Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
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Developers | |
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Starbreeze Studios | |
Publishers | |
505 Games | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 3 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 3, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 90 |
OpenCritic | 77 |
IGDB | 83 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Adventure, Puzzle |
Themes | Fantasy |
Key points
- Controller is listed as required (and is recommended) but game supports keyboards with a high key rollover.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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GamersGate | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | ||||
Origin | Can be played without Origin by directly starting the executable.[1] | |||
Steam | Does not require the Steam client to run.[2] |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\UnrealEngine3\P13\Config\ |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/225080/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons\ |
Microsoft Store | |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/225080/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | Enabled, but nothing is ever synced.[3][4] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Field of view (FOV) should be set to 150. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | Set Field of view (FOV) to 106.26.[5] | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | Toggle by pressing Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | 4x by default; for higher values see Anisotropic filtering (AF). | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | A form of post-processing AA, it can not be disabled.[citation needed] | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Set through launcher. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | See High frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
Modify config[6] |
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High frame rate
Change frame rate smoothing[citation needed] |
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Edit config file[citation needed] |
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Increase dynamic shadow resolution
Edit config file[7] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Set through game launcher. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Modify P13Input.ini |
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Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion | Can be edited manually in the game's config files.[8] |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M | [9] |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, sound effects. | |
Surround sound | Auto configures up to 7.0 output[10]. | |
Subtitles | Spoken language is fictional. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Portuguese | Fan translation, Download | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons. | |||
TriDef 3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.4 GHz Dual Core | |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon HD 2600 DirectX 9.0 compatible |
- Microsoft .NET 4 Framework and Visual C++ Redistributable 2010 are 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.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (225080) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-11-09
- ↑ https://steam.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_DRM-free_games
- ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on April 17, 2016
- ↑ Help with not Syncing :: Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons General Discussion - last accessed on April 17, 2016
- ↑ Brothers - A Tale Of Two Sons | WSGF
- ↑ Multi-monitor Support (Nvidia Surround / Ati Eyefinity / 21:9) - FOV change required. - Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ Verified by User:Antrad on November 2, 2021
- ↑ (SOLVED) Logitech Rumblepad 2 problem - Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ Coop? - Steam Community Discussions
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up