Not to be confused with The Beast Inside.
Key points
- Can be run under ScummVM.
- Setup is 16 bits and won't work on 64 bits OS.
General information
- Gabriel Knight Omnipedia - Wiki for the series
- Sierra Gamers - Game page on Ken Williams' official website
- The Sierra Help Pages - Extensive troubleshooting guide
- Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature on the series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Essential improvements
Patches
- The latest official patch for the retail release is 1.11 (GK2PAT). It can be downloaded from The Sierra Help Pages. The digital versions are already patched.
- The Sierra Help Pages DOSBox Installer for the retail release allows the whole game to be installed to the hard drive, and removes interlacing from in-game videos. The non-interlaced video patch is also integrated in the GOG.com re-release.
- The unofficial Subtitles Patch for the retail release adds English subtitles to the game.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Savegame descriptions are stored in
<path-to-game>\GK2SG.CAT
.
- ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Only Music/Effects volume can be adjusted. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file. |
General MIDI audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Retail only. |
German |
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Retail only; download for digital releases. |
Italian |
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Retail only. |
Polish |
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Fan translation, download. |
Portuguese |
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Brazilian Portuguese |
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Retail only - BraSoft. |
Russian |
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Unofficial translation, download and info. |
Spanish |
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Fan translation, download. |
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
DOS video modes |
SVGA |
640x480 |
Executable | PPC | 16-bit |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows | |
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Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using ScummVM. |
Mac OS (Classic) | | | |
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System requirements
DOS | Windows 3.x | Windows | Mac OS (Classic) |
DOS |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
5.0 |
6.22 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel i486 33 MHz
| Intel Pentium |
System memory (RAM) |
8 MB |
16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
15 MB |
40 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
SVGA | |
Other |
2x CD-ROM drive |
4x CD-ROM drive |
Windows 3.x |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
3.1 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel i486 33 MHz
| Intel Pentium |
System memory (RAM) |
8 MB |
16 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
15 MB |
40 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
SVGA | |
Other |
2x CD-ROM drive | |
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
95 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel i486 |
System memory (RAM) |
8 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
40 MB |
Video card (GPU) |
640x480 resolution, 256 colors |
Other |
2x CD-ROM drive |
Mac OS |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7.1 |
9.2.2 |
Processor (CPU) |
Motorola 68k | |
System memory (RAM) |
12 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
3 MB | |
Sound (audio device) |
Sound Manager 3.2 | |
Controller |
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Joystick |
Other |
2x CD-ROM drive | |
Notes
References