Catherine Classic

Story-driven puzzle adventure about relationship choices and nightmare climbs

ATLUS · Published by SEGA · Released Jan 10, 2019

Reviews: Very Positive; 87% of 11K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 79% of 94 in 30 days
Playing now: 19; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 7 years ago; Sep 10, 2019

What is Catherine Classic?

Catherine Classic is a puzzle adventure about Vincent, who must choose between his longtime girlfriend and a woman he wakes up beside. Across increasingly complex nightmare stages, you move blocks to climb a tower whose lower levels fall away, avoid hazards and pursuing monsters, and make choices that shape the ending. Separate modes include solo and local co-op tower challenges and local competition.

For you if...

+you enjoy demanding block puzzles under time pressure
+you want an adult relationship story shaped by choices
+you like local co-op and competitive climbing challenges

Not for you if...

−you prefer relaxed puzzles without time pressure
−you want to avoid sexual themes and nudity

What players say

87% of 11,302 reviews are positive · 79% of 94 in the last 30 days

Players praise the relationship story, branching choices, and block-climbing puzzles. Their most common complaint is frequent crashes, including failures to launch and crashes during play on different Windows versions.

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Catherine Classic system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Microsoft Windows 7 / 8 (8.1) / 10
Processor: Intel Core i3 (2.9 GHz) or AMD equivalent
Graphics: DxX10 compliant video card with 1 GB VRAM (Nvidia GeForce 8 Series or higher AMD RadeonHD 4870 or higher Intel HD 2000 or higher
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 20 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.