The Cat Lady

The visuals are grimy, and there are many great gameplay design choices that use the limitations of the gameplay to their advantage in a horror sense. Empathetic depiction of mental illness in the main character. Very interesting art direction, memorable story. It's one of those games that can be oddly comforting to the disturbed.

I've watched LPs of this game long ago, but after 12+ years and finish playing the game for myself... holy fudge nuggets, this is an amazing masterpiece (to me). I love Susan (main character you play as) and her humour and creative imagination (is similar to me). I find myself easily relatable to her (when I felt lost/depressed in life) and even empathise with her (and understand why she's like that later down the story line). The game is not afraid of gore, dark themes and violence that I missed in many (modern) games nowadays (+bonus heavy metal!! xDDD) Besides the massive positive, I had issues with opening the game and the controls are outdated (took me some time to learn). I do like how unique the save files tho (you can type/write mini notes about the save file before saving, which helps me remember what to do next). P.S. [b]Does the game has a skeleton?[/b] Yes, and a skele-TON of skulls! (but unfortunately, you smash the skulls, understandable)... :'v

This game was truly impactful- an absolute MASTERPIECE. I cannot recommend it enough.

Great game very underrarted

This game represents its themes incredibly well and presents them without hesitation. It's dark and it's brutal where it feels like you've been stabbed at times. Truly seeing someone go through a mental health condition in a such a realistic way allows those to truly get a sense of what it feels like. This game goes frequently on sale, if you can look past the graphics and controls I would heavily encourage playing it.

This is one of those must-play games. The Cat Lady is a beautiful, beautiful game about a horrendous reality, one that we live much often in our head. What a nuanced and beautiful portrayal of depression and unexpected friendships.