Catalyst overview

Overview

Catalyst comes from Doubleton Game Studio and is published by Doubleton Game Studio. It arrived on Steam on May 30, 2019, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Catalyst's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 11:42:48 UTC, with a tracked peak near 1. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 100% positive across 7 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Catalyst is available in 1 languages including:

regional rating details listed by Steam when available

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Catalyst has sold up to 208 units and has recommendation data pending. The estimated VGI revenue is $1,620. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Catalyst overview details

Catalyst combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

ABOUT THE GAME Catalyst is an unsettling interactive narrative into the world of psychotherapy. The story is told through newspaper articles, notes left by a disgruntled secretary, unwelcome letters, audio tape recordings and a unique journal that evolves throughout the game based on the player’s own insightful analysis of an unusual therapy session. THE STORY After the mysterious death of Dr. Pokorny, Dr. Novak, relatively unknown by many, takes over the illustrious psychotherapy practice. At the same time he inherits Mrs.Ruzicka, the secretary of the deceased psychologist. In the hands of Dr.Novak, the practice is less then flourishing. One morning, Dr.Novak receives a box of audio tapes – Recorded psychotherapy sessions to be exact – and he is asked to listen to them and give his insightful analysis of its content. Sadly, things take a turn for the worst for Dr.Novak. His troubled mind seems to be getting the best of him...Or does it? You decide. You are this psychotherapist. You are Dr.Novak ...And your task is to carefully analyze and give your insight on the recorded therapy sessions. Ultimately, your answers will determine your own fate, Dr. Novak. FEATURES Fully narrated psychotherapy sessions by Joseph K. Krachtovil himself. Three different endings based on the player’s insight. Interactive desktop with controllable timespans making days shorter or longer. Immersive storyline delivered to the player via letters, notes, journal entries and audio recording. Eerie musical score and visual FX.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Catalyst is listed as a game with $9.99. It supports Windows, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Simulation. SteamPulse's latest observation records 0 players at 11 September 2026 - 11:42:48 UTC, a tracked peak of 1, and 100% positive reviews.

Overview tags

Simulation

Content descriptors

This interactive fiction deals with subject matters such as suicide, death, mental illness, depression and other topics that could make some readers uncomfortable.

Support and legal notes

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