iPhones/iPads can do). I read on Raw Fury’s blog that this game was not an immediate success initially, but if it has reached someone like me in 2021 (who has literally been living under a rock game-wise) it must have achieved a well-deserved level of success and fame. I am so glad that games like this are still being made. It is nice to push my adult responsibilities away for a few hours and just have some fun like I used to as a kid. And what an achievement that the game developer is pretty much a 1-man show! I hope he will make a sequel. Kathy Rain has so much life in her and I would love to see what more adventures she will have. PS: Kathy has some emotional baggage that I think requires the player to have enough maturity, empathy and open mindedness to appreciate. While there isn’t anything overtly objectionable (no nudity or sex, only cursing once or twice), the age rating of 12+ seems a bit low for me. I would not want my own kids to play this game at 12. YMMV.

I loved this game! Great story and amazing voice acting that brings it to life. I love that they had voice actors, I don’t mind reading dialog, but it just adds something extra when a game is voiced. I love the throw back feel from the 64 bit graphics. The length of the game is good, and difficulty is challenging that it took me time to play thru and dare I say I had to refer to walkthroughs a few times lol a hint function is always a plus, but that’s player choice. Thank you for making great games! Please make more like this and Whispers of a Machine (another of my favs)

Lovable protagonist, intriguing mystery, no bugs. A great play, especially for any fellow The Longest Journey fans

Absolutely devoured it! Once I started, I seriously couldn’t stop. Highly recommend!

I used to love this game. Now, the bugs make it extremely annoying to play. Every task is complete for day two but I can’t leave the manipulated message for Erica. The option for me to use my inventory isn’t even available. I won’t be playing again. Don’t waste your time with this game.

This was an absolute knockout. The story is compelling - a nice 90s throwback a la Twin Peaks and The X Files, creepy and atmospheric, but not to the point that I found it hard to play. The voice acting is excellent across the board, and the character design is fantastic. Kathy is so fun and relatable, but definitely not a Mary Sue. The puzzles were challenging, but not frustrating. I am PRAYING that there is a sequel coming!

Ughh Apple made me buy this game multiple times, even though the App Store shared I should have been able to share with my family’s plan. Furthermore, multiple skips when the story needed to move forward made this unplayable and not a fun game. I tried to enjoy playing this on my own, problems with the interface led me to program walkthroughs and the glitches I experienced even after seeing how this game should behave led to my 1 star.

I truly enjoyed this game. So captivating and fun with a super intriguing plot. Please make more!!!