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Tamsin Clark (15 KP) rated The Cat Lady in Video Games

Jan 26, 2018

The Cat Lady

2012 | Action/Adventure, Puzzle & Cards

6.7

(3 Ratings)

Video Game Rating

Superb Artwork (5 more)

Brilliant soundtrack

Dark, gory and surreal

Interesting puzzle work

Multiple endings

Steam card and achievements

Not enough user interaction sometimes (1 more)

May not be suitable for those in vulnerable mental health states

A dark, twisted journey into mental illness

The Cat Lady really surprised me. The dark, almost minimal, graphics styles led me to believe this wasn't going to be much of a horror game but how wrong I was. This game has a way of sucking you in and chewing you up, then spitting you out as a glob of emotionally affected goop.

The story follows a female protagonist, Susan Ashworth. She's alone and on the verge of suicide, constantly questioning the worth of her existence. After a significant event, she meets an odd woman who sets her on a journey to meet 5 very dark people who may change her outlook on life....for better or worse. Who can she trust, if anyone at all?

I would recommend that if you suffer from mental illness, suicidal thoughts or if you have issues with emotional triggers then you either don't play this or you play with others (unless you know you're in a good place). While the game IS a basic point and click, it still deals with a LOT of mental health issues; some of the scenes were hard even for me, and I consider myself in a good place mentally right now.

Overall I was seriously impressed with this game, it took me 11 hrs to play but that was including distractions and just leaving the game sitting while I did things, so I maybe got about 8 hrs of straight play. Indie horror point and clicks are so rare and this one is an example for the entire genre.