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{{disambig|the adventure game|the unrelated action game|[[Cat Lady]]|the unrelated card game|[[Cat Lady - The Card Game]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = The Cat Lady - cover.jpg
 
|cover        = The Cat Lady - cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Screen 7}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Screen 7}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio|build=3.4.1.11|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2022-06-28}}</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 1, 2012}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 1, 2012}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|April 2014}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|April 20, 2014}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-cat-lady|81}}
 +
|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            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view, Scrolling }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control, Menu-based }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Horror, Supernatural, Contemporary, Europe }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Devil Came through Here }}
 
|steam appid  = 253110
 
|steam appid  = 253110
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|gogcom page  = the_cat_lady
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|gogcom id    = 1207659201
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|wikipedia    =  
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|official site= https://www.screen7.co.uk/#!/the-cat-lady
 +
|hltb        = 9801
 +
|igdb        = the-cat-lady
 +
|lutris      = the-cat-lady
 +
|mobygames    = 59677
 +
|strategywiki =  
 +
|wikipedia    = The Cat Lady
 +
|winehq      = 14761
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
−
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/forum/the_cat_lady GOG.com Community Discussions]
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{{GOG.com links|1207659201|the_cat_lady}}
−
{{mm}} [http://www.gog.com/support/the_cat_lady GOG.com Support Page]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/253110/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
−
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/253110/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
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{{Availability Table|
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{{Availability|
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.screen7.co.uk/games/thecatlady/catlady.html Official website] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| retail | | disc | {{DRM|StarForce|5}}. Rare release. | | Windows }}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.desura.com/games/the-cat-lady Desura] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.screen7.co.uk/#!/the-cat-lady | DRM-free | Option of Steam key for higher price. | Steam | Windows }}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://www.gog.com/game/the_cat_lady GOG.com] | {{ID|DRM-free}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | the-cat-lady | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability Table/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/253110/ Steam] | {{ID|Steam}} | }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_cat_lady | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | the-cat-lady-pc | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-cat-lady | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 253110 | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly from executable.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2022-07-15}}</ref>  | | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{ii}} A demo is available from the [https://www.screen7.co.uk/#!/the-cat-lady publisher website].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\The Cat Lady\acsetup.cfg}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Steam|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\The Cat Lady - Steam\acsetup.cfg}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{p|game}}/acsetup.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
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{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\The Cat Lady\agssave.*|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\Cat Lady\agssave.*}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\The Cat Lady - Steam\agssave.*}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/ags/Cat Lady/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
{{XDG|true}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{#vardefine:ScummVM|true}}
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
−
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
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|steam cloud           = false
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|epic games launcher      =
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|steam cloud notes     =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                = false
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|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
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|gamesave manager      =  
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|origin                   =  
−
|gamesave manager notes=  
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|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Video settings==
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==Video==
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[[File:The Cat Lady launcher settings.png|290px|right|thumb|General settings.]]
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{{Image|The Cat Lady External Options.png|External options menu (Windows only).}}
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{{Video settings
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{{Image|The Cat Lady Options.png|In-game options menu.}}
 +
{{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
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|widescreen resolution notes= Game displays in 4:3.
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|widescreen resolution notes= Game displays at 4:3 {{term|static aspect}} or with {{term|integer scaling}}, depending on settings.<br/>Renders at 800x600 which is then scaled with either {{term|nearest-neighbor}} or linear interpolation.
 
