Cateau

Cateau

Released Oct 2018

The award-winning game Cateau is a visually, musically, and narratively beautiful experience. Enter the enchantingly atmospheric streets of Paris, getting to know truly distinct characters while every choice you make, whether big or small, carries weight and consequence in this little adventure.

96% positive · 437 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence

Where to get it

Free on Steam

Evaluation

Cateau is a free-to-play visual novel that launched on October 17, 2018. The game shipped as a complete, self-contained experience — a narrative adventure set in Paris with multiple endings, built around a single story with no post-launch content additions planned or announced. After launch, the developer issued one bug-fix patch on October 30, 2018 addressing several technical issues. Beyond that, developer communications shifted focus to a new, unrelated project called Allthamon's Amazing Adventure (announced January 22, 2019), which received a series of development updates throughout early-to-mid 2019. These posts were published on Cateau's Steam page but are entirely about the new game, not Cateau itself. The most recent developer communications for Cateau specifically are milestone and anniversary posts: a January 30, 2020 post celebrating 15,000 licenses issued, and an October 17, 2021 third-anniversary thank-you. Neither post announces any new content or updates to the game. The developer acknowledged in the January 2020 post that the studio had been on an unannounced hiatus while team members finished university studies. The last developer communication of any kind was October 17, 2021 — over four and a half years before today's date of June 26, 2026. There is no DLC, no announced future content, no season pass, and no roadmap. The store description and short description describe a complete, finished narrative experience. Cateau launched as a finished product and has received no substantive post-launch content additions. The game is complete as of its original release date.
Evidence
Developer announces a new, separate project (Allthamon's Amazing Adventure). Explicitly states the store launch 'doesn't mean anything for Cateau' and confirms the game remains free with no changes planned.
news post · Jan 22, 2019 source development ending
high
Store description presents a complete, self-contained visual novel with multiple endings — no mention of updates, DLC, or ongoing content.
description source content shipped
medium

Media

Details

Publisher
Lemon Curd Games
Achievements
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Platform
Windows
Controller
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Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player

About this game

Set in Paris, Cateau is a visual novel that takes the idea of friendship and investigates it through a particular lens – what it might take to actually be a friend in more than concept alone. As the protagonist, you come to understand that your friend and roommate Roselle is unwell. You take it upon yourself to try and rekindle that spark of life that seems to have gone out by engaging in one of her former interests, cats. While sauntering up and down the cozy streets of the City of Lights, whether it be to get to work, run errands, or simply enjoy the town, you will come to encounter three distinctly different cats. Their personalities being fundamentally unlike one another, it's up to you to enter unfamiliar waters, figuring them out as you attempt to bring your friend back. The multiple, varied endings give each choice, big or small, tangible consequence.
Last evaluated Jun 26, 2026
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