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|release dates= | |release dates= | ||
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 10, 2016}} | {{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 10, 2016}} | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 24, 2016|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/402040/announcements/detail/901091250586100938|title=Steam :: The Guest :: NEW PATCH + UPDATE: Room Service? I’d like to order a Mac version…|date=2023-08-24}}</ref>}} |
| + | |reception = | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-guest|68}} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|2387/the-guest|63}} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-guest|}} | ||
| + | |taxonomy = | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | First-person }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Direct control }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Adventure, puzzle }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | Realistic }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Contemporary }} | ||
| + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | }} | ||
|steam appid = 402040 | |steam appid = 402040 | ||
| − | |steam appid side | + | |steam appid side = 464580, 438590 |
|gogcom id = 1491580335 | |gogcom id = 1491580335 | ||
| + | |gogcom id side = | ||
| + | |official site= http://web.archive.org/web/20190417235800/https://505games.com/games/the-guest/ | ||
| + | |hltb = 27436 | ||
| + | |lutris = the-guest | ||
| + | |mobygames = 77496 | ||
|strategywiki = | |strategywiki = | ||
|wikipedia = | |wikipedia = | ||
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|license = commercial | |license = commercial | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{Introduction | ||
| + | |introduction = | ||
| + | |||
| + | |release history = | ||
| + | |||
| + | |current state = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Key points''' | ||
| + | {{--}} Hearing-impaired players may be unable to complete the game without external help.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/402040/discussions/0/1729828401703800384/|title=Steam Community Discussions|date=2018-07-08}}</ref> | ||
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
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{{GOG.com links|1491580335|the_guest}} | {{GOG.com links|1491580335|the_guest}} | ||
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/402040/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/402040/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | ||
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==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
| + | {{Availability/row| GamersGate | the-guest | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }} | ||
| + | {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3276-1 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }} | ||
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_guest | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_guest | DRM-free | | | Windows }} | ||
| + | {{Availability/row| GMG | the-guest | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }} | ||
{{Availability/row| Humble |the-guest | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }} | {{Availability/row| Humble |the-guest | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }} | ||
| − | |||
{{Availability/row| Steam | 402040 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 402040 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }} | ||
| + | {{Availability/row| Origin | the-guest/the-guest | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
| + | {{ii}} A demo is available from Steam: <code>steam://install/438590</code>. | ||
==Game data== | ==Game data== | ||
===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
{{Game data| | {{Game data| | ||
| − | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\Team Gotham\The Guest\|{{p|game}}\ | + | {{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\Team Gotham\The Guest\|{{p|game}}\TheGuest_Data\options_data.xml}} |
{{Game data/config|OS X|}} | {{Game data/config|OS X|}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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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 | ||
| − | |gog galaxy | + | |epic games launcher = |
| − | |gog galaxy notes | + | |epic games launcher notes = |
| − | |origin | + | |gog galaxy = false |
| − | |origin notes | + | |gog galaxy notes = |
| − | |steam cloud | + | |origin = true |
| − | |steam cloud notes | + | |origin notes = |
| − | | | + | |steam cloud = true |
| − | | | + | |steam cloud notes = |
| − | |xbox cloud | + | |ubisoft connect = |
| − | |xbox cloud notes | + | |ubisoft connect notes = |
| + | |xbox cloud = | ||
| + | |xbox cloud notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Video | + | ==Video== |
| − | {{Image|The Guest graphics | + | {{Image|The Guest graphics.png|Graphics settings}} |
| − | + | {{Video | |
| − | {{Video | ||
|wsgf link = | |wsgf link = | ||
|widescreen wsgf award = | |widescreen wsgf award = | ||
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|widescreen resolution = true | |widescreen resolution = true | ||
|widescreen resolution notes= | |widescreen resolution notes= | ||
| − | |multimonitor = | + | |multimonitor = hackable |
| − | |multimonitor notes = | + | |multimonitor notes = Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1361-the-guest-resolutions-unlocker/ this] patcher to unlock all resolutions. |
| − | |ultrawidescreen = | + | |ultrawidescreen = hackable |
| − | |ultrawidescreen notes = | + | |ultrawidescreen notes = Use [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/1361-the-guest-resolutions-unlocker/ this] patcher to unlock all resolutions. |
|4k ultra hd = true | |4k ultra hd = true | ||
|4k ultra hd notes = | |4k ultra hd notes = | ||
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|borderless windowed notes = | |borderless windowed notes = | ||
|anisotropic = true | |anisotropic = true | ||
| − | |anisotropic notes = | + | |anisotropic notes = Quality scales with the presets.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-08-14|comment=In the game files, AF goes from 1 to 2 depending on the preset.}}</ref> |
|antialiasing = true | |antialiasing = true | ||
| − | |antialiasing notes = | + | |antialiasing notes = Quality scales with each preset. No anti-aliasing at '''Low'''.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Rose|date=2019-08-14|comment=In the game files, AA goes from 0 to 8 depending on the preset.}}</ref> |
| + | |upscaling = false | ||
| + | |upscaling tech = | ||
| + | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = true | |vsync = true | ||
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
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|120 fps = true | |120 fps = true | ||
|120 fps notes = | |120 fps notes = | ||
| − | |hdr = | + | |hdr = false |
|hdr notes = | |hdr notes = | ||
| + | |ray tracing = false | ||
| + | |ray tracing notes = | ||
|color blind = unknown | |color blind = unknown | ||
|color blind notes = | |color blind notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Input | + | ==Input== |
| − | {{Input | + | {{Image|The Guest gameplay.png|Gameplay settings}} |
| + | {{Input | ||
|key remap = false | |key remap = false | ||
|key remap notes = | |key remap notes = | ||
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|xbox prompts = true | |xbox prompts = true | ||
|xbox prompts notes = | |xbox prompts notes = | ||
| − | |impulse triggers = | + | |impulse triggers = false |
|impulse triggers notes = | |impulse triggers notes = | ||
|dualshock 4 = unknown | |dualshock 4 = unknown | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Audio | + | ==Audio== |
| − | + | {{Image|The Guest sound.png|Sound settings}} | |
