Katharsi

Katharsi

Team Countdown · June 12, 2025 · Puzzle, Adventure, 3D, Third Person, Story Rich

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Positive84% · 32
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Katharsi price

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About Katharsi

Explore the depths of the cathedral on your mission to eradicate the plague in this puzzle adventure game. Make your way towards the final chamber as you uncover the mysteries behind your companion and the cathedral around you. 

Key Features 

  • Explore a Byzantine era cathedral which has been corrupted by the plague  
  • Solve light-based puzzles and use the light to cleanse the cathedral  
  • Work together with your companion to overcome obstacles 
  • Reveal the truth behind the plague and your companion 

About the Development Team 

This game is being developed by a team of 15 third-year students at Breda University of Applied Sciences. The game will fully release in June.After the game's final update, this game will no longer be supported by the developers.

Katharsi — game info

Platforms
Windows, Linux / SteamOS
Player modes
Single-player
Controller
Full controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

✦ AI summary

Katharsi is a short puzzle game with an appealing setting and some creative mechanics that players find enjoyable for a brief break between larger titles, though opinions vary on difficulty and production quality. Common praise centers on the visuals, atmospheric narration, and later puzzle designs, while complaints focus on the brevity, rough graphics and voice acting, and overall lack of challenge in many puzzles. Players suggest it's worth playing given that it's free, though some felt it could have benefited from better story setup and greater length.

Recommended Aug 7, 2026
A short nice little game that easily could be a lot longer. A bit "clunky" makes me give it 3/5.
Recommended Aug 2, 2026
Played mainly for the setting - the puzzles are cool but not very challenging - good for a break between bigger games - solid student project.
Not recommended Jan 25, 2026
Fortunately it’s free, because the enigmas are at the level of Lego Batman
Recommended Jan 19, 2026
An enjoyable brief puzzle game. A brief introduction to who the protagonist was supposed to be and why they were in the cathedral would have slightly improved the experience.
Recommended Jan 7, 2026
Really short and simple puzzle game. The graphics are very rough, and the voice acting also isn't great, but I had fun with the later and more complex puzzles. They reminded me of the deadly laser puzzles from Portal 2.
Recommended Dec 5, 2025
Great visuals playing on ultra graphics, accompanied with some endearing narration. Hungry for some honey cake now. Interesting puzzle mechanics with a straightforward story. Need a continuation !

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