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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Curse The Eye of Isis cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Curse The Eye of Isis cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Asylum entertainment}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Asylum Entertainment}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Microids}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|DreamCatcher Interactive|United States}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Wanadoo Edition|Europe}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Noviy Disk|Russia}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Microids|Digital}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Anuman Interactive|Gamesload}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 24, 2003}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 24, 2003}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|curse-the-eye-of-isis|63}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|curse-the-eye-of-isis|rating}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Third-person }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Shooter, Puzzle, Survival horror }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Horror }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 302210
 
|steam appid  = 302210
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom page  =  
+
|gogcom id    = 1684624696
 +
|hltb        = 16225
 +
|lutris      = curse-the-eye-of-isis
 +
|mobygames    = 11393
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Curse: The Eye of Isis
 
|wikipedia    = Curse: The Eye of Isis
|winehq      =  
+
|winehq      = 12595
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 
 +
|release history  =
 +
 
 +
|current state    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/302210/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{GOG.com links|1684624696|curse_the_eye_of_isis}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/302210/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| retail | | unknown | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | curse_the_eye_of_isis | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 302210 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 302210 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| ZOOM | curse-the-eye-of-isis | DRM-free |  |  | Windows }}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Essential improvements==
 +
===Skip intro videos===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Move, delete or rename video files|fix=
 +
# Go to {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
 +
# Move, delete or rename {{file|asy.avi}}, {{file|dist.avi}} and {{file|wan.avi}}.
 
}}
 
}}
  
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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
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = false
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = true
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|origin                   =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = false
 +
|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
+
==Video==
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
|wsgf link                  = http://www.wsgf.org/dr/curse-eye-isis
+
|wsgf link                  = https://www.wsgf.org/dr/curse-eye-isis
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|widescreen wsgf award      = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|multimonitor wsgf award    = unsupported
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    = incomplete
|widescreen resolution      = false
+
|widescreen resolution      = hackable
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= Can be accomplished by modifying the game.ini file{{cn|January 2024}}
|multimonitor              = false
+
|multimonitor              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
+
|multimonitor notes        = Can be accomplished by modifying the game.ini file{{cn|January 2024}}
|ultrawidescreen            = false
+
|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
+
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Can be accomplished by modifying the game.ini file{{cn|January 2024}}
|4k ultra hd                = false
+
|4k ultra hd                = hackable
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
+
|4k ultra hd notes          = Can be accomplished by modifying the game.ini file{{cn|January 2024}}
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
+
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
 
|120 fps                    = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
+
{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
+
|key remap                = limited
|key remap notes          =  
+
|key remap notes          = Movement cannot be remapped.
|acceleration option      = unknown
+
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
+
|mouse menu                = false
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
+
|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
+
|invert mouse y-axis notes = Only the horizonal axis is used.
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = false
+
|controller support        = true
|controller support notes  =  
+
|controller support notes  = Change "Control Set-up" to Joystick.
|full controller          = unknown
+
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
+
|controller remap          = limited
|controller remap notes    =  
+
|controller remap notes    = Movement cannot be remapped.
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
+
|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
+
|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
+
|invert controller y-axis notes= Only the horizonal axis is used.
|xinput controllers        = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = false
|xbox prompts notes        =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        = Game displays keyboard & mouse prompts even when playing with a controller.
|impulse triggers          = unknown
+
|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
|dualshock 4              = unknown
+
|dualshock 4              = true
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
+
|dualshock 4 notes        = Recognized as a generic PC gamepad.
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
+
|dualshock prompts        = false
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = 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
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|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets      = unknown
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam input presets notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 
|steam controller prompts notes =  
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
+
==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
+
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Music and SFX
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = n/a
+
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
+
|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|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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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = true
|subtitles = n/a
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = French
 
|language  = French
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = n/a
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = German
 
|language  = German
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = n/a
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Italian
 
|language  = Italian
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = n/a
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Portuguese
 
|language  = Portuguese
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = n/a
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =  
+
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = true
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    = Retail only
 +
|fan       =  
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Spanish
 
|language  = Spanish
|interface = yes
+
|interface = true
|audio    = n/a
+
|audio    = false
|subtitles = n/a
+
|subtitles = true
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|fan      =  
 
|fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 +
}}
 +
 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
 +
===Unable to Execute error (Steam version)===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Rename or delete {{file|installscript.vdf}} from {{folder|{{p|game}}}}|fix=
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Vsync option not working on Windows 10===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use d3d8to9|fix=
 +
# Download [https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases d3d8to9].
 +
# Extract {{file|D3D8.DLL}} into {{folder|{{p|game}}}}.
 +
}}
 +
 +
===High frame rate issues===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=[[Glossary:Frame rate (FPS)#Frame rate capping|Limit the frame rate]] to 60 FPS|ref={{cn|date=September 2021}}|fix=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
+
|direct3d versions      = 8
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
+
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
+
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app =
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app =
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = XP
+
|minOS    = 98
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 600.0 MHz
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minRAM  = 128 MB
 
|minHD    = 700 MB
 
|minHD    = 700 MB
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce III
+
|minGPU  = Nvidia GeForce 3 series
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9000
+
|minGPU2  = ATI Radeon 9000 series
 +
|minVRAM  = 32 MB
 +
|minDX    = 8.0a
 +
|minother = 2x CD-ROM drive
  
|recOS    = Vista, 7, 8
+
|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  

Latest revision as of 13:20, 12 January 2024

Curse: The Eye of Isis
Curse: The Eye of Isis cover
Developers
Asylum Entertainment
Publishers
United States DreamCatcher Interactive
Europe Wanadoo Edition
Russia Noviy Disk
Digital Microids
Gamesload Anuman Interactive
Release dates
Windows October 24, 2003
Reception
Metacritic 63
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person, Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Shooter, Puzzle, Survival horror
Themes Horror
Curse: The Eye of Isis on HowLongToBeat
Curse: The Eye of Isis on IGDB
Curse: The Eye of Isis on MobyGames
Curse: The Eye of Isis on Wikipedia

Curse: The Eye of Isis is a singleplayer first-person and third-person shooter, puzzle and survival horror game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Windows
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
ZOOM Platform
DRM-free
Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Move, delete or rename video files
  1. Go to <path-to-game>.
  2. Move, delete or rename asy.avi, dist.avi and wan.avi.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\Game.cfg[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/302210/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/302210/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Can be accomplished by modifying the game.ini file[citation needed]
Multi-monitor
Can be accomplished by modifying the game.ini file[citation needed]
Ultra-widescreen
Can be accomplished by modifying the game.ini file[citation needed]
4K Ultra HD
Can be accomplished by modifying the game.ini file[citation needed]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS
120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Movement cannot be remapped.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Only the horizonal axis is used.
Controller
Controller support
Change "Control Set-up" to Joystick.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Movement cannot be remapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Only the horizonal axis is used.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Game displays keyboard & mouse prompts even when playing with a controller.
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Recognized as a generic PC gamepad.
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes
Generic/other controllers
Button prompts
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music and SFX
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Russian
Retail only
Spanish

Issues fixed

Unable to Execute error (Steam version)

Rename or delete installscript.vdf from <path-to-game>

Vsync option not working on Windows 10

Use d3d8to9
  1. Download d3d8to9.
  2. Extract D3D8.DLL into <path-to-game>.

High frame rate issues

Limit the frame rate to 60 FPS[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 8
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 98
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium III 600 MHz
System memory (RAM) 128 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 3 series
ATI Radeon 9000 series
32 MB of VRAM
DirectX 8.0a compatible
Other 2x CD-ROM drive


Notes

  1. 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).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

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