Catharage

Buy83%

Very Positive · 65 player reviews · Low confidence

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

Björn Michalski · Exploration · Dec 12, 2025

Player review score
83%
Very Positive
Price
$9.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
8
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
2
Full audio1 of 2
Subtitles1 of 2

Should I buy Catharage?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 23 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 5 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 60 sampled reviews

Based on 65 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 60 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
60% of themes are praise40% are divided0% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
23 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Catharage developed by Björn Michalski and published by Games Foundation GmbH is a compact yet thoughtfully constructed space tactics roguelite that merges strategic ship management with procedural exploration.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
16 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Sound design complements this dynamic, alternating between ambient hums during travel and sharper audio cues during combat.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
5 of 60 sampled reviews raised it
Audio, I like it, even if some of the sound effects can be a little jarring sometimes.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay23 reviews
Combat16 reviews
Audio5 reviews
Divided opinion
Graphics
69% still recommend
Difficulty
75% still recommend
Players complain

No recurring complaints in this sample.

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Family Sharing
  • Playable without Timed Input
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Stereo Sound

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$9.99

The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $9.99

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