Catherine Classic

Buy87%

Very Positive · 11k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Steam Deck Unsupported
  • Windows

ATLUS · Sexual Content · Jan 10, 2019

Player review score
87%
Very Positive
Price
$4.99−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio2 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Catherine Classic?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 79 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Difficulty: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 42 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 11k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
58% of themes are praise25% are divided17% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The themes of commitment, relationships, and sacrificing a part of yourself for another are all wonderfully integrated into gameplay and how your choices can affect the ending you end up getting.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It's brutally hard and requires an insane amount of focus and quick thinking, making for uniquely immersive gameplay that really instills the same stress and terror that Vincent experiences firsthand.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Difficulty - Probably one of the most, if not the most, challenging game that I have ever played.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Other stylistic aspects like voice acting and UI design were well-done and fitting.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
There is another version, Catherine Full Body, and as a typical move from Atlus, it's a re-release/remake with an additional main character, more content, better visuals, QoL, etc.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The character design is flawless, the story is extremely sexist and leaves much to be desired from our chud main character, and yet they still could not salvage whatever ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ horse manure pile of WASTE that is the puzzle gameplay system.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Story118 reviews
Gameplay79 reviews
Difficulty33 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Graphics13 reviews
Characters8 reviews
Performance5 reviews
Divided opinion
Steam Deck
100% still recommend
Linux compatibility
100% still recommend
Cheating
100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
40% still recommend
Bugs
25% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Multi-player
  • PvP
  • Shared/Split Screen PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Remote Play Together
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Leaderboards
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$4.99$19.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $4.99

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