The Cat Lady

Buy94%

Very Positive · 6k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Harvester Games · Horror · Dec 4, 2013

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Price
$8.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
25
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
10
Full audio1 of 10
Subtitles10 of 10

Should I buy The Cat Lady?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 210 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 88 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 66 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 6k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise10% are divided30% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
210 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The characters and story are something that I can't never forget in my whole life, and that says a lot.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
88 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting in some cases are great too, but there's something that bugs me here.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
66 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Advanced Graphics Options: Virtual Sync, Smooth scaled sprites IF YOU LIKE SPRITES BLURRED, Render sprites at screen resolution: In setup, there is a button at the bottom titled "Advanced".
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The simplicity of the mechanics works in the game’s favor, amplifying the claustrophobic atmosphere and ensuring that every interaction feels intimate.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Know at least that I strongly consider this lady to be among the most likable characters in the entire roster.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
As a point and click it's fine, Chapter 2 has probably the part I was confused on the most and then it's difficulty never really goes there again, the rest seemed to flow a lot better.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story210 reviews
Audio88 reviews
Graphics66 reviews
Gameplay49 reviews
Characters12 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
73% still recommend
Interface
80% still recommend
Bugs
83% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$8.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.34.

6 points recordedtoday · $8.99

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