The Cat Lady key art
The Cat Lady cover art

The Cat Lady

December 7, 2012Adventure

Overview

About The Cat Lady

The Cat Lady is a single-player horror graphic adventure and the second entry in the Devil Came Through Here trilogy, following Downfall and preceding Lorelai. It is a puzzle-based adventure played entirely with the four arrow keys, so characters move left and right between scenes while the up and down keys handle interacting with the environment and inventory. Dialogue is fully voiced, and occasional dialogue choices can shift the story and its ending slightly. The game deals with mature themes including depression, suicide, murder, and illness, alongside moments of humor.
Story setup
Susan Ashworth is a chronically depressed woman in her forties who lives alone in a rundown council flat in England, keeping company only with the neighborhood stray cats she summons by playing the piano. Derided by her neighbors as "the cat lady," she has lost hope for the future. After an attempt to end her life, Susan awakens in a strange afterlife and meets a mysterious figure known as the Queen of Maggots, who offers to help her reclaim her happiness. In return, Susan is sent back to the world of the living, changed, and given the grim task of ridding the world of five dangerous individuals known as the Parasites.
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At a glance

Released
December 7, 2012
Platforms
Linux, PC
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle, Casual, Indie
Play modes
Single Player
Time to beat
~8 hours
Media

Screenshots

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Playtime

How long to beat

Player-reported completion times for The Cat Lady.

Rushed
7hoursMain story only
Typical
8hoursStory plus some extras
Completionist
15hoursEvery side objective too

Estimated from 5 player reports — a small sample, so treat these as approximate.

Playing together

Multiplayer & game modes

The Cat Lady offers various play modes for different gaming experiences.

Play Modes

Single Player

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