History VideoGame / KathyRain

''Kathy Rain'' is a point-and-click AdventureGame by Clifftop Games, released in 2016.

* AbusiveParents: Sharon Evans wasn't exactly fit to raise Kathy, and its confirmed that she was at the very least emotionally abusive to Kathy.

* BrokenBase: InUniverse. Dave mentions that one of the reason why him and Clyde have somewhat of a beef with each other is because the latter said that ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' is better than ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries''.

* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. As she [[spoiler:makes her escape from the Sheriff's Station lock-up]], Kathy walks past Sheriff Boyks' office and overhears him in the middle of what is heavy implied to be a bit of IntimateTelecommunications. She quickly decides not to listen in on him and just keep on walking.

* AbusiveParents: Sharon Evans wasn't exactly fit to raise Kathy.

* {{Mundanger}}: While the main threat is [[spoiler:a supernatural one]], there are plenty of very mundane fears -- your grandfather turning catatonic, your mother going so crazy that you've got to commit her to an asylum to have a halfway normal life, [[spoiler: your more-or-less best friend getting abducted by a religious fanatic...]]

* AdultFear: While the main threat is [[spoiler:a supernatural one]], there are plenty of very mundane fears -- your grandfather turning catatonic, your mother going so crazy that you've got to commit her to an asylum to have a halfway normal life, [[spoiler: your more-or-less best friend getting abducted by a religious fanatic...]]

** TheDragon: [[spoiler:Isaac Price, although he believes the Crimson One has abandoned him and is largely acting on his own.]]
** BiggerBad: [[spoiler:Both of them are motivated by their devotion to an Old God.]]

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In the original version of the game, Nathan and Sue vanish from the story after Kathy solves the mystery of Lily's death. Considering that Sue likely returned home to a painting of [[spoiler:her son drowning her daughter]], it's in Kathy's best interest to keep her distance. A variation of ButThouMust occurs here: you are unable to destroy the underlying painting for their sake. This eventually gets addressed in the ''Director's Cut'' edition of the game: [[spoiler:After solving the mystery of Lily's death, Sue confronts Kathy at gunpoint, admitting that she knew all along that Nathan had a hand in her sister's demise, but also that Nathan was more than likely manipulated by Lilly into doing the deed and didn't understand the implications of what he was doing. Sue is mostly concerned that Kathy keeps quiet about what she has discovered, because she fears that it getting out mean Nathan will get locked away in institution, and she cannot bear to lose the only child she has left. Following this, there is an extended scene where Kathy asks Nathan about what happened, and it becomes clear, that no, the poor guy really doesn't understand anything about what has been happening; neither the supernatural events or his suicidal sister pressuring him into killing her]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nathan and Sue vanish from the story after Kathy solves the mystery of Lily's death. Considering that Sue likely returned home to a painting of [[spoiler:her son drowning her daughter]], it's in Kathy's best interest to keep her distance. A variation of ButThouMust occurs here: you are unable to destroy the underlying painting for their sake. This eventually gets addressed in the ''Director's Cut'' edition of the game: [[spoiler:After solving the mystery of Lily's death, Sue confronts Kathy at gunpoint, admitting that she knew all along that Nathan had a hand in her sister's demise, but also that Nathan was more than likely manipulated by Lilly into doing the deed and didn't understand the implications of what he was doing. Sue is mostly concerned that Kathy keeps quiet about what she has discovered, because she fears that it getting out mean Nathan will get locked away in institution, and she cannot bear to lose the only child she has left. Following this, there is an extended scene where Kathy asks Nathan about what happened, and it becomes clear, that no, the poor guy really doesn't understand anything about what has been happening; neither the supernatural events or his suicidal sister pressuring him into killing her]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Nathan and Sue vanish from the story after Kathy solves the mystery of Lily's death. Considering that Sue likely returned home to a painting of [[spoiler:her son drowning her daughter]], it's in Kathy's best interest to keep her distance. A variation of ButThouMust occurs here: you are unable to destroy the underlying painting for their sake.

-->'''[[spoiler:Joseph]]:''' You don't need me, Kathy. You never did. You're stronger than you'll ever know. [[SoProudOfYou I'm so proud of the woman you've become.]]

-->'''[[spoiler:Joseph]]:''' You don't need me, Kathy. You never did. You're stronger than you'll ever know.

** The general plot and settings have allusions (including a Sheriff named Truman) to ''Series/TwinPeaks'' and the final stretch of the game draws heavily from some of the weirder aspects of the show.

** Speaking of Twin Peaks, a good chunk of the plot deals with [[VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition a bright red plant with mind-altering properties,]] [[spoiler:which is directly tied to the influence of a supernatural interloper]].

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Eileen is the girly girl to Kathy's tomboy.

* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. As she [[spoiler:makes her escape from the Sheriff's Station lock-up]], Kathy walks past Sheriff Boyks' office and overhears him in the middle of what is heavy implied to be a bit of IntimateTelecommunications . She quickly decides not to interrupt him and just keep on walking.

* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. As she [[spoiler:makes her escape from the Sheriff's Station lock-up]], Kathy walks past Sheriff Boyks' office and overhears him in the middle of what is heavy implied to be a phone sex conversation.

* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. As she [[spoiler:escapes from the Sheriff's Station lock-up]], Kathy walks past Sheriff Boyks' office and overhears him in the middle of what is heavy implied to be a phone sex conversation.

** TheDragon: [[spoiler: Isaac Price, although he believes the Crimson One has abandoned him and is largely acting on his own.]]
** BiggerBad: [[spoiler: Both of them are motivated by their devotion to an Old God.]]
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: When Kathy speaks to Beau about her family, he blames Joseph of this, telling her that her grandfather had an extremely narrow definition of "good" and "evil", and that he believes this was the reason why her father, Brian, ended up falling out with him.

* AndYourRewardIsInteriorDecorating: Well, more like ''Exterior'' Decorating. In the ''Director's Cut'' version it is possible to unlock new designs for Kathy's chopper.

* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: When Kathy speaks to Beau about her family, he blames Joseph of this, telling her that her grandfather had an extremely narrow definition of "good" and "evil", and he believes this was the reason why her father, Brian, ended up falling out with him.

* ChekhovsBoomerang: Dave's disk for hacking passwords comes in handy a second time. The same goes for Kathy's taser.

* HopelessSuitor: Lenny tries to ask Kathy out early in the game. [[ButThouMust No option to accept is given]]. [[spoiler: In fact giving the harshest possible response is good for an achievement.]]

!!The game uses the following tropes (due to the game having a mystery plot, expect marked and unmarked spoilers):

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