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GAME FEATURES

Explore a vast world
Explore a vast world

Wake up in a world with no recollection of how you got there. A world full of secrets, hidden rooms, dungeons and towns.

Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past.


Explore a vast world
Explore a vast world

Wake up in a world with no recollection of how you got there. A world full of secrets, hidden rooms, dungeons and towns.

Make your way through more than 600 rooms, and unravel the secrets of your past.


Plot your route

From the sunny beaches of Brightwind in the south, to the cold regions of Icepeak Mountain to the north, the map will always be your friend.

Find map fragments along the way, and use the map to see which parts of the world you haven't visited yet, where you are supposed to go and which parts you missed the first time around.

Plot your route

Plot your route
Plot your route

From the sunny beaches of Brightwind in the south, to the cold regions of Icepeak Mountain to the north, the map will always be your friend.

Find map fragments along the way, and use the map to see which parts of the world you haven't visited yet, where you are supposed to go and which parts you missed the first time around.


Defeat the guardians
Defeat the guardians

Use the elemental orbs to find the answers to who you are. The orbs, placed in ancient times by the demi-god known only as Ardur, is protected by five fearsome guardians.

Meet these challenging bosses head-on in combat, and see if you can best them!


Defeat the guardians
Defeat the guardians

Use the elemental orbs to find the answers to who you are. The orbs, placed in ancient times by the demi-god known only as Ardur, is protected by five fearsome guardians.

Meet these challenging bosses head-on in combat, and see if you can best them!


Solve ancient puzzles

To protect the orbs, Ardur and his lackeys put them in five different dungeons. Except the guardians and the malevolent monsters that roam each dungeon, the orbs are also guarded by intricate puzzles.

Use the items that you encounter along the way to solve the mindbending puzzles of the dungeons.

Solve ancient puzzles

Solve ancient puzzles
Solve ancient puzzles

To protect the orbs, Ardur and his lackeys put them in five different dungeons. Except the guardians and the malevolent monsters that roam each dungeon, the orbs are also guarded by intricate puzzles.

Use the items that you encounter along the way to solve the mindbending puzzles of the dungeons.


Experience responsive gameplay
Experience responsive gameplay

Find magic charms to extend your moveability with special powers such as dash, double jump and telepathy.

Experience the tight, responsive and fluent controls of Cathedral.


Experience responsive gameplay
Experience responsive gameplay

Find magic charms to extend your moveability with special powers such as dash, double jump and telepathy.

Experience the tight, responsive and fluent controls of Cathedral.


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FAQ

Is it possible for video game journalists to get a review copy of the game?

Awesome! I have received a review key for Cathedral. Can I upload gameplay and/or stream the game?

  • Absolutely. We encourage you to do so!

For what platforms is Cathedral available?

  • Cathedral is available on Nintendo Switch (digitally and physically) and PC (Windows, OS X and Debian-based Linux systems). It will be available for PS4 starting April 12 2022.

When was Cathedral released?

  • PlayStation 4: April 12, 2022.
  • Nintendo Switch: February 18, 2021.
  • Originally released for PC on Steam and GOG: October 31, 2019.

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What game engine does Cathedral use?

  • Cathedral's engine is written completely from scratch, both the rendering engine, physics engine and all tooling. The engine itself is written in C and C++ with scripting in Lua. Rendering is done through OpenGL, and most of our tools are written in either C++, Python or JavaScript. We love talking about our tech! Feel free to contact us if you want to know more!


ABOUT DECEMBERBORN INTERACTIVE

Decemberborn Interactive is an independent game developer, based in Helsingborg in souther Sweden. We love games - both to play and to develop them. Our goal is to create fun and immersive experiences through indie games.

Our first and current project is Cathedral - a NES inspired adventure game where exploration is the main focus. Cathedral is an experience truly built from the ground up, with a completely custom game engine, developed to be molded to the exact needs of the game.

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