DARQ
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Not to be confused with Dark.
Developers | |
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Unfold Games | |
Engines | |
Unity 5[Note 1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 15, 2019 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 70 |
OpenCritic | 73 |
Taxonomy | |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Scrolling, Side view |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action, Puzzle, Stealth |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Fantasy, Horror |
General information
- Official Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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The Tower | Free. | |
The Crypt | Free. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Unfold Games\DARQ\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/433550/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Unfold Games\DARQ\save.drq |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/433550/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | 16:10 resolutions are scaled Hor- compared to 16:9.[2] A 16:9 aspect ratio is highly recommended.[3] |
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Multi-monitor | See Ultra-widescreen for Hor+ scaling.[4] | ||
Ultra-widescreen | See Ultra-widescreen for Hor+ scaling.[5] | ||
4K Ultra HD | [6] | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | Toggle with Alt+↵ Enter. | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Used in place of exclusive fullscreen. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Anti-aliasing is affected by the GRAPHIC QUALITY setting.[7] | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | Graphics are monochrome. |
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.
Ultra-widescreen
- Gameplay relies on FOV. Ultra-wide aspect ratios will affect some puzzles and surprises.[8]
Modify save file resolution[9][10] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | 2 preset keyboard layouts are available, but controls can also be remapped. | |
Mouse acceleration | Mouse is not supported. | |
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 |
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XInput-compatible controllers | Steam Controller, Xbox One Controller, and Xbox 360 Controller (both wired and wireless) are supported.[11] | |
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | [12] | |
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers | ||
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Button prompts |
Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Stereo[13] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Danish | ||||
Dutch | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Greek | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Norwegian | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Swedish | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Ukrainian |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: DARQ. |
Issues unresolved
Electricity puzzle becomes stuck / does not reset
- Reducing the resolution or graphic quality may resolve the issue.[14]
Magnet puzzle becomes stuck
- May be due to running the game on a PC below minimum system requirements.[15]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Audio | FMOD |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-530 | Intel Core i7 |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 3 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4870 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unity engine build: 5.3.6f1[1]
- ↑ 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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/433550/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (433550) 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 2019-08-17
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-18
- Tested at 2560x1600 and 2560x1440 resolutions.
- ↑ 32:9 3840x1080 :: DARQ General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-17
- "16:9 aspect ratio is highly reccomended for DARQ."
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23
- Tested at 2560x480 custom resolution.
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23
- Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
- ↑ Set resolution to 3840x2160? :: DARQ Bug Reports / Suggestions - last accessed on 2019-08-17
- "I always played the game in 4K myself, it should work fine."
- ↑ Graphic Quality setting :: DARQ General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-18
- "Graphic settings affect a few more things than general Unity presets. Apart from texture resolution and lighting, it affects anti-alliasing, volumetric light / fog quality, reflections, bloom, shadow resolution, and a few other things."
- ↑ No ultrawide Support? :: DARQ General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-17
- "A lot of the gameplay relies on field of view and having ultrawide support would affect certain surprises / puzzles."
- ↑ GitHub - Nicnl/darq_ultrawide_resolution_editor - last accessed on 2019-08-23
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23
- ↑ DARQ: 1.1 Update - last accessed on 2019-08-26
- ↑ Steam :: DARQ :: 1.2 Update is here (required to play DLC) - last accessed on 2020-03-05
- "PS4 controller support - now the game supports Steam Controller, all X-Box controllers as well as PS4 Controller."
- ↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-18
- Tested with Special K.
- ↑ Bugs in train chapter :: DARQ Bug Reports / Suggestions - last accessed on 2019-08-18
- ↑ BUG? Stuck at Magnets :: DARQ Bug Reports / Suggestions - last accessed on 2019-08-18