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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 11, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|May 11, 2014}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|kero-blaster|82}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|3122/kero-blaster|74}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|kero-blaster|76}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Kero Blaster }}
 
|steam appid  = 292500
 
|steam appid  = 292500
 
|steam appid side  = 407070
 
|steam appid side  = 407070
|gogcom id    =  
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|gogcom id    = 1715119787
|strategywiki =  
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|official site= https://playism.com/product/kero-blaster
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|hltb        = 18569
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|strategywiki = Kero Blaster
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|mobygames    = kero-blaster
 
|wikipedia    = Kero Blaster
 
|wikipedia    = Kero Blaster
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Kero Blaster}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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{{GOG.com links|1715119787|kero_blaster}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/292500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/292500/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://playism.com/product/kero-blaster | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | kero_blaster | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Humble | kero-blaster| DRM-free | | Steam | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | kero-blaster| Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 292500 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 292500 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://playism.com/product/kero-blaster | DRM-free |  | Steam |  Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
{{DLC/row| Kero Rhythm |  | Windows }}
 
 
}}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|steam cloud               = true
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|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
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|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Kero Blaster - video.png|Screen settings}}
 
{{Image|Kero Blaster - video.png|Screen settings}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = true
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|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes= 3:2 aspect ratio only. Game is rendered at 480x320, which is then upscaled using [[Wikipedia:Image scaling#Scaling methods|nearest neighbor]] with exact pixel multiplier. Gray borders are added if with nearest multiplier value.
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|widescreen resolution notes= 3:2 aspect ratio only. Game is rendered at 480x320, which is then upscaled using {{term|nearest-neighbor}} with exact pixel multiplier. Gray borders are added if with nearest multiplier value.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
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|60 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. Game speed is tied to frame rate.
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              = Game speed is designed only for 60 FPS. [[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Cap the frame rate at 60 FPS]].
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|hdr                        = unknown
 
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
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==Audio settings==
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{{Audio
 
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|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
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|mute on focus lost notes = See [[#Mute on focus lost|Mute on focus lost]].
 
|mute on focus lost notes = See [[#Mute on focus lost|Mute on focus lost]].
 
|eax support              =  
 
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}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
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|language  = Simplified Chinese
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Russian
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|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
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}}
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Simplified Chinese
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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
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# Enable "Mute Game" under "Background Behavior".
 
# Enable "Mute Game" under "Background Behavior".
 
}}
 
}}
 
==Issues fixed==
 
===Game runs too fast===
 
{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Cap the frame rate at 60 FPS]]|ref={{cn|date=August 2017}}}}
 
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows exe notes      =  
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:43, 9 August 2023

Kero Blaster
Kero Blaster cover
Developers
Studio Pixel
Publishers
AGM PLAYISM
Release dates
Windows May 11, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 82
OpenCritic 74
IGDB 76
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series Kero Blaster
Kero Blaster on HowLongToBeat
Kero Blaster on IGDB
Kero Blaster guide on StrategyWiki
Kero Blaster on MobyGames
Kero Blaster on Wikipedia
Kero Blaster
Pink Hour 2014
Kero Blaster 2014
Pink Heaven 2015

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Publisher website (unavailable)
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\rsc_k\profile\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292500/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\rsc_k\profile\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/292500/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Screen settings
Screen settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
3:2 aspect ratio only. Game is rendered at 480x320, which is then upscaled using nearest-neighbor with exact pixel multiplier. Gray borders are added if with nearest multiplier value.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Three size options to choose from.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. Game speed is tied to frame rate.
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
See Mute on focus lost.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Mute on focus lost

Set mute in background[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
  2. Start the game and press Ctrl+ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
  3. Expand "Window Management" and "Input/Output Behavior".
  4. Enable "Mute Game" under "Background Behavior".

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 MB
Video card (GPU) 800x600
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References