Abiotic Factor

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Abiotic Factor is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person action, FPS and survival game.

The game entered early access on May 2, 2024. The full version was released on July 22, 2025.

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Microsoft Store		Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Xbox Play Anywhere.
Steam

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	None

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Supporter's Pack
Early Access Pack	This DLC is only available to those who bought the game before the 1.0 release.
Temple of Stone

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename video files^[1]
Go to `<path-to-game>\AbioticFactor\Content\Movies`. Delete or rename `ABF_SplashScreens.bk2`.

Skip shaders precompiling every launch

Modify Engine.ini

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following:

[SystemSettings]
r.ShaderPipelineCache.Enabled=0

Close the file.
Right-click the file, and go to Properties.
Check the box titled "Read-only".
Click OK.
Revert this change when changing graphics settings or updating drivers.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AbioticFactor\Saved\Config\Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/427410/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AbioticFactor\Saved\SaveGames
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/427410/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Approx. 472 MB available.
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		FOV uses Hor+ scaling. UI scales correctly. Viewmodel (Hands/items/weapons) are stretched.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Adjustable from 60° to 115°
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, TAA, MSAA, TSR
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Can be set to Off (uncapped), 30, 60, 120, or 144
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)		Ray traced reflections, shadows, and global illumination accomplished using Lumen. Can be disabled by lowering the Global Illumination setting.^[2]
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse smoothing can be toggled on/off.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		SFX, Footsteps, Ambient, Music, Player Dialog, NPC Dialog, VOIP, Volume While Minimized
Surround sound		5.0^[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Can be set by changing Volume While Minimized to 0%.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Polish				AI Translation [1]
Russian

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play	6	Co-op Maximum of 24 players on dedicated servers.^[4]
Online play	6	Co-op Maximum of 24 players on dedicated servers.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	^[5]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video 2

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10	11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 9th Gen	Intel Core i5 11th Gen
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 AMD Radeon RX 5600 XT DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT DirectX 12 compatible

A 64-bit operating system is 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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/427410/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (427410) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Litbeep on 2024-05-03
↑ (FULL GAME TALK) Ray Traced Lighting? - last accessed on 2024-05-03
↑ Verified by User:DiaBomb on 2024-06-07
Tested using a 5.1 setup and an audio channel monitor. The game did not use the sub woofer channel
↑ Technical ‐ Launch Parameters - last accessed on 2024-05-03
↑ Direct3D 12 files are present in the binaries folder.

[Proton_path_note-2] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/427410/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (427410) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/427410/.

[4] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[5] The app ID (427410) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[7] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Litbeep on 2024-05-03

[3] (FULL GAME TALK) Ray Traced Lighting? - last accessed on 2024-05-03

[4] Verified by User:DiaBomb on 2024-06-07
Tested using a 5.1 setup and an audio channel monitor. The game did not use the sub woofer channel

[5] Technical ‐ Launch Parameters - last accessed on 2024-05-03

[6] Direct3D 12 files are present in the binaries folder.

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Developers

	Deep Field Games
Publishers
	Playstack
Engines
	Unreal Engine 5
Release dates
Windows	July 22, 2025
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, FPS, Survival
Themes	Contemporary, Sci-fi