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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|call-of-cthulhu|65}} | {{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|call-of-cthulhu|65}} | ||
|taxonomy = | |taxonomy = | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization | One-time game purchase }} |
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }} |
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes | Singleplayer }} |
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing | Real-Time}} |
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives | First-Person }} |
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls | Direct Control}} |
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres | Action, Adventure }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports | }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles | }} | ||
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles | }} | ||
| − | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | }} | + | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes | Interwar, Horror, Lovecraftian }} |
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Call of Cthulhu }} | {{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series | Call of Cthulhu }} | ||
|steam appid = 399810 | |steam appid = 399810 | ||
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|wikipedia = Call of Cthulhu (video game) | |wikipedia = Call of Cthulhu (video game) | ||
|winehq = | |winehq = | ||
| + | |license = commercial | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''General information''' | '''General information''' | ||
{{mm}} [https://forums.focus-home.com/category/17/call-of-cthulhu Official forum] | {{mm}} [https://forums.focus-home.com/category/17/call-of-cthulhu Official forum] | ||
| − | {{mm}} [http://www.focus-home.com/games/call-of-cthulhu Call of Cthulhu] | + | {{mm}} [http://www.focus-home.com/games/call-of-cthulhu Call of Cthulhu] - At Focus Home Interactive. |
| − | {{mm}} [http://www.cyanide-studio.com/callofcthulhu Call of Cthulhu] | + | {{mm}} [http://www.cyanide-studio.com/callofcthulhu Call of Cthulhu] - At Cyanide Studio. |
{{GOG.com links|1522289470|call_of_cthulhu}} | {{GOG.com links|1522289470|call_of_cthulhu}} | ||
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/399810/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | {{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/399810/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions] | ||
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{{Availability| | {{Availability| | ||
{{Availability/row| Publisher | https://us-focushop.nexway.com/games/adventure/call-of-cthulhu-838696.html | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Publisher | https://us-focushop.nexway.com/games/adventure/call-of-cthulhu-838696.html | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | call-of-cthulhu | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GamersGate | call-of-cthulhu | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3719-1 | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3719-1 | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
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{{Availability/row| GMG | call-of-cthulhu-pc | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| GMG | call-of-cthulhu-pc | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
{{Availability/row| Humble | call-of-cthulhu | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Humble | call-of-cthulhu | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 399810 | Steam | | | Windows }} | {{Availability/row| Steam | 399810 | Steam | | | Windows }} | ||
| + | {{Availability/row| Discord | 503982482664849408 | Discord | | | Windows | unavailable }} | ||
| + | {{Availability/row| Origin | call-of-cthulhu/call-of-cthulhu | Origin | | | Windows | unavailable }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
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===[[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 | ||
| − | |discord | + | |discord = true |
| − | |discord notes | + | |discord notes = |
| − | |epic games | + | |epic games launcher = |
| − | |epic games | + | |epic games launcher notes = |
| − | |gog galaxy | + | |gog galaxy = true |
| − | |gog galaxy notes | + | |gog galaxy notes = |
| − | |origin | + | |origin = unknown |
| − | |origin notes | + | |origin notes = |
| − | |steam cloud | + | |steam cloud = true |
| − | |steam cloud notes | + | |steam cloud notes = |
| − | | | + | |ubisoft connect = |
| − | | | + | |ubisoft connect notes = |
| − | |xbox cloud | + | |xbox cloud = |
| − | |xbox cloud notes | + | |xbox cloud notes = |
}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Video | + | ==Video== |
{{Image|Call of Cthulhu graphics settings.png|In-game graphics settings.}} | {{Image|Call of Cthulhu graphics settings.png|In-game graphics settings.}} | ||
| − | {{Video | + | {{Video |
|wsgf link = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/call-cthulhu-2018-official-video-game/en | |wsgf link = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/call-cthulhu-2018-official-video-game/en | ||
|widescreen wsgf award = silver | |widescreen wsgf award = silver | ||
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|borderless windowed notes = Borderless windowed is the default fullscreen setting. See [[#Exclusive fullscreen|Exclusive fullscreen]]. | |borderless windowed notes = Borderless windowed is the default fullscreen setting. See [[#Exclusive fullscreen|Exclusive fullscreen]]. | ||
|anisotropic = hackable | |anisotropic = hackable | ||
| − | |anisotropic notes = Scales with texture quality preset | + | |anisotropic notes = Scales with texture quality preset. |
|antialiasing = true | |antialiasing = true | ||
|antialiasing notes = [[TAA]], '''Low''' to '''Epic''' settings. | |antialiasing notes = [[TAA]], '''Low''' to '''Epic''' settings. | ||
| + | |upscaling = unknown | ||
| + | |upscaling tech = | ||
| + | |upscaling notes = | ||
|vsync = true | |vsync = true | ||
|vsync notes = | |vsync notes = | ||
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|hdr = false | |hdr = false | ||
|hdr notes = | |hdr notes = | ||
| + | |ray tracing = unknown | ||
| + | |ray tracing notes = | ||
|color blind = false | |color blind = false | ||
|color blind notes = | |color blind notes = | ||
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r.FullScreenMode=0 | r.FullScreenMode=0 | ||
