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- $10.99 (Price checked Oct 3)
- Deck Playable
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
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The full ranked list: top 24 games like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
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- 1Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer
Also Detective and Investigation, like Kathy Rain: Director's Cut.
- 96% of 829 reviews
- 2The Roottrees are Dead
Shares point and click exploration and puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut.
- 97% of 4,456 reviews
- 3Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Shares puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut.
- 94% of 375 reviews
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- 5Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
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- 90% of 591 reviews
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- Released: 2021
- Developer: Clifftop Games
- Price: $3.74−75%checked Oct 3
- Steam Deck: Deck Verified
- 94% of 763 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 87
- Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Players highlight
- Nostalgic 90s setting immerses players
- Pixel art aesthetics feel authentic to 90s games
- Protagonist kathy is a compellingly flawed antihero
- Atmospheric
- Mysterious
- Nostalgic
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Why this: Shares puzzle solving with Kathy Rain: Director's Cut.
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Why this: Same retro mood as Kathy Rain: Director's Cut.
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About Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
The closest matches to Kathy Rain: Director's Cut: Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, The Roottrees are Dead, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged, The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark, and Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition.
If Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, The Roottrees are Dead and Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, mysterious and nostalgic, and single out its clue gathering and dialogue tree choices. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
About Kathy Rain: Director's Cut: The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.
Is Kathy Rain: Director's Cut worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 94% of 763 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- On sale: 75% off, now $3.74 (checked Oct 3).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 9 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Verified.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Nostalgic 90s setting immerses players
- Pixel art aesthetics feel authentic to 90s games
- Protagonist kathy is a compellingly flawed antihero
- Supernatural mystery unfolds with psychological depth
People who play it also play: Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, The Roottrees are Dead, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
Mobile version
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-10-02, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-10-02, source)
On our lists: Pay once, no in-app purchases
Frequently asked about Kathy Rain: Director's Cut
Can I run it?
Is Kathy Rain: Director's Cut verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Kathy Rain: Director's Cut cost?
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut is listed on Steam at 3.74 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Kathy Rain: Director's Cut?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Kathy Rain: Director's Cut are Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, The Roottrees are Dead, Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged.
Who developed Kathy Rain: Director's Cut?
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut was developed by Clifftop Games and published by Raw Fury.