"Set in the 90's, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her own troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather. Armed with her motorcycle, a pack of cigs, and a notepad, Kathy begins to delve into a local mystery surrounding her hometown that will take her on a harrowing journey full of emotional and personal turmoil. As she follows a trail of clues he left behind, 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, confined to a wheelchair? What secret did a suicidal young artist take with her to the grave, and why are so many people in Conwell Springs going mad? The truth is dark and sinister…"
Point-and-clickPuzzleAdventureIndieThrillerDramaMysterymotorcycleretrosurrealismdetectivefemale protagonistsupernaturalnarrationsurrealpixel graphicssteam achievementsdigital distributionAndroid, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
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Character
Grave, nostalgic, earnest and bleak.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
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About the game
- Platforms
- Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac
- Developer
- Clifftop Games
- Publisher
- Raw Fury
- Released
- May 5, 2016
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Side view
- Engine
- Adventure Game Studio
- Time to beat
- 6.5 h main story · 5.5 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.0/10 from 60 ratings.
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