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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 5|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/games/251130/announcements/detail/756960206263596745 New update with controller support and a bunch of other things! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Chroma Squad]</ref><ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Vetle|date=2018-03-19}}</ref>|build=5.5.5f1}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 5|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/251130/announcements/detail/756960206263596745|title=New update with controller support and a bunch of other things! - Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Chroma Squad|date=May 2023}}</ref><ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Vetle|date=2018-03-19}}</ref>|build=5.5.5f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 30, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|April 30, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 30, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|April 30, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|April 30, 2015}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|April 30, 2015}}
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|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|chroma-squad|75}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1255/chroma-squad|76}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|chroma-squad|72}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase, DLC }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Isometric }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Tactical RPG }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Cartoon }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 251130
 
|steam appid  = 251130
|gogcom page  = chroma_squad
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|gogcom id    = 1430123043
 +
|official site= http://www.chromasquad.com/
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|hltb        = 26150
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 79576
 
|wikipedia    = Chroma Squad
 
|wikipedia    = Chroma Squad
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.chromasquad.com/ Official site]
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{{mm}} [https://discord.gg/beholdstudios Developer Discord server]
 
{{GOG.com links|1430123043|chroma_squad}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1430123043|chroma_squad}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/251130/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/251130/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Official | http://www.chromasquad.com/ | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Official | http://www.chromasquad.com/ | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | chroma_squad | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | chroma-squad | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 4166-1 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | chroma_squad | DRM-free | Does not contain the ''Episode Editor'' DLC. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GMG | chroma-squad-pc | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | chroma-squad | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | chroma-squad | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://beholdstudios.itch.io/chroma-squad | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 251130 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 251130 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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}}
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==Monetization==
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{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| Episode Editor | Free DLC; Steam only. | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\chromasquad_Data\savedGames\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|game}}\chromasquad_Data\savedGames\|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Behold Studios\Chroma Squad\savedGames\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
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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
|gog galaxy           = false
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|discord                  =
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|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
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|origin                   =  
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|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Chroma Squad - General.png|In-game settings.}}
 
{{Image|Chroma Squad - General.png|In-game settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
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|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed        = false
|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]].
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
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|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 
|xbox prompts              = unknown
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
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|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support        = false
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
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|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|button prompts            = DualShock
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|button prompts            = Xbox, DualShock
 
|button prompts notes      =  
 
|button prompts notes      =  
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
|light bar support        = false
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|light bar support notes   =  
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|steam hook input notes    =
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|steam input presets      = unknown
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|steam input presets notes =
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and audio.
 
|separate volume notes    = Music and audio.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|subtitles notes          = All speech is text.
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|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
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|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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  |audio    = n/a
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |audio    = n/a
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |audio    = n/a
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |audio    = n/a
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |audio    = n/a
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
}}
 
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |audio    = n/a
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
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|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = XP
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|minCPU  = 2.0 GHz
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minHD    = 250 MB
 
|minHD    = 250 MB
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|minDX    = 9.0c
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|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minHD    = 250 MB
 
|minHD    = 250 MB
|minGPU  =  
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|minVRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 128 MB
 
}}
 
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|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minRAM  = 512 MB
 
|minHD    = 250 MB
 
|minHD    = 250 MB
|minGPU  =  
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|minVRAM  = 128 MB
 
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 18:04, 6 April 2024

Chroma Squad
Chroma Squad cover
Developers
Behold Studios
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows April 30, 2015
macOS (OS X) April 30, 2015
Linux April 30, 2015
Reception
Metacritic 75
OpenCritic 76
IGDB 72
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives Isometric
Genres Tactical RPG
Art styles Cartoon
Chroma Squad on HowLongToBeat
Chroma Squad on IGDB
Chroma Squad on MobyGames
Chroma Squad on Wikipedia

Chroma Squad is a singleplayer isometric Tactical RPG game.

General information

Developer Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GamersGate
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Gamesplanet logo.svg
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Does not contain the Episode Editor DLC.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Episode Editor Free DLC; Steam only.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Behold Studios\Chroma Squad\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\chromasquad_Data\savedGames\[Note 2]
%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Behold Studios\Chroma Squad\savedGames\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game settings.
In-game settings.

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

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and audio.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech is text.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 250 MB
Video card (GPU) Direct3D/OpenGL compatible card (640x480 minimum resolution)
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.4
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 250 MB
Video card (GPU) Direct3D/OpenGL compatible card (640x480 minimum resolution)
128 MB of VRAM
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 10
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 250 MB
Video card (GPU) Direct3D/OpenGL compatible card (640x480 minimum resolution)
128 MB of VRAM


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.5.5f1[1][2]
  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