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Deathloop

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Deathloop
Deathloop cover
Developers
Arkane Studios
Publishers
Bethesda Softworks
Engines
Void Engine[1]
Release dates
Windows September 14, 2021
Reception
Metacritic 88
OpenCritic 88
IGDB 93
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Immersive sim, Shooter, Action
Art styles Stylized
Themes Supernatural
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Deathloop on Wikipedia

Deathloop is a first-person action, adventure and shooter game developed by Arkane Lyon and published by Bethesda Softworks.

The game serves as a slight departure from Arkane's previous releases, the Dishonored series and Prey, by featuring a time-loop mechanic, where players restart upon death, alongside a time-of-day that changes when moving between levels and forgoing any consequences for not playing stealthily. It also features a multiplayer "invasion" mode, where a player-controlled enemy must hunt down the main protagonist.[2]

After being delayed from an initial late 2020 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and followed by subsequent further delays, Deathloop released on Bethesda.net and Steam on September 14, 2021.[3][4]

Reviews by critics praised most of the game's elements, with detractors suggesting that it borrowed too much from Dishonored and that some areas of the game felt lacking, such as periods of backtracking.[5][6] Other reviewers additionally pointed out that a key element in Arkane's previous games, a quick save button, is intentionally omitted from Deathloop.[7] After the game released, it was additionally noted by user reviews and media outlets that the game can suffer from performance and stuttering issues on some systems.[8]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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No disc included.
Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Bethesda.net
Bethesda.net Launcher
Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
GamersGate
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Gamesplanet logo.svg
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Green Man Gaming
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Humble Store
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
Steam
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Deluxe Edition also available.
Windows
All versions require a Bethesda.net account and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
The Royal Protector Machete and Transtar Trencher are PlayStation 5 exclusive.

Version differences

Pre-orders include the Storm Rider skin for Colt and one Trinket.
Deluxe Edition includes two character skins, two weapon skins, two Trinkets and a selection of the game's soundtrack.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip company logos and legal warnings[9]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\base\video\.
  2. Rename, move or delete arkane.bk2, bethesda.bk2, legal.bk2 and warning.bk2.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Deathloop\base\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1252330/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Deathloop\base\savegame\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1252330/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings
Video settings
Advanced video settings
Advanced video settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ gameplay at 21:9 aspect ratio. User interface elements are locked to 16:9.[10]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Hor+ field of view from 65° to 110°.
Vertical FOV is adjusted with a fixed ratio of 16:9.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Post-process anti-aliasing.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Up to 120 FPS with Vsync disabled, or higher if Vsync is enabled on a display with a refresh rate higher than 120 Hz.[11]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Requires HDR to be enabled in Windows.
Ray tracing (RT)
Supports ray traced shadows and ray traced ambient occlusion.

Input

Keyboard and mouse control settings
Keyboard and mouse control settings
Key bindings
Key bindings

Audio

Volume settings
Volume settings
Audio output settings
Audio output settings
Language and subtitle settings
Language and subtitle settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, SFX and Speech.
Surround sound
Also supports 3D Audio for stereo headphones.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
2 Versus

Connection types

Issues unresolved

Stuttering when moving the camera

Limit the frame rate to 60 FPS using RivaTuner Statistics Server.[13]
Increase the field of view setting.[14]
Disable the Nvidia Reflex and Low Latency settings.[15]

Crashes to desktop upon interacting with certain objects or equipping Trinkets

Disable ray tracing until the affected section is passed.[16]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok
Interface Iggy Game UI
Cutscenes Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10 (1909)
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-8400
AMD Ryzen 5 1600
System memory (RAM) 12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 30 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
AMD Radeon RX 580
6 GB of VRAM
DirectX 12 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1252330/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1252330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Eurogamer - Deathloop is not at all what I expected - last accessed on 2021-09-06
  2. VG247 - Deathloop interview - a strange blend of Dishonored, Persona, Dark Souls and… Cluedo? - last accessed on 2021-09-13
  3. Polygon - Deathloop delayed to next year, says Arkane - last accessed on 2021-09-13
  4. Video Games Chronicle - Bethesda’s PS5 exclusive Deathloop has been delayed - last accessed on 2021-09-13
  5. Eurogamer - Deathloop review - not Arkane's most surprising game, but possibly its best - last accessed on 2021-09-13
  6. Gamepressure - Deathloop Review - Is Time’s on Arcane’s Side? - last accessed on 2021-09-13
  7. PC Gamer - Deathloop Review - last accessed on 2021-09-13
  8. Rock Paper Shotgun - Deathloop is out now, but some PC players report stuttering - last accessed on 2021-09-15
  9. Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13
  10. Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13
  11. Rock Paper Shotgun - Deathloop: PC performance guide and the best settings to use - last accessed on 2021-09-14
  12. Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13
  13. Steam Community: DEATHLOOP - Capping the FPS with Rivatuner help with framepacing - last accessed on 2021-09-14
  14. /r/Deathloop Subreddit - Comment on "Choppy and stuttering camera movement on PC" - last accessed on 2021-09-14
  15. /r/PCGaming Subreddit - Comment on "Deathloop: PC performance guide and the best settings to use" - last accessed on 2021-09-14
  16. /r/Deathloop Subreddit - Comment on "What the f is this? Keeps happening. Sorry for bad pic, froze my pc" - last accessed on 2021-09-14