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Difference between revisions of "Tandem: A Tale of Shadows"

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==Video==
 
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Revision as of 21:29, 9 December 2023

Tandem: A Tale of Shadows
Tandem: A Tale of Shadows cover
Developers
Monochrome Paris
Publishers
Hatinh Interactive
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows October 21, 2021
Linux December 6, 2021[2]
Reception
Metacritic 73
OpenCritic 76
IGDB 75
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Top-down view, Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform, Puzzle
Themes Detective/mystery, Victorian
Tandem: A Tale of Shadows on HowLongToBeat
Tandem: A Tale of Shadows on IGDB
Tandem: A Tale of Shadows on MobyGames

Tandem: A Tale of Shadows is a singleplayer top-down view and side view platform and puzzle game.

General information

Official Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when a shortcut is made directly to the executable, with the -EpicPortal command appended to the Target URL.[3] If online, the game will ask to link with Epic Games via web browser, but this can be safely ignored.
Windows
GamersGate
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Windows
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Linux

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None[4]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Shadows\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Shadows\Saved\SaveGames\
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Video options
Video options

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Default fullscreen is borderless.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Level can be set in the configuration file.
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Can be enabled in the configuration file.
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.

Input

Keybord mapping
Keybord mapping

Audio

Audio options
Audio options

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and Effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Only in cutscenes.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics PhysX

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-7600K
System memory (RAM) 6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 6 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 670
2 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
The game also runs in Windows 7 SP1.[5]
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)


Notes

  1. Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.26.2.0[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-09-25
  2. Steam :: Tandem: a tale of shadows :: Tandem: A Tale of Shadow - Linux Version Released - last accessed on 2023-12-09
  3. Verified by User:Dribbleondo on 2023-10-26
    played for 10 minutes with no issues. All prompts to link EPic accounts can be dismissed if online.
  4. Steam - Tandem: a Tale of Shadows FAQ - last accessed on 2021-06-25
    "No, there will be no microtransactions."
  5. Verified by User:Quiet Bob on 2023-10-28
    Tested in Windows 7 Ultimate. The game displays an error message at launch, but it can be dismissed.