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Positive — 88% positive (17 reviews) · 4 achievements
Last updated 27 Sept 2026
Catalyst Wake is a cinematic visual novel set in a vividly stylized post-apocalyptic world. Discover a thrilling story of assassins, corrupted leaders, and scrap-metal robots, as humanity faces what could be its final hours.
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Adventure, Indie · 2022 · More £5 - £15 games
Embark on a thrilling journey through Catalyst Wake, an indie adventure where humanity faces its final hours in a cinematically styled post-apocalyptic setting.
About this game
Only 3000 humans remain after three apocalyptic events, referred to as the "Catalysts", severely decreased the population. Catalyst One resulted in the air being toxic to breathe, so everyone wears masks. After the collapse of the government, various organizations have formed, and fight each other for territory and resources.
Oliver Naut is a scrappy kid who has grown up alone in the Deadzones — the most toxic areas on the planet — with nothing but the robotic swords in his arms for protection. But now he's teamed up with Namo, a skilled ex-assassin, to prevent an army of robotic soldiers from falling into the hands of the organizations, who will only use them for more violence and death. Will Oliver be able to bring humanity together to fight for peace instead?
Catalyst Wake is a linear visual novel. Instead of the typical "sprites against backgrounds" format, the dialogue is accompanied by illustrations, which gives it a cinematic quality. It's much like a motion comic.
It's a continuation of a series of animations and comics that were released between 2011 and 2016 that will finally conclude the story.
- Fully voiced in English, featuring the voices of A.J. Beckles, Gianni Matragrano, Ashely Biski, Jason Marnocha, and more!
- Over a thousand illustrations
- Original soundtrack
- Bios
- Behind-the-scenes
System Requirements
Will my PC run this? →Minimum
- OS: XP
- Processor: 1 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Recommended
- OS: Windows 10
- Processor: 2 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Supported Languages
*languages with full audio support
Latest news
Patch NotesOfficial
Update Notes for Sep 7
Fixed credits scrolling background Fixed credits fading to transparency instead of blackRead full article on Community Announcements (LockedOn)Patch NotesOfficial
Update Notes for Aug 4
Extras menu bugs fixedRead full article on Community Announcements (LockedOn)Patch NotesOfficial
Update Notes for Aug 3
Added Steam Achievements to the game!Read full article on Community Announcements (LockedOn)Patch NotesOfficial
Update For Feb 9
End credits had a bug where it was not showing character images correctly. This has been fixedRead full article on Community Announcements (LockedOn)Patch NotesOfficial
Update Notes for Nov 9
Small update that fixes an issue with Ren'Py's "vpgrid" which was causing an error when looking at the extras and scene selection screensRead full article on Community Announcements (LockedOn)






