# Catyph: The Kunci Experiment

Summer DB entity ID: 37a3b4b8\-d445\-498d\-85ff\-cdfc884f6663

Steam App ID: 396870

About  	 "In 2062, Men from Terra have access to a new technology from a mysterious Black Cube they found 5 years before\. With this new power, they decide to explore their solar system, in search for signs of intelligent life\. They send you at the discovery of planet Catyph and its moon Tytaah\." CATYPH: The Kunci Experiment is Another Space Adventure reminiscent of Myst and Rhem, and you can absolutely play it without knowing anything about the first Black Cube game, ASA\. With the help of the data that you collect on Tytaah, you must attempt to access the 7 regions of this moon\. Your main mission: understand what the Kunci is\. The whole game relies on observation, discovery and exploration\.  CATYPH is an independant and self\-funded game, mainly created by one person\. It has been envisaged as an experience, an interactive story based on exploration and logical puzzles\. This prerendered 3D game is made of static pictures with video transitions\.   Gameplay   Point &amp; Click\. Visit the regions of Tytaah, take notes on a piece of paper, and solve the puzzles\! Hotspots description: \- blue circles: action/examine \- blue arrows: turn head/view to look around you \- red arrows: walk to next/preview node/view \- blue dots at the bottom of the screen: turn view 180°   Features  	    Visit the vast moon of Tytaah \(7 regions: desert, snow, alien forest, mercury seas and more\)   Around 15 hours of gameplay   Over 800 transition videos and 2000 background images   OST: 18 tracks composed by the artists of KARREO   Immersive story: try to save Terra with the support of General Lantier, and learn more about the mysterious "god" of Tytaah: Germinal   Play in HD 1920x800   Unlock bonuses \(minigames and films\)   Developed with Visionaire Studio \(Deponia\.\.\.\)   Choose a difficulty level: Normal/Hard, or also Story/Classic modes   Benefit of useful icons over the hotspots   Available for Windows in full English   The soundtrack of CATYPH was composed by KARREO\. Several artists joined their forces to create a unique OST \(Stélian Derenne, Jeff K\-Ray, Antoine Vachon, Pol Desmurs and Cécile Cognet\)\.  Check out the Black Cube site to discover other related projects: \- ASA, Myha \- Catyph Artbook \- Original Soundtracks \- Self\-published DVD \- ANTERRAN comic and maybe more?

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Simon Says: Play\!

- Publisher: Simon Says: Play\!

- Release date: May 11, 2016

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

- Categories: Single\-player, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

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- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 24

- Steam positive reviews: 19

- Steam negative reviews: 5

- Steam positive percentage: 79.16666666666667%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

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## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/37a3b4b8-d445-498d-85ff-cdfc884f6663/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/37a3b4b8-d445-498d-85ff-cdfc884f6663/player-metrics?days=7)

Chart values are hourly observed maxima. The sampled 24-hour peak and missing intervals carry explicit coverage; history before collection is unknown.

## Sources and freshness

- Catalog membership: store\_catalog

- Catalog observed: 2026\-09\-28T16:58:32\.455488\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-29T08:06:20\.493365\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-29T08:06:21\.720543\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-29T08:06:21\.532594\+00:00

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Steam reviews are not Summer DB votes. Missing data is not zero. Player counts are observations, not historical peaks. A supplemental record does not establish that a game was delisted.

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