Catalyst Black

Catalyst Black is a third-person battleground shooter where the player controls an avatar that is placed on a team composed of both A.I.-controlled teammates as well as other players. Depending on game mode, teams can range from 5 per team up to 15 on each side. The game is built around the idea of being able to drop-in and drop-out of a mode at any time without penalty.

Players can customize gameplay by unlocking and then swapping out different primary and secondary weapons, such as battle rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, and others. Additionally, players can equip different abilities and trinkets which give the player other advantages, such as increased movement speed or reduced reloading time of their weapon.

Catalyst Black received "generally favorable" reviews, according to review aggregator Metacritic. Reviewers gave high praise to the game's graphics, multiple modes, and loadout customization, but criticized its in-app purchases being pay-to-win. Pocket Gamer's Catherine Ng Dellosa wrote that the gameplay is "smooth, stunning, fast-paced, and most of all, extremely fun." Dellosa express that the only real flaw was more about the story apart from the basic primal descriptions.

Anthony Nash of Android Central felt indifferent about the game's in-app transactions, stating that while there aren't any direct pay-to-win mechanics within the shop, "it's not entirely hard to imagine the game's upgrade mechanics becoming abused by players who don't mind throwing money at it." iMore's Rebecca Spear counters this argument, claiming that "most importantly" she did not feel the need to buy anything to keep up with other players. GameSpot's Jason Faneli shared his experience, citing the unique loadout focus and freedom to design your playstyle from scratch, but wished to see more customization on the character end. Samsung awarded Catalyst Black the Galaxy Store's "Game of the Year".