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Difference between revisions of "DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition"

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{{disambig|the updated re-release|the original game|[[DX-Ball 2]]}}
 
{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = DX-Ball 2 20th Anniversary Edition cover.jpg
 
|cover        = DX-Ball 2 20th Anniversary Edition cover.jpg
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 21, 2018}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 21, 2018}}
 +
|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic||}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic||}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB||}}
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|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | DLC }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer, Multiplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view, Flip screen }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Paddle }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Abstract }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | DX-Ball }}
 
|steam appid  = 922400
 
|steam appid  = 922400
|steam appid side =  
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|steam appid side = 1001780,1001783,1001784
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|gogcom id side =
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|official site= https://longbowgames.com/dxball2/
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|hltb        = 62715
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|igdb        = dx-ball-2-20th-anniversary-edition
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|mobygames    = dx-ball-2-20th-anniversary-edition
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
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|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|DX-Ball}}
 
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-DX-BALL-2-20TH-ANNIVERSARY-EDITION | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | dx-ball-2-20th-anniversary-edition | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 922400 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 922400 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
 
{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
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===Monetization===
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{{Monetization
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|ad-supported        =
 +
|dlc                = Additional level packs.
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|expansion pack      =
 +
|freeware            =
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|free-to-play        =
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|sponsored          =
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|subscription        =
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}}
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{{DLC|
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{{DLC/row| Season Pass | Includes all content from '''Board Pack 2''' and '''Classic Pack'''. | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Board Pack 2 | | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Classic Pack | | Windows }}
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}}
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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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               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = true
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|DX-Ball 2 20th Anniversary Edition video.png|Video settings.}}
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = limited
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 1280x720 {{term|static aspect}} {{term|nearest-neighbor}} upscaled to desktop resolution.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Pillarboxed}} 16:9.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = limited
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = 1280x720 upscaled.
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Non-resizeable 1280x720 window.
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed        = unknown
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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|ray tracing                = unknown
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|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = System mouse settings.
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|DX-Ball 2 20th Anniversary Edition audio.png|Audio settings.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume          = true
|surround sound          = unknown
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|separate volume notes    = Master, Music, Effects
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = No speech.
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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==Network==
 
==Network==
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{{Image|DX-Ball 2 20th Anniversary Edition gameplay.png|Gameplay and multiplayer settings.}}
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
{{Network/Multiplayer
 
|local play          = true
 
|local play          = true
|local play players  =  
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|local play players  = 4
|local play modes    =  
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|local play modes    = Hot-seat
 
|local play notes    =  
 
|local play notes    =  
|lan play            = unknown
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|lan play            =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play players    =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play modes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
 
|lan play notes      =  
|online play          = unknown
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|online play          =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play players  =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play modes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
 
|online play notes    =  
|asynchronous        =  
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|asynchronous        = true
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
|asynchronous notes  =  
 
}}{{Network/Connections
 
}}{{Network/Connections
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|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
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|wing                  =
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|wing notes            =
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl versions        =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       =  
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|mac os x powerpc app  =
|macos 64-bit app       =  
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|macos intel 32-bit app =  
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|macos intel 64-bit app =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
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|macos arm app          =
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|linux powerpc app      =
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}

Latest revision as of 18:45, 29 October 2022

This page is for the updated re-release. For the original game, see DX-Ball 2.

DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition
DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition cover
Developers
Longbow Games
Release dates
Windows November 21, 2018
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view, Flip screen
Controls Direct control
Genres Paddle
Art styles Abstract
Series DX-Ball
DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition on HowLongToBeat
DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition on IGDB
DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition on MobyGames
DX-Ball
DX-Ball 1996
DX-Ball 2 1998
Rival Ball 2001
Super DX-Ball 2004
Rival Ball Tournament 2005
DX-Ball 2: 20th Anniversary Edition 2018

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
Icon overlay.png
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC Additional level packs.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Season Pass Includes all content from Board Pack 2 and Classic Pack.
Windows
Board Pack 2
Windows
Classic Pack
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Longbow Digital Arts\DX-Ball 2 - 20th Anniversary Edition
<path-to-game>\config.cfg[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/922400/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\DX-Ball 2 - 20th Anniversary Edition\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/922400/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
System mouse settings.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Gameplay and multiplayer settings.
Gameplay and multiplayer settings.

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Hot seat
Asynchronous multiplayer

Other information

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 MB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD Graphics 3000
DirectX 9.0c compatible


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:

References