Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
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This page is for the original 2010 PC port. For the updated 2016 release, see Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (2016).
Developers | |
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Oddworld Inhabitants | |
Just Add Water | |
Publishers | |
Microsoft Studios | |
Engines | |
Gamebryo | |
Release dates | |
Windows | December 20, 2010 |
Reception | |
OpenCritic | 62 |
IGDB | 55 |
Key points
- Steam version owners will automatically download updated version, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD. Playing original version of the game requires opting to beta branch.
- Poor console port with many holdovers from the Xbox release
- Inverted controls for camera/mouselook. Playing with a controller is recommended. See Remapping.
- No proper analog support for controllers
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Amazon.com | ||||
Steam | ||||
ZOOM Platform | Also includes the 2016 version - Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD. |
Steam version
- To play this version of the game, it's necessary to opt in to
original
branch in game properties beta tab. Without this Steam will download new updated version, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use replacement OW_intro.bik |
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Apply the Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee intro skip. |
Game data
Configuration file location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\bin\launcher.cfg[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15740/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\saves\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/15740/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | Widescreen behavior is Vert-. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS |
- If the game is launched directly from
munch.exe
without the launcher, it will only run in fullscreen at 1024×768 resolution with AA disabled.
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | Mouse X-axis is always inverted. | |
Controller | ||
Controller support | XInput and DirectInput, designed for XInput. Analog movement is not properly supported. Menus are navigated with the right analog stick. | |
Full controller support | Launcher requires the mouse or keyboard. | |
Controller remapping | Camera is controlled with the D-pad by default. See Remapping. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Both axes are inverted when using the D-pad. See Remapping. |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | Original Xbox button prompts. | |
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Original Xbox button prompts only. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | XInput only. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Remapping
Enable right stick camera controls[1] |
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Notes
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music and sound; can be set to off, soft and full. | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | Translation from the XBox version, Download |
Issues fixed
Diagonal movement is slow or nonfunctional
Change default movement speed[1] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8 | |
Shader Model support | 1.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2.1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (15740) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.