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Back 4 Blood is a multiplayer first-person shooter game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available. Standard Edition included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.

All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Monetization

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	Planned for after the game launch.^[2]

Game data

General settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Back4Blood\Steam\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\WarnerBros.Interactive.e172091a-6630-4ff3-959f-830_ktmk1xygcecda\LocalCache\Local\Back4Blood\WinGDK\Saved\Config\WinGDK\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/924970/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Back4Blood\Steam\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\WarnerBros.Interactive.e172091a-6630-4ff3-959f-830_ktmk1xygcecda\SystemAppData\wgs\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/924970/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- scaling.^[3] See Ultra-widescreen for a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Adjustable with a slider from 60-120°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		No option in-game.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA, TAA, DLSS.^[4]
Vertical sync (Vsync)		If disabled, FPS cap can be enabled (ranges from 24 to 360 FPS).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Up to 5000nits, contrast and saturation sliders. HDR is currently broken in DX11 mode, worked fine in DX12.^[5]
Color blind mode		Protanopia, deuteranopia and tritanopia options available.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

This line must be added to the engine.ini file to make the game run Hor+ in resolutions that are wider than 16:9. This fix also does not correct the FOV on weapon viewmodels, and sometimes when loading certain campaign chapters the fix will be undone, requiring the game to be restarted in order to apply it again.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		As "Mouse Smoothing". Off by default.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Off by default.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Only 4 presets available: Default, Southpaw, Legacy, Legacy Southpaw.
Controller sensitivity		Sliders for both axis' sensitivity and their deadzones available.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Invertion of both Y- and X- axis is possible. Off by default.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[6]
Xbox button prompts		Uses Xbox Series controller prompts and layout graphics.
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		^[6]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		^[7]
Haptic feedback		^[8]
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		^[9]

Keyboard and mouse settings.
Controller settings.

Audio

Sound settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		"Master", "SFX", "Dialogue" and "Music" sliders.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions		"Conversations", "Ambient" and "Full Captions" options available.
Mute on focus lost		Toggle, next to "Sound Plays in Background."

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	8	Co-op, Versus ^[6]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	Vorbis, Ogg, Vivox	Vivox is used for cross-platform voice chat functionality.
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services, Steamworks	Epic Online Services are used to provide cross-play.
Anti-cheat	Easy Anti-Cheat	^[10]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-6600 3.3 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz	Intel Core i5-8400 2.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 1800X 3.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	40 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX 570 DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon RX 590
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Issues unresolved

Stutter every 15 seconds caused by large Steam friend list

Not connected to latency, present even offline.

Workaround: Temporarily block all (or most of) your Steam friends (they will remain in the blocked category to unblock later). The less friends you have - the less frames are lost every 15 seconds.^[11]^[12]

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>/924970/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (924970) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Back 4 Blood Announce FAQ - last accessed on 2020-12-19
↑ Turtle Rock Studios Discord - last accessed on 2021-08-04
"Microtransactions will be purely cosmetic and will come post-launch."
↑ No proper widescreen support. Seriously? - last accessed on 2021-08-06
↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-08-05
Tested with the open beta of the game on a GTX 760. In the game options, there are three possible AA methods, with the third not being selectable for me. The DLSS .dll can be found in <path-to-game>/\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\NVIDIA\NGX\Win64.
↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-08-06
In the beta, HDR looks extremely washed out, raised blacks and shadows, nothing reaches peak brightness. Contrast and saturation sliders did nothing. No engine.ini file is available to attempt a fix
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Frequently Asked Questions - last accessed on 2020-12-19
↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-08-05
Tested with the open beta and a Xbox One controller (model 1708, wired). Upon plugging the controller, game detects it and allows for inputs.
↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-08-13
Tested with the open beta and a Xbox One controller (model 1708, wired). Upon using weapons (for the purpose of testing, the starting shooting range was used), the whole controller vibrates.
↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-08-05
Tested with the open beta and a Xbox One controller (model 1708, wired). Game is playable with both keyboard and a controller at the same time.
↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-08-05
Tested with the open beta of the game. Upon starting the game, the Easy Anti-Cheat splash screen appears.
↑ Steam Community Discussion
↑ Bug Report on official site

[Proton_path_note-3] 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>/924970/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (924970) 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>/924970/.

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

[5] The app ID (924970) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Back 4 Blood Announce FAQ - last accessed on 2020-12-19

[2] Turtle Rock Studios Discord - last accessed on 2021-08-04
"Microtransactions will be purely cosmetic and will come post-launch."

[4] No proper widescreen support. Seriously? - last accessed on 2021-08-06

[5] Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-08-05
Tested with the open beta of the game on a GTX 760. In the game options, there are three possible AA methods, with the third not being selectable for me. The DLSS .dll can be found in <path-to-game>/\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty\NVIDIA\NGX\Win64.

[6] Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-08-06
In the beta, HDR looks extremely washed out, raised blacks and shadows, nothing reaches peak brightness. Contrast and saturation sliders did nothing. No engine.ini file is available to attempt a fix

[faq-7] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 Frequently Asked Questions - last accessed on 2020-12-19

[8] Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-08-05
Tested with the open beta and a Xbox One controller (model 1708, wired). Upon plugging the controller, game detects it and allows for inputs.

[9] Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-08-13
Tested with the open beta and a Xbox One controller (model 1708, wired). Upon using weapons (for the purpose of testing, the starting shooting range was used), the whole controller vibrates.

[10] Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-08-05
Tested with the open beta and a Xbox One controller (model 1708, wired). Game is playable with both keyboard and a controller at the same time.

[11] Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2021-08-05
Tested with the open beta of the game. Upon starting the game, the Easy Anti-Cheat splash screen appears.

[12] Steam Community Discussion

[KnownIssues-13] Bug Report on official site

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Developers

	Turtle Rock Studios
Publishers
	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^[1]
Release dates
Windows	October 12, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	78
OpenCritic	76
IGDB	79
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Modes	Multiplayer
Perspectives	First-person
Genres	Shooter
Themes	Zombies