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Clone Hero

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Clone Hero
Clone Hero cover
Developers
Clone Hero Team
Engines
Early Access (0.16.1-0.23.2.2) Unity 2018[Note 1]
Version 1.0 Unity 2021[Note 2]
Release dates
Windows November 29, 2022[2]
Linux November 29, 2022[2]
macOS (OS X) November 29, 2022[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Genres Music/rhythm
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Key points

Public Test Build releases are available for download on the Clone Hero Discord.
Includes custom song support and has an extensive song charting community.
Supports most Xbox 360 Guitar Hero/Guitar Hero Live guitar controllers natively.

Clone Hero is a singleplayer and multiplayer music/rhythm game.

General Information

Official Website
Official Clone Hero Wiki
Official Discord Server
Official Twitter
Official Facebook
Clone Hero Songs, Setlists, and Backgrounds/Highways Master List - Spreadsheet full of useful links for custom Clone Hero content.
Chorus Encore - Search engine to find custom songs.
C3 Universe - Custom song community full of charts.
Frets on Fire Fan Forum - Old fan forum for Frets on Fire with many charts that work with Clone Hero.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Clone Hero\settings.ini
Linux $HOME/.clonehero/settings.ini
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Clone Hero/settings.ini
Prior to version 1.0 of the game the settings.ini file was located elsewhere, refer to migration instructions for details.
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\srylain Inc_\Clone Hero
Linux $HOME/.config/unity3d/srylain Inc_/Clone Hero/
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.srylain.CloneHero

Video

General Settings
General Settings
Video Settings
Video 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 Settings
Audio Settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Lyrics can be shown if the song's chart file supports it.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op
LAN play
unknown Co-op
Online play
2 - 4 Co-op & Versus

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Dedicated
Server Browser and Standalone Server Added in 1.0 Update
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 14242 (default)
This game supports Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) for automatic port configuration.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11, 12 12 are experiential. direct11 can force (--force-d3d11) or 12 (--force-d3d12) Properties Game
OpenGL 3.2 You can force OpenGL (--force-opengl) in Properties Game
Vulkan 1.0 You can force Vulkan (--force-vulkan) in Properties Game
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Both 32-bit and 64-bit are available separately on the game's download page.
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input Rewired

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) None specified
System memory (RAM) None specified
Hard disk drive (HDD) 550 MB
Video card (GPU) None specified


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2018.4.13f1[1]
  2. Unity engine build: 2021.3.14f1[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Verified by User:PuyiHakim on 2023-07-04
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Clone Hero V1 is out! - last accessed on 2022-11-29