Katherine is Vincent's Primary Love Interest in "Catherine"

Yes, "Catherine" is a romantic-horror video game. In a sense it's almost two games, the "real-world" where Vincent must navigate his relationship with "Katherine" and the intrusion of "Catherine," and a puzzle game where his nightmares are played out in a deadly challenge.

In the real world Vincent will spend a lot of time at the bar and with folks. He will send text messages and communicate with "Katherine." As he does, a meter will show you how those choice affect Vincent. While many of the mechanics are taken straight from other dating-sims, the strange yet compelling situations give pause.

As Vincent works through his unnervingly complex love life in "Catherine" players may pause and think about their own. The game may even encourage this at times by comparing your moral choices in the game against your peers'.

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