Cathedral

Cathedral is a single-player adventure about a nameless knight from another world who wakes in an unfamiliar place with no memory of how they arrived. The knight joins forces with a spirit called Soul and explores the world to uncover its secrets and find a way home.

The world

The hand-crafted, interconnected 2D world contains more than 600 rooms, with distinct areas, hidden rooms, secrets, puzzles, towns and dungeons. You can explore at your own pace rather than being led from place to place. A world map helps you find locations and items, and identify opportunities to backtrack.

Find the elemental orbs

To unravel the secrets of the knight’s past, you must find five elemental orbs. The demi-god Ardur placed them in ancient times, and each is protected by a fearsome guardian. You make your way through the guardians’ dungeons and face them in combat. Magical items found along the way open routes to new areas, towns and dungeons.

Exploration and combat

The world offers varied enemies and puzzles, along with challenging boss fights. Towns include shops, shopkeepers, fortune tellers and other NPCs. Exploration and backtracking are supported by the map system.

Retro-inspired presentation

Cathedral draws on the 8-bit and 16-bit eras, using the NES color palette and sound capabilities without following their restrictions in full. Its music is made in Famitracker, and the game has fine-tuned controls.