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Fixed credits scrolling background Fixed credits fading to transparency instead of black
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The Evolving World: Catalyst Wake
Also known as The Evolving World: Catalyst Wake, evolving world catalyst wake, ewcw
Catalyst Wake is a cinematic visual novel set in a vividly stylized post-apocalyptic world. Discover a thrilling story of assassins, corrupted leaders, and scrap-metal robots, as humanity faces what could be its final hours.
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20 May 2026
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- August 2023
- Update Notes for Aug 4Extras menu bugs fixed
- Update Notes for Aug 3Added Steam Achievements to the game!
- February 2023
- Update For Feb 9End credits had a bug where it was not showing character images correctly. This has been fixed
- November 2022
- Update Notes for Nov 9Small update that fixes an issue with Ren'Py's "vpgrid" which was causing an error when looking at the extras and scene selection screens
- July 2022
- Update Notes for Jul 2Typo fix in "Masks"
- February 2022
- Update Notes for Feb 23Fixed Grimalkin's eye colors in the Blackguard flashback scene
- Update Notes for Feb 11Fixed small details in various CGs: - Grimalkin's eye color was blue instead of yellow - Mistslayer had an extra finger (?!!) - Sabbatical's eye colors were wrong
- Update Notes for Feb 10Forgot to update the transition to the new main menu in "RECAP" — now fixed.
- Catalyst Wake Released!Hello! Catalyst Wake has finally been released on Steam! Hopefully the wait is worth it. To celebrate the occasion, I've changed the main menu — one of the very few things on my list of "potential future updates". I wil…
- January 2022
- Catalyst Wake Finished!Catalyst Wake has been finished, and is now available to play on itch.io! It will be coming to Steam on February 10th. Obviously I can't link to the itch page from Steam, since it's against Steam's policies. But I suspe…
- December 2021
- TomorrowWe're one day away from Catalyst Wake's release!! Just in case you didn't know this already, the game will be coming to Steam on February 10th next year, but is releasing on itch.io tomorrow. This is because the end of…
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Top picks from 4 Steam achievements, sorted by player unlock rates.
- RecapCompleted the recap30.0%
- MistCompleted Mist25.6%
- SummitCompleted Summit23.1%
- MasksCompleted Masks21.8%