The Cat Lady
Susan Ashworth, known in her neighbourhood as the crazy Cat Lady, is 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.But those five, "The Parasites", are also the most ruthless, deranged and cold-blooded bunch of psychopaths the city has ever known. They will stop at nothing to hurt Susan. Unless, she hurts them first... Susan's few weeks journey doesn't take her across the world and won't turn her into a hero. She has little faith in others and hardly even cares about herself. She can't fight and has never fired a gun in her life. But she's hanging onto that thin thread of hope, that in the end, as promised, there's an elusive reward waiting for her. Something worth trying for. Something that'll help her find an unlikely friend. Something that'll give her life a purpose. Susan's journey takes her on a roller-coaster ride between the world of the living and the world of the dead, where the only way to survive is to overcome her biggest weakness: her own self.
What it feels like
A pervasive wistful sadness and quiet beauty in Susan's loneliness and loss permeates the experience. A grave, subdued seriousness with the hush of grief and mourning underscores Susan's journey. Slow-building anticipatory fear of the encounters with the parasites and what they will do to Susan.
What it's about
The game centers on Susan's internal psychological struggle, trauma, and confrontation with her own mind as the primary horror. Suicidal ideation, depression, isolation, and the character's internal emotional crisis are central to the narrative. Susan's complete solitude—no family, no friends, no connections—is the defining condition of her existence.
How it plays
Point-and-click adventure is the foundational interaction model, as confirmed by IGDB genres and Steam descriptions. Player choices in conversation likely shape outcomes and relationships with the parasites and other characters.
How it's structured
Designed for solo play with no multiplayer component, as stated in Steam features.
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