Play Overview
Catherine (2019) is a narrative puzzle game about a young man torn between two lovers, struggling with the temptation and consequences of infidelity. During the daytime, you interact with characters in a visual novel that sets up the nighttime traversal challenge. It stands out for its (sometimes dated) tackling of mature subjects and the ambition to address the consequences of our mistakes and the difficulty of identifying the right course of action.
Vincent Brooks is haunted by supernatural nightmares that related to his conflicting feelings for his longtime girlfriend Katherine and new friend Catherine. You help him decide on the best course of action during the daytime. The real novelty, though, is the nighttime puzzles. Here you traverse block-based towers to deal with the disturbing scenarios you encounter.
As you progress through the game the choices you make determine how the story evolves. The original game offered just two romance options between the two C/Katherine characters. The recent Full Body update adds some more nuance with a third character, Rin, who helps the game escape more blacks and white conundrums.
The result is a deep romance narrative game that has some brilliant brain-bending platform puzzles. It's from the team being the Persona games and has that same sense of high production.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Catherine 11 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 10 months ago.
Vincent Brooks is haunted by supernatural nightmares that related to his conflicting feelings for his longtime girlfriend Katherine and new friend Catherine. You help him decide on the best course of action during the daytime. The real novelty, though, is the nighttime puzzles. Here you traverse block-based towers to deal with the disturbing scenarios you encounter.
As you progress through the game the choices you make determine how the story evolves. The original game offered just two romance options between the two C/Katherine characters. The recent Full Body update adds some more nuance with a third character, Rin, who helps the game escape more blacks and white conundrums.
The result is a deep romance narrative game that has some brilliant brain-bending platform puzzles. It's from the team being the Persona games and has that same sense of high production.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Catherine 11 months ago. It was re-examined by Jo Robertson and updated 10 months ago.
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Play Style
This is a Communication, Narrative, Platform and Sequencing game with Adventure, Puzzle and Traversal elements. This is a single-player game.
Duration
Play Time: This game will take between 13 hours and 16 hours to complete. Some routes through the game take longer. To see all the different aspects of the game can take hundreds of hours.
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
Age Ratings
Rated for younger players in Australia. Rated Mature Accompanied (MA 15+) for Strong sexual themes, violence, alcohol use and coarse language.
Costs
Catherine usually costs £15.99 to £44.99.
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Catherine
Catherine: Full Body
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
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Game Details
Release Date: 03/09/2019, updated in 2020
Out Now: PC, PS Vita, PS3, PS4, Switch and Xbox 360
Players: 1
Genres: Communication, Narrative, Platform, Sequencing (Adventure, Puzzle and Traversal)
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 2D Side-On, Blocks and Cartoon
Developer: Atlus West (@Atlus_West)
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