Another World

Another World

Developers
	Eric Chahi
Windows 3.x	1C: Maddox Games
Windows	DotEmu
Windows	Magic Productions
Windows	Mana Games
Linux	Ryan C. Gordon
Publishers
EU	Delphine Software International
EU	U.S. Gold
US	Interplay Entertainment
Mac OS (Classic)	MacPlay
15th Anniversary (EU)	ElektroGames
15th Anniversary (Poland)	IQ Publishing
15th Anniversary (Russia)	Akella
20th Anniversary (Windows)	The Digital Lounge
20th Anniversary (Windows)	Focus Home Interactive
20th Anniversary (macOS)	BulkyPix
Release dates
DOS	November 1991
Mac OS (Classic)	December 1991
Windows 3.x	1994
Windows	April 14, 2006
macOS (OS X)	February 20, 2013
Linux	September 15, 2014

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.

Key points

The original version was released as Out of This World in North America.

This page reflects the currently sold 20th Anniversary Edition, and notes where there are differences to other versions.

General information

Eric Chahi's Another World - Official website

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Hardcore Gaming 101 - Comprehensive feature

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Original European releases used a code wheel for copy protection. US releases were DRM-free.
GOG.com		15th Anniversary Edition is included as a bonus.
Humble Store		Amiga ROMs are included as a bonus.
Mac App Store
Steam		Amiga ROMs are included as a bonus.

A demo of the Collector's Edition is available on the official website.

Version differences

Another World / Out of This World was initially released in November 1991 for the Commodore Amiga and the Atari ST 16-bit home computers. The game was ported to DOS and the Classic Mac OS not long after. These ports feature expanded new areas and higher difficulty. The DOS version runs in 320x200 resolution in 16-color mode. The Mac OS version runs in 640x200 in 16 colors.

The game was ported to Windows 3.1 in 1994 by 1C: Maddox Games. This release is essentially the same as the DOS port.

The game was ported to Windows XP in 2006 through joint efforts of Eric Chahi, DotEmu, Mana Games and Magic Productions. This version is referred to as Another World: Collector's Edition. It features enhanced higher resolution graphics in 256 colors and higher quality sound. It is possible to switch between the original and remastered modes. In addition, the difficulty has been scaled down, with twice as many checkpoints.

Another World: 15th Anniversary Edition, released in 2007, is essentially the same as the Collector's Edition. The only difference is the included bonus material: an audio CD with the game's soundtrack, two developer diaries, a "Making of" video and also a postcard signed by Eric Chahi (in select countries).

Another World: 20th Anniversary Edition, released in 2013, has only cosmetic improvements over the previous two editions. The visuals and the audio have been slightly tweaked. The difficulty mode can now be adjusted on the fly by selecting one of three levels. It includes the same extras as the 15th Anniversary Edition.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
DOS
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Another World\AnotherWorldUserDef.xml
Windows	<path-to-game>\AnotherWorld.ini
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)	~/Documents/Another World/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/DotEMU/Another World/

AnotherWorldUserDef.xml is used by the 20th Anniversary and AnotherWorld.ini by the 15th Anniversary Edition.

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\progression.dat
Mac OS (Classic)
macOS (OS X)	<path-to-game>/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/DotEMU/Another World/

The DOS version uses a password system to access a specific level. Press C to input the code.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general options (20th Anniversary Edition)

In-game general options (15th Anniversary Edition)

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish
Russian				Fan translation for 20th Anniversary Edition, available here.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	8	15th Anniversary Edition
OpenGL	2.0	20th Anniversary Edition
DOS video modes	VGA

Executable	PPC	16-bit	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows					Windows 3.x version might be playable on a 64-bit OS using winevdm.
macOS (OS X)				This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux
Mac OS (Classic)

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Ex

System requirements

DOS

Windows 3.x

Windows

Mac OS (Classic)

macOS (OS X)

Linux

DOS
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	2.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel 8088	286 10 MHz
System memory (RAM)	512 KB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	EGA

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	98
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 200 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 6 compatible

Mac OS
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	6.0.7
Processor (CPU)	Apple IIGS Macintosh II
System memory (RAM)	2 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium 4 1.5 GHz AMD Athlon XP 1500+	Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon XP 3000+
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	250 MB	300 MB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 6200 ATI Radeon Xpress 1200 Series	Nvidia GeForce 7300GT ATI Radeon X1800 Series

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.10
Processor (CPU)	1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 2.0 compatible