</pre> | </pre> | ||
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'''Notes''' | '''Notes''' | ||
{{ii}} The game will switch to exclusive fullscreen once the main menu has loaded. | {{ii}} The game will switch to exclusive fullscreen once the main menu has loaded. | ||
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===Film grain=== | ===Film grain=== | ||
| + | {{--}} Disabling film grain also affects color grading. | ||
{{Fixbox|description=Disable film grain|ref=<ref name="Waschbär" />|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Disable film grain|ref=<ref name="Waschbär" />|fix= | ||
# Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]]. | # Go to the [[#Game data|configuration file(s) location]]. | ||
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}} | }} | ||
| − | ==Input | + | ===Crashes with Intel hybrid cores (12th and above)=== |
| + | {{Fixbox|description=Crashes with Intel hybrid cores (12th and above)|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Coco-Ta|date=2023-07-05|comment=}}</ref>|fix= | ||
| + | Apparently its the game not being compatible with modern intel i7 and i9 family of processors. OpenSSL has to be disabled for this game only as game should be patched to use Unreal Engine >= 4.22. As this will porbably will not be performed, use this fix. | ||
| + | |||
| + | # Go to the base game folder (usually \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Call of Cthulhu\). | ||
| + | # Create new empty file <code>CallOfCthulhu.bat</code> (it can be created with Notepad). | ||
| + | # Copy the following: | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | set OPENSSL_ia32cap=:~0x20000000 | ||
| + | CallOfCthulhu.exe | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | # Go to Steam launch parameters and enter using quotes (") and changing ..\ to the game's folder as above | ||
| + | <pre> | ||
| + | "..\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Call of Cthulhu\CallOfCthulhu.bat" %command% | ||
| + | </pre> | ||
| + | # Note: Now, every time the game is launched a dos prompt should appear with the two lines being executed, and the game should then launch without crashing (and this way the env variable will be set only for the execution of this single game and not for the entire system). | ||
| + | # Note: This will work unless additional parameters need to be passed to the batch. If necessary, the batch will have to be modified accordingly to receive and use additional parameters. | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Input== | ||
{{Image|Call of Cthulhu control settings.png|In-game control settings.}} | {{Image|Call of Cthulhu control settings.png|In-game control settings.}} | ||
| − | {{Input | + | {{Input |
|key remap = true | |key remap = true | ||
|key remap notes = | |key remap notes = | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
| − | ==Audio | + | ==Audio== |
{{Image|Call of Cthulhu sound settings.png|In-game sound settings.}} | {{Image|Call of Cthulhu sound settings.png|In-game sound settings.}} | ||
{{Image|Call_of_Cthulhu_subtitles_example.png|Subtitle example.}} | {{Image|Call_of_Cthulhu_subtitles_example.png|Subtitle example.}} | ||
| − | + | {{Audio | |
| − | {{Audio | ||
|separate volume = true | |separate volume = true | ||
|separate volume notes = Music, voice and effects. | |separate volume notes = Music, voice and effects. | ||
|surround sound = true | |surround sound = true | ||
| − | |surround sound notes = 5.1 working, 7.1 unknown | + | |surround sound notes = 5.1 working, 7.1 unknown, cutscenes appear to be stereo |
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
|subtitles notes = Speaker names are displayed. | |subtitles notes = Speaker names are displayed. | ||
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|mute on focus lost notes = | |mute on focus lost notes = | ||
|eax support = | |eax support = | ||
| − | |eax support notes = | + | |eax support notes = |
| + | |royalty free audio = unknown | ||
| + | |royalty free audio notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|audio = false | |audio = false | ||
|subtitles = hackable | |subtitles = hackable | ||
| − | |notes = Fan translation | + | |notes = Fan translation, [https://discord.com/invite/zpVpQAe download]. |
|fan = true | |fan = true | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|language = Russian | |language = Russian | ||
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
| − | |audio = | + | |audio = hackable |
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
| − | |notes = | + | |notes = Fan voice-over by [https://cool-games.info/CallofCthulhu Cool-Games]. |
| − | |fan = | + | |fan = true |
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
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|play area room-scale = | |play area room-scale = | ||
|play area room-scale notes = | |play area room-scale notes = | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Issues fixed== | ||
| + | ===Cutscene Audio Too Quiet=== | ||
| + | {{Fixbox|description=Disable surround sound effects|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Shooterboss|date=2022-10-15|comment=}}</ref>|fix= | ||
| + | {{ii}} Cutscenes appear to output in stereo exclusively, even though in-engine gameplay works with 5.1 surround, resulting in immensely quiet cutscenes even when audio options are turned up. | ||
| + | {{ii}} Disabling any surround sound features is recommended. For example, switch the audio source in Windows from THX Spatial Audio to the generic speakers. | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|windows 32-bit exe = false | |windows 32-bit exe = false | ||
|windows 64-bit exe = true | |windows 64-bit exe = true | ||
| + | |windows arm app = unknown | ||
|windows exe notes = | |windows exe notes = | ||
| − | |macos 32-bit app | + | |macos intel 32-bit app = |
| − | |macos 64-bit app | + | |macos intel 64-bit app = |
| + | |macos arm app = unknown | ||
|macos app notes = | |macos app notes = | ||
|linux 32-bit executable= | |linux 32-bit executable= | ||
|linux 64-bit executable= | |linux 64-bit executable= | ||
| + | |linux arm app = unknown | ||
|linux executable notes = | |linux executable notes = | ||
}} | }} | ||
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|anticheat = | |anticheat = | ||
|anticheat notes = | |anticheat notes = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
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|recOS = 8, 10 | |recOS = 8, 10 | ||
