Catherine Classic

Catherine Classic

Developers
	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 ported to Windows by The Eccentric Ape and published by Sega. It is based on the original 2011 console game Catherine that was developed by P-Studio, with the Classic subtitle seemingly^{[citation needed]} added to distinguish it from a separate enhanced console re-release titled Full Body released just a month after the PC version's release.

The game was released on Steam on January 10, 2019.

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)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/893180/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\TheEccentricApe\Catherine\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-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)
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

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 sensitivity
Mouse acceleration
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
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 support

DirectInput-compatible controllers
Directinput button prompts

Nintendo controllers
Nintendo button prompts
Face button layout support
Motion sensors support
Connection modes

Other controller(s)
Peripheral devices support
Additional button prompts

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

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 by Tribo Gamer; 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		See the Local play glossary page for potential workarounds.

Issues fixed

Crash to desktop

Disable performance OSDs such as RTSS

On RTSS Add Application Profile and turning on Custom Direct3D Support and/or Stealth Mode On may fix Crash

"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

Modifications

Reloaded-II

How to install Reloaded-II

Download and install the required dependencies for Reloaded-II from the following links: .NET 9 Desktop Runtime (x86) .NET 9 Desktop Runtime (x64) Visual C++ Redist 2015, 2017 and 2019 (x86 and x64 versions) Download the latest stable release of Reloaded-II here. Extract the contents of the Release.zip file to its own folder in a convenient location on the computer. Launch Reloaded-II.exe, then click the Add Application button (represented by a single + symbol) → New, then add Catherine.exe to the loader. Click the Advanced Tools & Options drop-down menu and click Deploy ASI Loader and check Auto-Inject to load mods automatically. Click Manage Mods (represented by three gears) and ensure the installed mods are enabled for Catherine's mod manager. Note: Reloaded-II Sharp Lib mods are not required to appear in the game's mod manager and will work in the background. Click the game's executable icon in Reloaded-II, and re-arrange the dependencies for mods to be on top. After configuring and arranging the mods, click Launch Application to run the game. The game should be able to launch with the mods installed.

Catherine Classic Audio And Video Enhancement Pack

This mod replaces the lower quality 22KHz music with higher quality ones taken from the console releases and the FMVs from the PS3 release as well.

Music portion created by BestestHD/bladercut

Instructions
Download the base mod for your preferred voice language for either Reloaded II or drag and drop Download the patch for your preferred voice language for either Reloaded II or drag and drop Extract and copy the base mod where the readme instructs you to or use Reloaded II Extract the update files where the readme instructs you to or use Reloaded II

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
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	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