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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Raw Fury}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Raw Fury}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio|ref=<ref name="enginebuild">{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2022-06-26}}</ref>|build=3.3.0.1150}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 5, 2016}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 5, 2016}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 5, 2016}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|May 5, 2016}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|kathy-rain|77}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|2694/kathy-rain|80}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|kathy-rain|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Relaxed }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Scrolling, Side view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pixel art }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Detective/mystery, North America }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Kathy Rain }}
 
|steam appid  = 370910
 
|steam appid  = 370910
 
|steam appid side  = 466590
 
|steam appid side  = 466590
 
|gogcom id    = 1460710709
 
|gogcom id    = 1460710709
 
|gogcom id side = 1497784911
 
|gogcom id side = 1497784911
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|official site= https://www.kathyraingame.com/
 +
|hltb        = 36847
 +
|igdb        = kathy-rain
 +
|mobygames    = 79519
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Kathy Rain
 
|wikipedia    = Kathy Rain
|winehq      =  
+
|winehq      = 20896
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [https://www.kathyraingame.com/ Official website]
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{{GOG.com links|1460710709|kathy_rain|for game series}}
{{GOG.com links|1460710709|kathy_rain}}
 
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/370910/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/370910/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Discord | 469319616481460235 | Discord | Included with {{Store feature|Discord Nitro}}. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4044-1 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kathy_rain | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kathy_rain | DRM-free | |  | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | kathy-rain | Steam |  | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | kathy-rain | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | kathy-rain | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 370910 | Steam | |  | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1509673960 | MacApp |  |  | OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store | 9p8hn2t2szgb | Microsoft Store |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 370910 | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly from executable. |  | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} A demo is available from {{store link|GOG.com|kathy_rain_demo}} and {{store link|Steam|466590}}.
 
{{ii}} A demo is available from {{store link|GOG.com|kathy_rain_demo}} and {{store link|Steam|466590}}.
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\acsetup.cfg}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|game}}\acsetup.cfg}}
{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Applications/Kathy Rain/KathyRain.app/Contents/Resources/acsetup.cfg}}
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{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Applications/Kathy Rain/KathyRain.app/Contents/Resources/acsetup.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\agssave.*}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\agssave.*}}
{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Applications/Kathy Rain/KathyRain.app/Contents/Resources/}}
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{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Applications/Kathy Rain/KathyRain.app/Contents/Resources/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} The saved games from the Demo version of Kathy Rain are '''not''' interchangeable with the saves of the full game.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/kathy_rain/save_from_demo/post2|title=Saves from Demo can't be used in full game - GOG.com Forum|date=2017-12-16}}</ref>
 
{{ii}} The saved games from the Demo version of Kathy Rain are '''not''' interchangeable with the saves of the full game.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/kathy_rain/save_from_demo/post2|title=Saves from Demo can't be used in full game - GOG.com Forum|date=2017-12-16}}</ref>
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
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{{#vardefine:ScummVM|true}}
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               = true
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|discord                   = true
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =
|gog galaxy           = false
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|epic games launcher      =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|origin               =  
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|gog galaxy               = false
|origin notes         =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|steam cloud           = true
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|origin                   =  
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|origin notes             =  
|uplay                =  
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|steam cloud               = true
|uplay notes           =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               = false
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Image|Kathy Rain setup.png|Graphics options accessed through <code>{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe</code>.}}
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{{Image|Kathy Rain setup.png|Graphics options accessed through {{file|{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe}}.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
 
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Pixel-perfect}} 320x240. Scaling algorithm is nearest-neighbor.<br/>Set via <code>{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe</code>.
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|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Pixel-perfect}} 320x240. Scaling algorithm is nearest-neighbor.<br/>Set via {{file|{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe}}.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            = Set via <code>{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe</code> or see [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
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|windowed notes            = Set via {{file|{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe}} or see [[#Windowed|Windowed]].
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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{{--}} Mouse cursor is not restricted to the game window and can move into the desktop.
 
{{--}} Mouse cursor is not restricted to the game window and can move into the desktop.
  
{{Fixbox|description=Forcing windowed mode|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=CHibizoid|date=2017-12-12}}</ref><ref>[https://www.gog.com/forum/kathy_rain/windowed_mode_with_smaller_size_mac/page1 Windowed Mode - GOG.com Forum]</ref>|fix=
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{{Fixbox|description=Forcing windowed mode|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=CHibizoid|date=2017-12-12}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/forum/kathy_rain/windowed_mode_with_smaller_size_mac/page1|title=Windowed Mode - GOG.com Forum|date=May 2023}}</ref>|fix=
# Open <code>acsetup.cfg</code> with a text editor.
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# Open {{file|acsetup.cfg}} with a text editor.
 
# Change the line <code>windowed=0</code> to <code>windowed=1</code>. This will launch the game in windowed mode.
 
# Change the line <code>windowed=0</code> to <code>windowed=1</code>. This will launch the game in windowed mode.
 
# Now change the line <code>gfxfilter=max</code> to <code>gfxfilter=StdScaleX</code>, where X is a multiplier of the original 320x240. Example: Setting <code>gfxfilter=StdScale2</code> will launch the game in a 640x480 window. This will limit the size of the window so it won't be larger than your screen.
 
