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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.

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		StarForce 5 DRM. Rare release.
Publisher website		Option of Steam key for higher price.
GamersGate
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.^[2]

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).

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

↑ Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.4.1.11^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/253110/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (253110) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

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

[2] Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.4.1.11^[1]

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/253110/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (253110) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/253110/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (253110) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-06-28

[3] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-07-15

[Note 1]

[2]

[Note 2]

[1]

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
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 |engines      =
-{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio|build=3.4.1.11}}
+{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio|build=3.4.1.11|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2022-06-28}}</ref>}}
 |release dates=
 {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 1, 2012}}
@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes             | Singleplayer }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view, Scrolling }}
-{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
+{{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 }}
+{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Horror, Supernatural, Contemporary, Europe }}
 {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Devil Came through Here }}
 |steam appid  = 253110
 |gogcom id    = 1207659201
-|official site= http://www.screen7.co.uk/#!/the-cat-lady
+|official site= https://www.screen7.co.uk/#!/the-cat-lady
 |hltb         = 9801
 |igdb         = the-cat-lady
 |lutris       = the-cat-lady
-|mobygames    = cat-lady
+|mobygames    = 59677
 |strategywiki =
 |wikipedia    = The Cat Lady
@@ Line 54: / Line 54: @@
 {{Availability|
 {{Availability/row| retail | | disc | {{DRM|StarForce|5}}. Rare release. | | Windows }}
-{{Availability/row| Publisher | http://www.screen7.co.uk/#!/the-cat-lady | DRM-free | Option of Steam key for higher price. | Steam | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://www.screen7.co.uk/#!/the-cat-lady | DRM-free | Option of Steam key for higher price. | Steam | Windows }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | the-cat-lady | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{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 | | | 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==
 ===Configuration file(s) location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\acsetup.cfg}}
+{{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}}
@@ Line 70: / Line 73: @@
 ===Save game data location===
 {{Game data|
-{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\Cat Lady}}
+{{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/}}
@@ Line 105: / Line 108: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = false
-|widescreen resolution notes= Game displays in 4:3.<br/>Renders at 800x600 which is then scaled either with [[wikipedia:Image scaling#Algorithms|nearest neighbour or linear interpolation]].
+|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.
 |multimonitor               = false
 |multimonitor notes         =
@@ Line 115: / Line 118: @@
 |fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             =
+|windowed notes             = Press {{key|Alt|Enter}} to toggle.
 |borderless windowed        = false
 |borderless windowed notes  =
@@ Line 122: / Line 125: @@
 |antialiasing               = n/a
 |antialiasing notes         =
-|vsync                      = false
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
+|vsync                      = true
 |vsync notes                =
 |60 fps                     = false
@@ Line 139: / Line 145: @@
 |key remap notes           =
 |acceleration option       = n/a
-|acceleration option notes =
+|acceleration option notes = Mouse is unsupported.
 |mouse sensitivity         = n/a
 |mouse sensitivity notes   =
@@ Line 208: / Line 214: @@
 |closed captions          = false
 |closed captions notes    =
-|mute on focus lost       = true
+|mute on focus lost       = always on
 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = unknown
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
@@ Line 257: / Line 265: @@
 {{L10n/switch
   |language  = Italian
+ |interface = true
+ |audio     = false
+ |subtitles = true
+ |notes     =
+ |fan       =
+}}
+{{L10n/switch
+ |language  = Polish
   |interface = true
   |audio     = false
@@ Line 295: / Line 311: @@
 |direct3d notes         =
 |directdraw versions    = 5
-|directdraw notes       =
+|directdraw notes       = Labeled '''Software renderer''' in {{file|winsetup.exe}}.
-|opengl versions        = unknown
+|opengl versions        = true
 |opengl notes           =
 |glide versions         =
@@ Line 312: / Line 328: @@
 |windows 32-bit exe     = true
 |windows 64-bit exe     = false
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
 |mac os x powerpc app   =
 |macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 |macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}
@@ Line 326: / Line 345: @@
 |OSfamily = Windows
-|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7
+|minOS    = 7, 8, 10
 |minCPU   =
 |minRAM   = 512 MB
 |minHD    = 2 GB
 |minGPU   =
-|minDX    = 9
+|minDX    = 9.0
 |minaudio = DirectX compatible
-|recOS    = 8, 10
+|recOS    =
-|recCPU   = Dual-core Intel or AMD CPU
+|recCPU   = Dual Core
 |recRAM   = 1 GB
 |recHD    =
 |recGPU   = Nvidia GeForce GTX 260
 |recGPU2  = ATI Radeon HD 4890
+|recVRAM  = 1 GB
 |recDX    = 11
 }}

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