# Games like Kathy Rain

> The closest matches to Kathy Rain: Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer, Whispers of a Machine, NORCO, The Blackwell Legacy, and The Darkside Detective. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Kathy Rain 2: Soothsayer](https://imho.run/games/1466390/kathy-rain-2-soothsayer) — Also Noir and Detective, like Kathy Rain. 829 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466390/)
2. [Whispers of a Machine](https://imho.run/games/631570/whispers-of-a-machine) — A frequent pick in Kathy Rain players' libraries, and another Adventure. 995 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/631570/)
3. [NORCO](https://imho.run/games/1221250/norco) — Shares point and click adventure and environmental puzzles with Kathy Rain. 1,675 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1221250/)
4. [The Blackwell Legacy](https://imho.run/games/80330/the-blackwell-legacy) — Shares point and click adventure with Kathy Rain. 966 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/80330/)
5. [The Darkside Detective](https://imho.run/games/368390/the-darkside-detective) — Also Detective, like Kathy Rain. 1,987 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/368390/)
6. [Lamplight City](https://imho.run/games/761460/lamplight-city) — A frequent pick in Kathy Rain players' libraries, and another Indie. 599 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/761460/)
7. [Unavowed](https://imho.run/games/336140/unavowed) — A frequent pick in Kathy Rain players' libraries, and another RPG. 1,815 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/336140/)
8. [The Night is Grey](https://imho.run/games/1281490/the-night-is-grey) — Same atmospheric mood as Kathy Rain. 183 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1281490/)
9. [The White Door](https://imho.run/games/1145960/the-white-door) — Also Detective, like Kathy Rain. 1,537 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1145960/)
10. [Night in the Woods](https://imho.run/games/481510/night-in-the-woods) — Same atmospheric mood as Kathy Rain. 13,243 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/481510/)
11. [The Roottrees are Dead](https://imho.run/games/2754380/the-roottrees-are-dead) — Also Detective, like Kathy Rain. 4,456 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/)
12. [Chicken Police: Into the HIVE!](https://imho.run/games/2362090/chicken-police-into-the-hive) — Also Noir and Detective, like Kathy Rain. 148 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2362090/)
13. [Leila](https://imho.run/games/2458430/leila) — Shares environmental puzzles with Kathy Rain. 148 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2458430/)
14. [Still Life](https://imho.run/games/46480/still-life) — Also Noir and Detective, like Kathy Rain. 437 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46480/)
15. [The Last Case of John Morley](https://imho.run/games/3636620/the-last-case-of-john-morley) — Also Noir and Detective, like Kathy Rain. 76 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3636620/)
16. [Syberia II](https://imho.run/games/46510/syberia-ii) — Shares point and click adventure with Kathy Rain. 595 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46510/)
17. [The Crimson Diamond](https://imho.run/games/1098770/the-crimson-diamond) — Also Detective, like Kathy Rain. 534 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/)
18. [Chinatown Detective Agency](https://imho.run/games/1172190/chinatown-detective-agency) — Also Noir and Detective, like Kathy Rain. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1172190/)
19. [Black Mirror II](https://imho.run/games/286460/black-mirror-ii) — Shares point and click adventure with Kathy Rain. 194 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286460/)
20. [Technobabylon](https://imho.run/games/307580/technobabylon) — Same atmospheric mood as Kathy Rain. 903 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/307580/)
21. [The Cat Lady](https://imho.run/games/253110/the-cat-lady) — Same atmospheric mood as Kathy Rain. 2,612 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/253110/)
22. [Rainswept](https://imho.run/games/772290/rainswept) — Also Detective, like Kathy Rain. 185 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/772290/)
23. [Nine Noir Lives](https://imho.run/games/914890/nine-noir-lives) — Also Noir and Detective, like Kathy Rain. 78 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/914890/)
24. [Contrast](https://imho.run/games/224460/contrast) — Also Noir and Detective, like Kathy Rain. 2,564 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/224460/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=370910&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=370910&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=370910&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=370910
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/370910
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Kathy Rain

Kathy Rain is a 2016 point-and-click adventure indie game set in the 1990s, where players follow journalism major Kathy as she investigates her grandfather's mysterious death and confronts buried family secrets. The game features a retro pixel-art style, environmental puzzles, a dialogue-choice system, and character development woven through a psychological horror-tinged mystery narrative. Reviewers highlight the puzzles as logical and satisfying, and note that the voice acting enhances immersion. Players describe the experience as atmospheric, emotional, and melancholic. The game is priced at $9.99 USD and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck, holding a 93% positive rating based on 1259 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 370910
- **Developer:** Clifftop Games
- **Publisher:** Raw Fury
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 5, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 77
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/370910/kathy-rain)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=370910&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/370910/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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