Catalyst: Blind Faith

Details

Playtime Not Played
Last Activity Never
Added 04/05/2025 20:16:32
Modified 28/03/2026 12:07:46
Completion Status Not Played
Library Itch.io
Source itch.io
Platform Macintosh
PC (Linux)
PC (Windows)
Release Date 08/06/2022
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Critic Score
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Genre Adventure
Visual Novel
Developer Just Write Studios
Publisher
Feature Single-player
Links Store Page
PCGamingWiki
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Bluesky
Ko-Fi
Tag Action
Adventure
Dark Fantasy
Horror
Indie
Male Protagonist
Monsters
Narrative
Singleplayer
Story Rich
Visual Novel

Description


Not all hope is lost.

Catalyst: Blind Faith is a dark fantasy and horror visual novel, set in an apocalyptic world where humanity is on the brink of extinction. You shape the fate of a young and troubled priest who is obsessed with finding a cure for the strange phenomenon turning mankind into demons: the Catalyst.

While you dive deep into the ruins that cover the land, you can channel the power of any God in the pantheon through your weakened and fractured body. Every choice you make carries favor with different aspects of reality and influences the nature of your journey, for better or for worse.

Control unrivaled power— at a cost.

Be true to yourself.

Conquer your demons, inside and out.


Community

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Press Kit

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Disclaimer: All Catalyst: Blind Faith branding is property of Catalyst: Blind Faith dev and Just Write Studios and cannot be used for monetary gain. 


Description: In an apocalyptic world where humanity is on the brink of extinction, not only do you determine how you explore the ruins that cover the land. You control and shape the fate of a young and troubled priest who can channel the power of any God in the pantheon through his weakened and fractured body.

While you seek a cure for the phenomenon turning mankind into demons— the Catalyst— you are encouraged to follow your heart. 

Dive deep into a harrowing, action-packed, dark fantasy and horror visual novel, driven by a narrative that your choices create.

Control unrivaled power— at a cost.

Be true to yourself.

Conquer your demons, inside and out.


About: This visual novel is made by solo game developer Alaric, founder of Just Write Studios. A free, early development demo is publicly available on itch.io, and the full game is in the works for a commercial release.


Content Warning

Catalyst: Blind Faith contains mature themes that may be distressing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.

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With the extreme content filter disabled (in a select few routes) depictions of torture, suicide, and violence against animals are present. This extreme content is strictly optional and can be disabled immediately upon starting the game.

Addiction, self harm, eating disorders, the effects of prolonged confinement, abusive relationships, depictions of mental illness, and suicidal ideation are themes throughout Catalyst: Blind Faith. Reader discretion is advised.


Early Development

This demo for Catalyst: Blind Faith will undergo future updates. Many art and music assets are currently placeholders, using concept art or free use images. All changes and additions will be tracked in the Devlog.

Click for known bugs:
  • In the "Journal" menu, if the tab is selected for the Goddess of Time after time travel, the game will crash due to a missing but named image. The fix for this will be included with the next demo update.
  • Discord Rich Presence provided by Lezalith has been identified as containing multiple bugs. This code for Discord Rich Presence will be removed from all future builds.