# Catalyst

Summer DB entity ID: 5d74404d\-d4d9\-49f8\-aa02\-6a95497fc71d

Steam App ID: 1010920

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\.

## Game information

- Type: game

- Developer: Doubleton Game Studio

- Publisher: Doubleton Game Studio

- Release date: May 30, 2019

- Coming soon: false

- Free to play: false

- Parent Steam app: Not collected

- Genres: Simulation

- Categories: Single\-player, Family Sharing

- Platforms: windows

- Website: Not collected

- Screenshots: https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1010920/ss\_9f80f83395d0c1c45340607faca1363beeb3caa0\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1576235060, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1010920/ss\_9505962a409341ba7772084925bffc6110e5c69b\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1576235060, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1010920/ss\_924748fd997c6099e647a77232d13f7883e09306\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1576235060, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1010920/ss\_375155eecd81fd5aa440a4f477f0978369015e93\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1576235060, https://shared\.akamai\.steamstatic\.com/store\_item\_assets/steam/apps/1010920/ss\_95a5aebadeaab95fb3d98695e65c364407e8dda3\.1920x1080\.jpg?t=1576235060

- Price: 999 minor units USD; discount 0%

- Price country: US

## Observed metrics

- Current players: 0

- Steam review count: 7

- Steam positive reviews: 7

- Steam negative reviews: 0

- Steam positive percentage: 100%

- Summer DB rating: No native votes

Review filters: \{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}

## Player history

[Seven-day chart data as Markdown](/api/v1/entities/5d74404d-d4d9-49f8-aa02-6a95497fc71d/player-metrics?days=7&format=markdown) · [JSON](/api/v1/entities/5d74404d-d4d9-49f8-aa02-6a95497fc71d/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\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00

- Details observed: 2026\-09\-24T01:11:56\.373547\+00:00

- Player count observed: 2026\-09\-24T01:11:57\.741873\+00:00

- Reviews observed: 2026\-09\-24T01:11:57\.379573\+00:00

Full provenance: \{"urls":\{"price":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/1010920/","catalog":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/IStoreService/GetAppList/v1/","details":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/app/1010920/","players":"https://api\.steampowered\.com/ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers/v1/?appid=1010920","reviews":"https://store\.steampowered\.com/appreviews/1010920"\},"price":"2026\-09\-24T01:11:56\.373547\+00:00","source":"steam","catalog":"2026\-09\-24T19:57:04\.362365\+00:00","country":"US","details":"2026\-09\-24T01:11:56\.373547\+00:00","players":"2026\-09\-24T01:11:57\.741873\+00:00","reviews":"2026\-09\-24T01:11:57\.379573\+00:00","language":"en","editorial":null,"membership":"store\_catalog","observations":\{"price":"97271fd9\-2db0\-4b20\-a83d\-001ccd5bc45a","catalog":"46bf3c2c\-f864\-4f5f\-a4d8\-860fff4c35d8","details":"3d7d6843\-5d55\-488e\-a36c\-7c926fb78faf","players":"cd050fb8\-716b\-44c9\-9d04\-425347a9a29c","reviews":"83585112\-e967\-4332\-934f\-e3909aba88b6"\},"reviewFilters":\{"language":"all","review\_type":"all","purchase\_type":"all","filter\_offtopic\_activity":0\}\}

Native rating methodology: \{"count":0,"average":null,"entityId":"5d74404d\-d4d9\-49f8\-aa02\-6a95497fc71d","revision":0,"observedAt":null,"methodology":"arithmetic\-v1","distribution":\[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0\]\}

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.

[Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1010920/) · [JSON](/api/v1/games/5d74404d-d4d9-49f8-aa02-6a95497fc71d)