Catherine 2011

Released: February 17, 2011
Anniversary: Turned 15 on February 17
Genres: Platform · Puzzle · Adventure
Platforms: PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360
Developer: Atlus
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Where to buy

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Is it still worth playing?

Vincent Brooks is beset by deadly nightmares after becoming involved with multiple women in this puzzle game for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2011, and for Windows in 2019. It is a cross-genre game in two parts. By day, social simulation segments have Vincent interact with various characters at the Stray Sheep bar. By night, in nightmare segments, he climbs deadly block towers using a combination of platforming and puzzle solving. There are three modes: the single-player story campaign, called Golden Playhouse, Babel, and the multiplayer-only Colosseum challenge levels, which unlock after the story is completed. A re-release with extra content, Catherine: Full Body, came out in 2019 for the PlayStation 4 and in 2020 for the Nintendo Switch. A game split between a bar and a block tower is still worth seeing.