Catherine Classic

Catherine Classic

Developers
	Atlus
	P-Studio
Windows	The Eccentric Ape
Publishers
	Sega
Engines
	Gamebryo
Release dates
Windows	January 10, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	78
IGDB	80
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform, Puzzle
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Contemporary, Horror

Catherine Classic is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view platform and puzzle game.

Catherine, developed by P-Studio with Atlus serving as publisher, was first released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 17, 2011.
The game was later ported to PC by The Eccentric Ape and released via Steam on January 10, 2019 under the Catherine Classic title. The PC port was published by Sega.

Because the PC port is based on the original PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 game, it does not feature any additional content from the subsequent updated re-release Catherine: Full Body which was developed by Atlus' other studio Studio Zero.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Version differences

The Digital Deluxe Edition includes a sampler of the game's soundtrack, wallpapers, and avatars, which can be found in <path-to-game>\Extras.

Game data

In-game game settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\TheEccentricApe\Catherine\AppSettings.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/893180/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\TheEccentricApe\Catherine\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/893180/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game display settings.

In-game graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Ultra-widescreen resolutions are pillarboxed. See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		On/off toggle.
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		A few animations are rendered at 30 FPS. Some camera movement is interpolated from 30 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Ultra-widescreen

Ultra-widescreen hack
Open the .exe with a hex editor such as HxD. Replace 39 8E E3 3F with one of the following: 26 B4 17 40 for 2560x1080 8E E3 18 40 for 3440x1440 9A 99 19 40 for 3840x1600 Save the changes.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Steam Input must be enabled for the game.
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		Steam Input must be enabled for the game.
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	Bluetooth, Wired, Wireless adapter, V2 V2 tested.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

In-game audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Sound FX, Music, Dialogue, Cinematic, Environment.
Surround sound		5.1
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		To disable mute on focus, add AUDIOFOCUS=1 in the config file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation – download.
Russian				1) Fan translation by «Alliance и DjGiza». 2) Fan voice-over by «Ray-Out»
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Co-op, Versus 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.
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Crash to desktop

Disable performance OSDs such as RTSS

On RTSS Add Application Profile and turn on Custom Direct3D Support

"VCRUNTIME140.dll is missing from your computer"

Run VisualCppRedist AIO

Game crashes on startup / doesn't launch

Set Windows to automatically limit the game to one CPU core (Windows 10 and 11)

Download the Windows ADK. During installation, it gives the option to select multiple tools; the only one needed is Compatibility Administrator. Once installed, open the Start Menu folder named Windows Kits, and launch Compatiblity Administrator (32-bit). Select the new database under custom databases. Click the database menu > Create New > Application Fix. Provide the full path of Catherine.exe and give it a name of choosing. Skip past the compatibility mode options. In compatibility fixes select ProcessorCountLieForHybridCPU. Save the database from the Database menu and give it a name when prompted. Select File > Install. Now the fix will automatically be applied whenever the game is launched.

Notes

You can set the game to a specific core count by clicking parameters when you are selecting the ProcessorCountLieForHybridCPU fix. Put the core count limit you want into the command line field parameter and then click ok.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 2.9 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	20 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8 Series ATI Radeon HD 4870 Intel HD Graphics 2000 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible