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Catherine Classic

You play Vincent, a man caught between his long-term girlfriend Katherine and Catherine, a woman he has just met. As he struggles with commitment and the consequences of his choices, surreal nightmares put his life at risk. During the day, spend time at the Stray Sheep bar, talk with Vincent’s friends and other regulars, and respond to messages. Your answers and decisions shape Vincent’s outlook and can lead the story toward different outcomes. At night, climb block towers by moving blocks to build routes upward while the structure crumbles and monsters pursue you. New obstacles and block types make later stages more demanding; Golden Playhouse follows the story, while Babel and Colosseum offer additional climbing challenges, including local co-op and versus play.

As Vincent faces a relationship crisis, make choices by day and push blocks up collapsing towers to escape nightmares by night.

Released 10 Jan 2019

87%positive of
11k player reviews

$19.99

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Push Blocks to Climb

Escape Nightmare Monsters

Shape Vincent's Relationships

Catherine: a tale of love, betrayal, and the terror of commitment. Experience the mature action-adventure-puzzle game unlike any other from the makers of the Persona series, now enhanced for PC in all its Classic glory. Is love over? Climb to the top or die trying.

Developed by ATLUS · Published by SEGA

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Players Praise Most

Relationship-Driven Story
Challenging Block Puzzles
Distinctive Premise
Memorable Soundtrack

Common Player Critiques

Punishing Puzzle Difficulty
PC Crashes
Launch Compatibility Problems
Missing Full Body

87%

positive of 11k player reviews

80/100

Metacritic

From the Devs

Explore the pleasures and horrors of love as Vincent, a man with a hard choice to make: marry his long-time girlfriend Katherine or move on to the incredible blonde he just woke up next to — named Catherine! But beware! Make the wrong choice, and you could end up dead. Delving into themes of free will and the delicate nature of relationships and the choices we make, this action-adventure-puzzle game is an experience unlike anything else.

From ATLUS’ all-star team that brought the Persona series to life, and animation by Studio 4°C, known for anime movies ‘Memories’ and ‘Tekkon Kinkreet Black & White’, Catherine Classic is a masterwork in stylish presentation and design.

Features

A Choice to Make

Vincent’s heart is torn between two women. On one side sits Katherine, the girl who intends to wed Vincent someday. On the other, Catherine, who appeared out of nowhere. Both of them pull at his heart and soul… The story can take many paths, and the outcome of this romantic horror tale can go to unimaginable places.

Nightmarish Puzzles

Move the blocks to create a path and climb a nightmarish tower while fleeing from the monsters chasing you. The lowest levels of blocks fall as time passes. If you’re not constantly moving, you’ll fall with them. There’s no time to waste!

The setting changes each night, rising higher and higher into the heavens. The more stages Vincent overcomes, the more complex the strategies required to progress will become.

Various obstacles impede Vincent’s path. Some blocks are traps, waiting to skewer unwary climbers. Others explode, damaging everything around them. The sheep in the nightmare are desperate to survive until morning, too. They’ll get in your way, mess up your blocks, or even try to shove you off. You’ll need your wits and the help of strange items that can deal with the sheep, remove hazards or create new paths if you want to reach the top!

Three Game Modes

Play through Vincent’s twisting story of love, lust, and self-determination in Golden Playhouse.
Take on the tower’s challenges for high scores, single player or local co-op, in Babel.
Face other players in local multiplayer to determine who is the better climber in Colosseum.

Enhanced for PC

Catherine Classic brings to PC the original version of ATLUS’ unparalleled classic action puzzler, now enhanced for modern PCs.

Japanese Voice Over available for the first time in the West
4K resolutions
Unlocked framerate
Customizable keyboard and mouse controls

Is love over? Climb to the top or die trying.

Back of the Box

Platforms	Windows
Achievements	50
Age ratings	ESRB M — Blood Partial Nudity Sexual Themes Strong Language Use of Alcohol Violence PEGI 18 — Violence Bad Language USK 16 ClassInd (Brazil) 16 — Violência Extrema Conteúdo sexual Drogas lícitas IGRS (Indonesia) BANNED — Rokok dan/atau rokok elektronik, minuman beralkohol, narkotika, psikotropika, dan/atau zat adiktif lainnya Penampilan Tokoh Kekerasan OFLC MA15 — Strong sexual themes, violence, alcohol use and coarse language Steam (Germany) 18 — Drastische Gewalt Sexuelle Inhalte Alkohol / Tabak
Players	1–2
Play modes	Local co-op Local PvP Split screen
Other modes	Babel local co-op Babel single-player score attack Colosseum local versus multiplayer Shared/Split Screen PvP Remote Play Together
Multiplayer	Catherine Classic includes local multiplayer modes only in the provided information. Babel supports single-player or local co-op score attack, and Colosseum supports local competitive multiplayer. Steam also lists shared/split screen PvP and Remote Play Together.
Multiplayer & mods	No information about mods or multiplayer mod support is provided.
Controller support	Xbox
Controller required	No
DRM / EULA	Requires agreement to a 3rd-party EULA Catherine Classic EULA
Content notices	Blood Partial Nudity Sexual Themes Strong Language Use of Alcohol Violence Online interactivity Age rating for: ESRB
Metacritic	80/100 View on Metacritic