# Now change the line <code>gfxfilter=max</code> to <code>gfxfilter=StdScaleX</code>, where X is a multiplier of the original 320x240. Example: Setting <code>gfxfilter=StdScale2</code> will launch the game in a 640x480 window. This will limit the size of the window so it won't be larger than your screen.
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Kathy Rain - Options.png|In-game volume settings.}}
 
{{Image|Kathy Rain - Options.png|In-game volume settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, Speech and Music volumes.
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, Speech and Music volumes.
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              = unknown
 
|eax support              = unknown
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|subtitles = true
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
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|fan      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
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|interface = hackable
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|audio    = false
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|subtitles = hackable
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|notes    = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/kathy_rain/files/5583.html Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»] for version 1.0.3 [GOG].
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|subtitles = true
 
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
|fan      =
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Russian
 
|interface = hackable
 
|audio    = false
 
|subtitles = hackable
 
|notes    = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/kathy_rain/files/5583.html Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»] for version 1.0.3 [GOG].
 
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
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|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = true
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recCPU  = 1 GHz (32 or 64-bit)
 
|recCPU  = 1 GHz (32 or 64-bit)
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
 
|recRAM  = 2 GB
|recHD    = 1 GB
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|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  = WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
 
|recGPU  = WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
|recDX    = 9.0
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|recDX    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recOS    = 10.10
 
|recOS    = 10.10
|recCPU  = Intel processor
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|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  = 4 GB
 
|recRAM  = 4 GB
|recHD    = 1 GB
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|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 9400M, GeForce 9600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce GT 120, GeForce GT 130, GeForce GTX 285, GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GS, Quadro FX 4800, Quadro FX5600 ATI Radeon 4850, Radeon 4870
 
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 9400M, GeForce 9600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce GT 120, GeForce GT 130, GeForce GTX 285, GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GS, Quadro FX 4800, Quadro FX5600 ATI Radeon 4850, Radeon 4870
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 18:35, 12 December 2023

Kathy Rain
Kathy Rain cover
Developers
Clifftop Games
Publishers
Raw Fury
Engines
Adventure Game Studio[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows May 5, 2016
macOS (OS X) May 5, 2016
Reception
Metacritic 77
OpenCritic 80
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives Scrolling, Side view
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Contemporary, Detective/mystery, North America
Series Kathy Rain
Kathy Rain on HowLongToBeat
Kathy Rain on IGDB
Kathy Rain on MobyGames
Kathy Rain on Wikipedia
Kathy Rain
Kathy Rain 2016
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut 2021

Kathy Rain is a singleplayer scrolling and side view adventure game in the Kathy Rain series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac App Store
Icon overlay.png
macOS (OS X)
Microsoft Store
Microsoft Store
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
A demo is available from GOG.com and Steam.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\acsetup.cfg[Note 2]
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Applications/Kathy Rain/KathyRain.app/Contents/Resources/acsetup.cfg
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/370910/pfx/[Note 3]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\agssave.*[Note 2]
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Applications/Kathy Rain/KathyRain.app/Contents/Resources/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/370910/pfx/[Note 3]
The saved games from the Demo version of Kathy Rain are not interchangeable with the saves of the full game.[2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Graphics options accessed through <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe.
Graphics options accessed through <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Pixel-perfect 320x240. Scaling algorithm is nearest-neighbor.
Set via <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Set via <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe or see Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Capped at 40 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Windowed

Use this method to force windowed mode.
Game can be played in different sized windows.
Mouse cursor is not restricted to the game window and can move into the desktop.
Forcing windowed mode[3][4]
  1. Open acsetup.cfg with a text editor.
  2. Change the line windowed=0 to windowed=1. This will launch the game in windowed mode.
  3. Now change the line gfxfilter=max to gfxfilter=StdScaleX, where X is a multiplier of the original 320x240. Example: Setting gfxfilter=StdScale2 will launch the game in a 640x480 window. This will limit the size of the window so it won't be larger than your screen.
  4. Save the file and close your text editor.
  5. Run the game.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Audio

In-game volume settings.
In-game volume settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Speech and Music volumes.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All dialogue throughout the game includes voice and text by default.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Polish
Russian
Fan translation by «Prometheus Project» for version 1.0.3 [GOG].
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
DirectDraw 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) 300 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) 320x240 32 bit
DirectX 9.0 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9
Processor (CPU) Intel processor
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9400M, GeForce 9600M GT, GeForce 8600M GT, GeForce GT 120, GeForce GT 130, GeForce GTX 285, GeForce 8800 GT, GeForce 8800 GS, Quadro FX 4800, Quadro FX5600 ATI Radeon 4850, Radeon 4870


Notes

  1. Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.3.0.1150[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  3. 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-06-26
  2. Saves from Demo can't be used in full game - GOG.com Forum - last accessed on 2017-12-16
  3. Verified by User:CHibizoid on 2017-12-12
  4. Windowed Mode - GOG.com Forum - last accessed on May 2023