| − | |recCPU = Intel Core i7-3820 | + | |recCPU = Intel Core i7-3820 3.6 GHz |
|recCPU2 = AMD FX-8370 4.0 GHz | |recCPU2 = AMD FX-8370 4.0 GHz | ||
|recRAM = | |recRAM = | ||
Latest revision as of 08:13, 19 February 2024
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| Developers | |
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| Cyanide Studio | |
| Publishers | |
| Focus Home Interactive | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 4[Note 1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | October 30, 2018 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 67 |
| OpenCritic | 67 |
| IGDB | 65 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | First-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Themes | Interwar, Horror, Lovecraftian |
| Series | Call of Cthulhu |
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General information
- Official forum
- Call of Cthulhu - At Focus Home Interactive.
- Call of Cthulhu - At Cyanide Studio.
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Discord (unavailable) | |
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| Origin (unavailable) | |
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Game data
In-game game settings.
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\CallOfCthulhu\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ %LOCALAPPDATA%\CallOfCthulhu\Saved\SaveGames\Configuration.sav |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/399810/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\CallOfCthulhu\Saved\SaveGames\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/399810/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Discord | ||
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Origin | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game graphics settings.
| Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Vert- by default. FOV can be increased to compensate. Moving the FOV slider 9 notches to the right from the default center position gives the closest to a true Hor+ image. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | Cut-scenes are pre-rendered at 1920x1088. | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | FOV slider introduced in the first update. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Borderless windowed is the default fullscreen setting. See Exclusive fullscreen. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Scales with texture quality preset. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA, Low to Epic settings. | ||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives. | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Exclusive fullscreen
| Enable exclusive fullscreen[1] |
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[SystemSettings] r.FullScreenMode=0 Notes
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Anisotropic filtering (AF)
| Adjust AF samples[1] |
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[SystemSettings] r.MaxAnisotropy=16 |
Chromatic aberration
| Disable chromatic aberration[1] |
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[SystemSettings] r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0 |
Film grain
- Disabling film grain also affects color grading.
| Disable film grain[1] |
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[SystemSettings] r.Tonemapper.Quality=0 |
Crashes with Intel hybrid cores (12th and above)
| Crashes with Intel hybrid cores (12th and above)[2] |
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|
Apparently its the game not being compatible with modern intel i7 and i9 family of processors. OpenSSL has to be disabled for this game only as game should be patched to use Unreal Engine >= 4.22. As this will porbably will not be performed, use this fix.
set OPENSSL_ia32cap=:~0x20000000 CallOfCthulhu.exe
"..\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Call of Cthulhu\CallOfCthulhu.bat" %command%
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Input
In-game control settings.
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | Negative mouse acceleration present. | |
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | X-axis can also be inverted. | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | X-axis can also be inverted. |
| Controller types |
|---|
| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| PlayStation button prompts | ||
| Light bar support | Static blue. | |
| Adaptive trigger support | ||
| DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
| Connection modes | , Wired |
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| Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | Can be disabled. | |
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
In-game remapping settings.
In-game controller layout overview.
Audio
In-game sound settings.
Subtitle example.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Music, voice and effects. | |
| Surround sound | 5.1 working, 7.1 unknown, cutscenes appear to be stereo | |
| Subtitles | Speaker names are displayed. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Arabic | Fan translation, download. | |||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Czech | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | Fan voice-over by Cool-Games. | |||
| Spanish |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native 3D | |||
| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Call of Cthulhu (DX11). | ||
Issues fixed
Cutscene Audio Too Quiet
| Disable surround sound effects[3] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 7 | 8, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-3450 3.1 GHz AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz |
Intel Core i7-3820 3.6 GHz AMD FX-8370 4.0 GHz |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 13 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM | Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 390 4 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit system is required.
Notes
- ↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.15[1]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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>/399810/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (399810) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Verified by User:Waschbär on 2019-11-02
- ↑ Verified by User:Coco-Ta on 2023-07-05
- ↑ Verified by User:Shooterboss on 2022-10-15