Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore A Fedora
Released Feb 2015
You’re the Private Investigator on a string of grisly murders, scouring for clues in a 3D side-scrolling world. Grab your fedora and revolver - in Hot Tin Roof you’re on the case! Dive into a noir mystery and become Emma Jones, the only PI partnered to a cat named Franky.
63% positive · 222 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
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Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Steam $2.99 $14.99 −80%
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Evaluation
Hot Tin Roof: The Cat That Wore A Fedora launched on February 20, 2015 and received a series of post-launch updates through the summer of 2015. The developer shipped free content updates — most notably v1.2 "Jooseppi Wants You!" on March 16, 2015, which added a new side-quest and characters — along with feature patches improving gamepad support (v1.25, April 27, 2015) and a significant visual/performance overhaul with baked lighting (v1.3, August 10, 2015). The last recorded developer communication was on August 14, 2015, confirming Linux achievement fixes in v1.3. No developer posts exist after August 2015. The sole DLC is the game's soundtrack, released March 6, 2015, which is fully available. There are no unreleased DLC items, no announced future content, no roadmap, and no developer statements about ongoing or planned updates. The store description describes the game as a complete, self-contained noir mystery with defined story threads and resolutions. All evidence points to the game having concluded its update cycle in August 2015, over a decade ago, with no further content activity from the developer since that time.
Evidence
Linux achievement fix confirmed in v1.3 — the last official developer communication on record.
v1.3 shipped with improved baked lighting and performance improvements, plus some hidden content additions.
Content
1 of 1 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Glass Bottom Games
Achievements
30
Platform
Windows, macOS, Linux
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player
About this game
You’re the Private Investigator on a string of grisly murders, scouring for clues in a 3D side-scrolling world. Grab your fedora and revolver - in Hot Tin Roof you’re on the case! Dive into a noir mystery and become Emma Jones, the only PI partnered to a cat named Franky.
It’s a dog eat dog world out there, but luckily? A cat has your back. Franky. The cat that wore a fedora.
- Noir as heck.
- Metroidvania meets Adventure Game in a side-scrolling 3D world, with tons of platforming and exploration
- 4 distinct plot threads, with 15 different resolutions.
- Instead of acquiring abilities, you find new revolver rounds, which you load into your revolver yourself. Combine them in unique ways!
- Scour the world for clues! Use them in conversations to unlock secrets, solve murders and more.
- Cats. More cats than you could shake a cat at. Also, pigeons and rats. Many wearing tiny hats.
- Spiffy chip noir jazz soundtrack.
It’s a dog eat dog world out there, but luckily? A cat has your back. Franky. The cat that wore a fedora.
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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