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|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|fov                        =
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|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
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|windowed                  = true
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|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Press {{key|Alt|Enter}} to toggle.
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
−
|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
−
|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
−
|vsync                      = false
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|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
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|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|oculus rift                = false
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|60 fps                    = false
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|oculus rift notes         =  
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|60 fps notes               = Frame rate is capped at 40 FPS.
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|high frame rate            = false
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|120 fps                    = false
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|high frame rate notes     = Frame rate is capped at 40 FPS.
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                 =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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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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|acceleration option      =  
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|acceleration option      = n/a
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|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = Mouse is unsupported.
 +
|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 +
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      =  
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|full controller          = false
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|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|controller remap          = false
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|controller remap          = unknown
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
−
|invert controller y-axis  =
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 +
|controller sensitivity notes=
 +
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
−
|touchscreen               =
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|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
 +
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 +
|xbox prompts notes        =
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes   =
 +
|light bar support         = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
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|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
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|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug notes  =
 +
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback notes    =
 +
|simultaneous input        = unknown
 +
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
−
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
−
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
−
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
−
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
−
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
−
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Finnish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Hungarian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
==Other information==
 +
===API===
 +
{{API
 +
|direct3d versions      = 9
 +
|direct3d notes        =
 +
|directdraw versions    = 5
 +
|directdraw notes      = Labeled '''Software renderer''' in {{file|winsetup.exe}}.
 +
|opengl versions        = true
 +
|opengl notes          =
 +
|glide versions        =
 +
|glide notes            =
 +
|software mode          =
 +
|software mode notes    =
 +
|mantle support        =
 +
|mantle support notes  =
 +
|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 +
|dos modes              =
 +
|dos modes notes        =
 +
|shader model versions  =
 +
|shader model notes    =
 +
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 +
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 +
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 +
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 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
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 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 +
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 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
−
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7
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|minOS    = 7, 8, 10
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|minmem   = 2 GB
+
|minCPU  =
−
|minHD    = 1 GB
+
|minRAM   = 512 MB
−
|minDX    = 9
+
|minHD    = 2 GB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
|minDX    = 9.0
 +
|minaudio = DirectX compatible
  
−
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+
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 +
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 +
|recHD    =  
 +
|recGPU  = Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
 +
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 +
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 +
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 +
{{System requirements
 +
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 +
 +
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 +
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 +
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 +
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 +
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 +
 +
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 +
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 +
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 +
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{{References}}

Latest revision as of 01:50, 9 January 2024

This page is for the adventure game. For the unrelated action game, see Cat Lady. For the unrelated card game, see Cat Lady - The Card Game.

The Cat Lady
The Cat Lady cover
Developers
Harvester Games
Publishers
Screen 7
Engines
Adventure Game Studio[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows December 1, 2012
Linux April 20, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 81
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Side view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control, Menu-based
Genres Adventure
Art styles Stylized
Themes Horror, Supernatural, Contemporary, Europe
Series Devil Came through Here
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The Cat Lady on HowLongToBeat
The Cat Lady on IGDB
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The Cat Lady on MobyGames
The Cat Lady on Wikipedia
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Devil Came through Here
The Cat Lady 2012
Downfall 2016
Lorelai 2019

The Cat Lady is a singleplayer side view and scrolling adventure game in the Devil Came through Here series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
 StarForce 5 DRM. Rare release.
Windows
Publisher website
DRM-free
 Option of Steam key for higher price.
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Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
 DRM-free when launched directly from executable.[2]
Windows
A demo is available from the publisher website.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\The Cat Lady\acsetup.cfg
Steam %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\The Cat Lady - Steam\acsetup.cfg
Linux <path-to-game>/acsetup.cfg
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/253110/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\The Cat Lady\agssave.*
%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Cat Lady\agssave.*
Steam %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\The Cat Lady - Steam\agssave.*
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/ags/Cat Lady/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/253110/pfx/[Note 2]
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

External options menu (Windows only).
External options menu (Windows only).
In-game options menu.
In-game options menu.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Game displays at 4:3 static aspect or with integer scaling, depending on settings.
Renders at 800x600 which is then scaled with either nearest-neighbor or linear interpolation.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Press Alt+↵ Enter to toggle.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 40 FPS.

Input

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

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
DirectDraw 5 Labeled Software renderer in winsetup.exe.
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0 compatible Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
ATI Radeon HD 4890
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Debian 7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 512 MB 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB


Notes

  1. ↑ Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.4.1.11[1]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-06-28
  2. ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-07-15