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The Cat Lady
The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“standing by the river I wonder… do I need a stone... no… my heart is heavy enough… it will drag me down for sure.”
— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played“this game is not just an experience, it is a permanent damage to your soul. the most brutal depictions of mental illness put into media. the connection to susan is not *just* empathetic, it is uncomfortable, as it traps you in the same headspace as her! flawless, FLAWLESS game.…”
— a player, Steam review · 11 hrs played“Literally one of the greatest interactive adventure games ever made never relies on jumpscare and still creates an atmosphere so thick you couldn't cut it with a water jet. The story is absolutely peak the soundtrack is incredible so industrial and grungy sounding. the…”
— a player, Steam review · 12 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:04 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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The Cat Lady is updated to version 1.7
Hi there! Today (January 10th) we have updated the standard (default) branch of The Cat Lady to Version 1.7. Please see below for important notes about previously Saved Games. Your game will update au
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Horror · Story Rich · Adventure · Female Protagonist · Indie · Psychological Horror · Point & Click · Dark · Atmospheric · Mature · Psychological · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, German, Spanish - Spain, Italian, Finnish, Hungarian, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Polish * |
| Achievements | 25 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7, 8, 10 Processor: Intel or AMD CPU Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX compatible card DirectX: Version 9.0 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card Additional Notes: Keyboard