Cairn: Mathair's Curse

Cairn: Mathair's Curse

Ross McRitchie · October 9, 2025 · JRPG, Story Rich, Party-Based RPG, Turn-Based, RPG

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Cairn: Mathair's Curse price by region

Cairn: Mathair's Curse costs $10.49 in Georgia (USD), £16.99 in the United Kingdom, $19.99 in the United States, €19.99 in Europe (EUR), CA$25.99 in Canada, NZ$28.99 in New Zealand, A$29.50 in Australia, R$59.99 in Brazil and zł91.99 in Poland right now.

Cheapest Cairn: Mathair's Curse offer in each region, in local currency
RegionBest priceOfficial storeKey shopStores
Georgia (USD) $10.49 $10.49 — 1
United Kingdom £16.99 £16.99 — 1
United Statesyour region $19.99 $19.99 — 1
Europe (EUR) €19.99 €19.99 — 1
Canada CA$25.99 CA$25.99 — 1
New Zealand NZ$28.99 NZ$28.99 — 1
Australia A$29.50 A$29.50 — 1
Brazil R$59.99 R$59.99 — 1
Poland zł91.99 zł91.99 — 1

Each row is a real price from that region's own stores, not a currency conversion, so the figures are not directly comparable. Switch regions in the header to shop the one you buy in.

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About Cairn: Mathair's Curse

Cairn: Mathair’s Curse is a Scottish story-driven JRPG about a boy, his mother and loss, set in a world steeped in Celtic mythology.
⠀ Featuring:
  • 30-hour single-player JRPG spanning 14 chapters
  • Four main party members, each with their own personal story that weaves into the larger narrative
  • Deep worldbuilding with vibrant environments, lore-rich NPCs, and side quests
  • Strategic turn-based combat with items, skills, and unique classes
  • Puzzles and exploration to unlock new areas, uncover hidden presents, and discover secrets
Explore hand-crafted locations, from quaint seaside villages to ancient underground caverns and secret high-tech lairs. The world of Cairn: Mathair's Curse is inspired by life in the Scottish Highlands in the early 2000s.

Fight unusual and wacky enemies, including wild roaming haggis', bewildered stop signs and an odd group of cultists. Combat is classic turn-based, with the use of items and party member skills to complement strategic gameplay. Players must watch out for enemy weaknesses and play to their strengths! Upgrading weapons and equipment is also important, along with buying items and other upgrades found throughout the world.

The soundtrack of Cairn: Mathair’s Curse draws on both traditional Scottish music and classic SNES-era JRPGs. Across more than 100 tracks, players encounter bagpipe-rock battle themes, melodic motifs for each main character, and sweeping emotional pieces that underscore the story’s moving moments.

Cairn: Mathair's Curse — game info

Platforms
Windows
Steam Deck
Verified
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 2, 2026
I really loved this game. It's a lovely homage to Earthbound/Mother games and told a great story with lots of moments of humour, sadness and darkness. The only change I'd want is for the dialogie boxes to be light backgrounds with black text, instead of black backgrounds with white text but otherwise, no notes!
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Recommended Sep 25, 2026
A labor of love.
Recommended Sep 20, 2026
Absolutely brilliant game. Especially enjoyed all the Scottish references and jokes. You can tell the dev poured a lot of heart and soul into this game. Heartfelt story, moving musical score and retro inspired graphics straight from the golden era of classic RPGs. Also ridiculously good value. A must play for any RPG fan.
Recommended Jul 20, 2026
A little hard but I really enjoyed it, I would recommend it to anyone looking for a good RPG with an interesting atmosphere
Recommended Feb 6, 2026
This has got to be one of the best Mother-like games I have played in a long time. The gameplay is fun, the enemies are all unique, the dialogue is fun to read, and the number one thing I love about this game is the turned based combat, sure it's a little slow, but it's only such a tiny issue. The game frames do stutter a little bit, but I never see it as much of a problem, but one thing I do hope get's added in the future, is the option to toggle Alex's flat cap in the options menu. Maybe one day we'll get another great game such as this one, keep up the amazing work.
Recommended Jan 15, 2026
Great game! A few frustrating mechanics, like healing at a doctor only heals your health. But that's pretty easy to circumvent, just buy more spirit healing items. Loved the crazy story, not only is the art style like earthbound, but the insanity is pretty similar. I'd grade it a B, some frustrating points, but I overall enjoyed it.

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