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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Autumn Moon}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Autumn Moon}}
{{Infobox game/row/osxporter|Virtual Programming}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Jordan Freeman Group}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Virtual Programming|OS X}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Focus Home Interactive|Retail (UK)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Crimson Cow|Retail (Rest of Europe)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Strategy First|Digital (2014-2022)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Autumn Moon|Digital (2022-present)}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Jordan Freeman Group|Digital (2022-present)}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Panda3D}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 2, 2008}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 2, 2008}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|January 29, 2009}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|February 2, 2009}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|a-vampyre-story|75}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|a-vampyre-story|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy, Comedy }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 313870
 
|steam appid  = 313870
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    = 1481793614
 +
|hltb        = 142
 +
|igdb        = a-vampyre-story
 +
|mobygames    = 37758
 
|strategywiki = A Vampyre Story
 
|strategywiki = A Vampyre Story
|wikipedia    = A_Vampyre_Story
+
|wikipedia    = A Vampyre Story
|winehq      =  
+
|winehq      = 8676
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  = The Zoom Platform release from April 2, 2022<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.zoom-platform.com/news/new-titles-2022-04-02|title=Zoom Platform - New Titles - 2022-04-02|date=2023-08-13}}</ref> brought a series of stability fixes for the game. These fixes were brought to the Steam version on July 30, 2023.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/313870/view/3675551506158427099|title=A Vampyre Story - Bug fixes, more localizations, trading cards, and more! - Steam News|date=2023-08-13}}</ref>
 +
 
 +
|current state    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/313870/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{GOG.com links|1481793614|a_vampyre_story}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/313870/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Disc | {{DRM|SecuROM|7}} | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 313870 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 313870 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Zoom Platform | a-vampyre-story | DRM-free | Super Digital Deluxe Edition. | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | a-vampyre-story | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Games for Windows Marketplace | GFWL | GFWL | <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110119114739/http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/A-Vampyre-Story/|title=A Vampyre Story - Games for Windows|date=19 August 2022}}</ref> | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | a_vampyre_story | DRM-free | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
+
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\game\assets\scripts}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = false
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|origin                   =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
+
|widescreen resolution      = false
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= Hardcoded to 4:3.
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov                        = unknown
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = hackable
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Use [https://www.gog.com/forum/a_vampyre_story/higher_resolution_patch_patch_fur_hohere_auflosung unofficial borderless widescreen patch]
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing              = unknown
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 +
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
+
|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Sound effects, voices, music
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = n/a
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
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|interface = true
|audio    = yes
+
|audio    = true
|subtitles = no
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|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Czech
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
 +
|fan       =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = French
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes     = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = German
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Italian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
 +
|fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
+
|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
+
|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = true
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 +
|macos arm app          =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = FMOD EX
 +
|audio notes      =
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        = Bink Video
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=  
 
}}
 
}}
  

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A Vampyre Story
A Vampyre Story cover
Developers
Autumn Moon
Jordan Freeman Group
macOS (OS X) Virtual Programming
Publishers
Retail (UK) Focus Home Interactive
Retail (Rest of Europe) Crimson Cow
Digital (2014-2022) Strategy First
Digital (2022-present) Autumn Moon
Digital (2022-present) Jordan Freeman Group
Engines
Panda3D
Release dates
Windows December 2, 2008
macOS (OS X) February 2, 2009
Reception
Metacritic 75
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Fantasy, Comedy
A Vampyre Story on HowLongToBeat
A Vampyre Story on IGDB
A Vampyre Story guide on StrategyWiki
A Vampyre Story on MobyGames
A Vampyre Story on Wikipedia

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

A Vampyre Story is a singleplayer third-person adventure game.

The Zoom Platform release from April 2, 2022[1] brought a series of stability fixes for the game. These fixes were brought to the Steam version on July 30, 2023.[2]

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
SecuROM 7 DRM
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Super Digital Deluxe Edition.
Windows
GamersGate (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Games for Windows Marketplace (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
[3]
Windows
GOG.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/313870/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\game\assets\scripts[Note 2]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/313870/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sound effects, voices, music
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
French
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
German
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
Italian
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
Polish
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
Russian
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.
Spanish
Retail, Zoom Platform and Steam only.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9.0c
ExecutablePPC 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD Ex
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce FX Generation
ATI Radeon 9500
256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0 compatible


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
  2. 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).

References