Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles is a third-person fighting game developed by CyberConnect2. In Japan, the console versions were published by Aniplex, while Sega published the console versions worldwide, as well as the PC version.

The game released on October 15, 2021 via Steam after a two day early access granted for pre-purchasing the Digital Deluxe Edition.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Steam and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Core Add-on Bundle	Also included in the Digital Deluxe Edition.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\APK\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1490890/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\APK\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1490890/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Gameplay is pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.^[1]
4K Ultra HD		^[2]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Exclusive Fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with the Textures graphics setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Off, Low, Medium, High.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS		Options for 30 or 60 FPS cap. Cutscenes, ultimate moves and online battles are capped at 30 FPS regardless of this setting.
120+ FPS		See High frame rate
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

High frame rate

Online still doesn't work above 30fps

The tea splasher and gourd breaker mini-games have accelerated time with this workaround

Edit Engine.ini

Go to C:\Users\(Your Name)\AppData\Local\APK\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor
Open the file "Engine.ini".
Copy and paste this part of the text at the end of the text with a space:

[/script/engine.engine]
bUseFixedFrameRate=False
bSmoothFrameRate=True
MinDesiredFrameRate=@.000000
SmoothedFrameRateRange=(LowerBound=(Type=Inclusive,Value=30.000000),UpperBound=(Type=Exclusive,Value=@.000000))

4. Change "@" to your desired fps
5. Done

Input

Camera options

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Mouse, arrow or `Esc` keys cannot be rebound.
Mouse acceleration		No acceleration option.
Mouse sensitivity		As Camera Speed ranging from 1 to 5. Setting also affects controller input.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted separately.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		As Camera Speed ranging from 1 to 5. Setting also affects mouse input.
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted separately.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualSense also supported.
PlayStation button prompts		DualSense button prompts also supported.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Controller rebinding options
Keyboard Battle rebinding options
Keyboard Field rebinding options
Keyboard Menu rebinding options
Keyboard Minigames rebinding options

Audio

Sound settings

Display options

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, BGM, SE, Voice and Video Volume.
Surround sound		^[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Voice Language settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean				Only available in Korea.
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Versus
LAN play
Online play	2	Versus

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues unresolved

Game crashes randomly

The game may crash during startup or in random locations during gameplay.^[4]^[5]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Vorbis

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2400 AMD Phenom II X6 1100T	Intel Core i5-3470 AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7950 2 GB (Nvidia), 3 GB (AMD) of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760 AMD Radeon R9 280 2 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1490890/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1490890) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-10-16
Tested using a custom resolution of 2560x1080.
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-10-15
Tested with a custom resolution of 3840x2160.
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-10-16
Tested in 7.1 using SpecialK in conjunction with Razer Surround.
↑ Official Bug Reporting Thread - last accessed on 2021-10-19
↑ Game keeps crashing - last accessed on 2021-10-19

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1490890/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1490890) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1490890/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (1490890) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-10-16
Tested using a custom resolution of 2560x1080.

[3] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-10-15
Tested with a custom resolution of 3840x2160.

[4] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2021-10-16
Tested in 7.1 using SpecialK in conjunction with Razer Surround.

[5] Official Bug Reporting Thread - last accessed on 2021-10-19

[6] Game keeps crashing - last accessed on 2021-10-19

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Developers

	CyberConnect2
Publishers
	Sega
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	October 15, 2021
Reception
OpenCritic	72
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Fighting
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy