Deathloop
Developers | |
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Arkane Studios | |
Publishers | |
Bethesda Softworks | |
Engines | |
Void Engine[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 14, 2021 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 88 |
OpenCritic | 88 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Shooter, Action, Adventure |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Supernatural |
Deathloop is a first-person action, adventure and shooter game developed by Arkane Lyon and published by Bethesda Softworks.
The game serves as a slight departure from Arkane's previous releases, the Dishonored series and Prey, by featuring a time-loop mechanic, where players restart upon death, alongside a time-of-day that changes when moving between levels and forgoing any consequences for not playing stealthily. It also features a multiplayer "invasion" mode, where a player-controlled enemy must hunt down the main protagonist.[2]
After being delayed from an initial late 2020 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and followed by subsequent further delays, Deathloop released on Bethesda.net and Steam on September 14, 2021.[3][4]
Reviews by critics praised most of the game's elements and performance on PC, with detractors suggesting that it borrowed too much from Dishonored and that some areas of the game felt lacking, such as periods of backtracking.[5][6] Other reviewers additionally pointed out that a key element in Arkane's previous games, a quick save button, is intentionally omitted from Deathloop.[7]
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | No disc included. Deluxe Edition also available. |
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Bethesda.net | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
GamersGate | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Deluxe Edition also available. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Deluxe Edition also available. |
- All versions require a Bethesda.net account and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
- The Royal Protector Machete and Transtar Trencher are PlayStation 5 exclusive.
Version differences
- Pre-orders include the Storm Rider skin for Colt and one Trinket.
- Deluxe Edition includes two character skins, two weapon skins, two Trinkets and a selection of the game's soundtrack.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Skip company logos and legal warnings[8] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Deathloop\base\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1252330/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Deathloop\base\savegame\<user-id>\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1252330/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Hor+ gameplay at 21:9 aspect ratio. User interface elements are locked to 16:9.[9] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Hor+ field of view from 65° to 110°. Vertical FOV is adjusted with a fixed ratio of 16:9. |
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Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Post-process anti-aliasing. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Uncapped frame-rate. Limiter can be set up to 120 FPS. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
Ray tracing (RT) | Supports ray traced shadows. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse 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 | Separate sliders for X-axis and Y-axis. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | DualSense is also natively supported, including adaptive triggers.[10] | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes | Wired DualSense tested |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Button assignments for a Xbox One Controller
Button assignments for a DualSense controller
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Master, Music, SFX and Speech. | |
Surround sound | Also supports 3D Audio for stereo headphones. | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Arabic | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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Local play | ||||
LAN play | ||||
Online play | 2 | Versus |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | ||
Self-hosting | ||
Direct IP |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 12 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Interface | Iggy Game UI | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10 (1909) | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-8400 AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Ryzen 7 2700X |
System memory (RAM) | 12 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 30 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 5700 |
- 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>/1252330/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1252330) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Eurogamer - Deathloop is not at all what I expected - last accessed on 2021-09-06
- ↑ VG247 - Deathloop interview - a strange blend of Dishonored, Persona, Dark Souls and… Cluedo? - last accessed on 2021-09-13
- ↑ Polygon - Deathloop delayed to next year, says Arkane - last accessed on 2021-09-13
- ↑ Video Games Chronicle - Bethesda’s PS5 exclusive Deathloop has been delayed - last accessed on 2021-09-13
- ↑ Eurogamer - Deathloop review - not Arkane's most surprising game, but possibly its best - last accessed on 2021-09-13
- ↑ Gamepressure - Deathloop Review - Is Time’s on Arcane’s Side? - last accessed on 2021-09-13
- ↑ PC Gamer - Deathloop Review - last accessed on 2021-09-13
- ↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13
- ↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13
- ↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13