| − | {{Image|The Guest sound | + | {{Audio |
| − | {{Audio | + | |separate volume = true |
| − | |separate volume | + | |separate volume notes = Music, Effects |
| − | |separate volume notes | + | |surround sound = false |
| − | |surround sound | + | |surround sound notes = 2.0 Stereo |
| − | |surround sound notes | + | |subtitles = true |
| − | |subtitles | + | |subtitles notes = |
| − | |subtitles notes | + | |closed captions = false |
| − | |closed captions | + | |closed captions notes = |
| − | |closed captions notes | + | |mute on focus lost = false |
| − | |mute on focus lost | + | |mute on focus lost notes = |
| − | |mute on focus lost notes = | + | |eax support = |
| − | |eax support | + | |eax support notes = |
| − | |eax support notes = | + | |royalty free audio = unknown |
| + | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
| + | |red book cd audio = | ||
| + | |red book cd audio notes = | ||
| + | |general midi audio = | ||
| + | |general midi audio notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = English | |language = English | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = true |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = French | |language = French | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = German | |language = German | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Italian | |language = Italian | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Brazilian Portuguese | |language = Brazilian Portuguese | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Russian | |language = Russian | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Spanish | |language = Spanish | ||
| − | |interface = | + | |interface = true |
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = false |
| − | |subtitles = | + | |subtitles = true |
|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
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|tridef 3d gg3d award = | |tridef 3d gg3d award = | ||
|iz3d gg3d award = | |iz3d gg3d award = | ||
| − | |native 3d = | + | |native 3d = |
|native 3d notes = | |native 3d notes = | ||
| − | |nvidia 3d vision = | + | |nvidia 3d vision = |
|nvidia 3d vision notes = | |nvidia 3d vision notes = | ||
| − | |tridef 3d = | + | |tridef 3d = |
|tridef 3d notes = | |tridef 3d notes = | ||
| − | |iz3d = | + | |iz3d = |
|iz3d notes = | |iz3d notes = | ||
|vr only = | |vr only = | ||
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|directdraw versions = | |directdraw versions = | ||
|directdraw notes = | |directdraw notes = | ||
| − | |opengl versions = | + | |wing = |
| + | |wing notes = | ||
| + | |opengl versions = true | ||
|opengl notes = | |opengl notes = | ||
|glide versions = | |glide versions = | ||
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|dos modes = | |dos modes = | ||
|dos modes notes = | |dos modes notes = | ||
| − | | | + | |windows 32-bit exe = true |
| − | | | + | |windows 64-bit exe = false |
| − | |64-bit executable | + | |windows arm app = unknown |
| − | |64-bit executable notes= | + | |windows exe notes = |
| + | |mac os x powerpc app = | ||
| + | |macos intel 32-bit app = true | ||
| + | |macos intel 64-bit app = false | ||
| + | |macos arm app = | ||
| + | |macos app notes = | ||
| + | |linux powerpc app = | ||
| + | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
| + | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
| + | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
| + | |linux 68k app = unknown | ||
| + | |linux executable notes = | ||
| + | |mac os powerpc app = unknown | ||
| + | |mac os 68k app = unknown | ||
| + | |mac os executable notes= | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 22:08, 24 August 2023
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| Developers | |
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| Team Gotham | |
| Publishers | |
| 505 Games | |
| Engines | |
| Unity 4[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 10, 2016 |
| macOS (OS X) | March 24, 2016[2] |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 68 |
| OpenCritic | 63 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Adventure, Puzzle |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Contemporary |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
The Guest is a singleplayer first-person adventure and puzzle game.
Key points
- Hearing-impaired players may be unable to complete the game without external help.[3]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GamersGate | |
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| GOG.com | |
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| Humble Store | |
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| Steam | |
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| Origin (unavailable) | |
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- A demo is available from Steam:
steam://install/438590.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Team Gotham\The Guest\ <path-to-game>\TheGuest_Data\options_data.xml[Note 2] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/402040/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | <path-to-game>\TheGuestSteam_Test_Data\SavedDir\save_data.xml[Note 2] |
| macOS (OS X) | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/402040/pfx/[Note 3] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Origin | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics settings
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | Use this patcher to unlock all resolutions. | ||
| Ultra-widescreen | Use this patcher to unlock all resolutions. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page). |
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| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Quality scales with the presets.[4] | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Quality scales with each preset. No anti-aliasing at Low.[5] | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Input
Gameplay settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | No acceleration. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
|---|
| Generic/other controllers |
|---|
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Sound settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, Effects | |
| Surround sound | 2.0 Stereo | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
VR support
| Devices | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobii Eye Tracking | |||
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 9 | |
| OpenGL |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | |||
| macOS (OS X) | This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | XP | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 (Dual Core) 2.66 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1200 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 9600 GT ATI Radeon 4800 DirectX 9.0 compatible |
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| macOS (OS X) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | ||
| Operating system (OS) | ||
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 4.6.7f1[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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%\VirtualStoreon Windows Vista and later (more details). - ↑ 3.0 3.1 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>/402040/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (402040) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Vetle on 2018-05-13
- ↑ Steam :: The Guest :: NEW PATCH + UPDATE: Room Service? I’d like to order a Mac version… - last accessed on 2023-08-24
- ↑ Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on 2018-07-08
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-14
- In the game files, AF goes from 1 to 2 depending on the preset.
- ↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-14
- In the game files, AA goes from 0 to 8 depending on the preset.