Catyph: The Kunci Experiment
Release date: May 11, 2016
Developers: Simon Says: Play!
Publishers: Simon Says: Play!
Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie
Categories: Single-player, Family Sharing
Supported languages: English

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 & 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?

Press reviews: “Catyph is the sequel to ASA: A Space Adventure, and is once again mostly the work of one man, Simon Mesnard, who is the game’s primary designer, artist, writer, animator and programmer. I’ve played ASA, and as solid as that debut adventure was, I found many improvements this time around. The environments are larger and animation now brings them to life. Navigation is smoother and the voice-overs are more engaging, particularly those of Germinal and Lantier. [...] It took me almost 35 hours to finish this game, and by the time the credits launched, I really did feel as though I had been on a space odyssey.” 4/5 – Adventure Gamers “If you’ve never played any entries in this series and are wondering if it’s for you, look no further than its inspiration. Do you like first person explorative games such as Myst? If so, it’s for you. If not, I can’t recommend it, as this isn’t some sort of fusion game with another genre. What’s in store for those of you that enjoy the genre though, you’ve got a lot to look forward to in your exploration.” 'Buy' – Fist Full Of Potions 16/20 – Planète Aventure