Deathloop

Deathloop

Developers
	Arkane Studios
Publishers
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	Void Engine
Release dates
Windows	September 14, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	87
OpenCritic	88
IGDB	90
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Immersive sim, Shooter, Action
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Supernatural

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.

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. Although the PC release is not missing any features from other versions of the game, two "unique weapons" are omitted from the Deluxe Edition and pre-order bonuses, due to those items being PlayStation 5 exclusive.

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 and lacking NPC behavior. Other reviewers additionally pointed out that a key element in Arkane's previous games, a quick save button, is intentionally omitted from Deathloop. 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, with an update releasing soon after to address stuttering during mouse movement and to confirm that the remaining issues were being investigated. These issues were fixed in a patch released the following month. Further post-launch updates brought additional bug fixes, improved stability and performance, improved NPC-behavior, photo mode, DLSS, FSR 2.0, additional accessibility options and more.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		No disc included. Deluxe Edition also available.
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.
Bethesda.net (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition. Standard Edition was also available.

All versions require a Bethesda.net account and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the Deluxe Pack as well as a digital soundtrack.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Pre-purchase entitlements	Pre-orders came with the Storm Rider skin for Colt plus one Trinket.

The Royal Protector Machete from the PS5 pre-orders was omitted.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	Various skins for Colt, Julianna, and weapons.

The Deluxe Pack includes one skin for Colt, three weapon skins, two Trinkets, and one skin for Julianna.

The Hunting Pack, granting an exclusive skin for Colt, Julianna, and one weapon, can be claimed from Twitch Prime.

Arkane Outsiders members can claim the Eternalist Colt skin and the Ever After unique weapon.

The Transtar Trencher from the PS5 Deluxe Edition is omitted.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

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

Reduce stutter

Reduce the stutter that can be seen while moving the camera using a controller

Change controller input from Direct or Filtered, to Smoothed

Reduce loading times

Loading times are tied to framerate^{[citation needed]}

Do not limit framerate with 3rd party limiters like Rivatuner statistics server or your Nvidia/AMD control panel

Disable V-sync on your Nvidia/AMD control panel on this game's profile

Only use the in-game Vsync and Frame limiter settings.

Transfer save/progression

Requires the use of a Source Code editor, the traditional method of using a text editor like Notepad unfortunately does not work. (But don't be scared! It's a simple case of highlight and delete, nothing dangerous or convoluted <3)

An opensource, user-friendly alternative is to use an app like Notepad++ (you can download the portable version in compressed form .zip or .7z from https://notepad-plus-plus.org/)

Transfer save/progression from Steam to Microsoft Store/Game Pass version In Windows File Explorer, in the top taskbar, the click on the 'View' drop-down window, hover over 'Show' and ensure 'File name extension' is checked. Open the Game Pass/Microsoft Store version and let the first cutscene playthrough, this ensures a save file is created. Locate your Steam save game files at %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Deathloop\base\savegame\<user-id>\SLOT01\ There you should find the two files we will be editing: save.dloop and title.data Copy those two files somewhere easily accessible, close the original folder, and keep the folder with the pasted files open. Now locate your Game Pass/Microsoft Store save game files at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\BethesdaSoftworks.ProjectPrism_3275kfvn8vcwc\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>\<user-id>\ (The two files of interest are the two with long numerical names) Keep both windows of the save files open. Take note of the two files in each window, each pair of save files will have a larger and a smaller one; one may take up 1KB and the other 15-20KB or more. Now rename the Steam save files to match their counterpart of roughly the same size from the Microsoft Store/Game Pass version. (ie. small same name as small, big same as big) The two smaller files should now share the same numerical name (with no file extensions), the same goes for the two bigger files. Open your Source Code editor of choice. One at a time, open the newly-renamed Steam save files in the Source Code editor Starting at the beginning of the document, delete everything that comes before OOD For the smaller file delete b&úèSAVESOHNULNULNUL<user-id>NULNULNULNUL...NUL...NUL...NUL repeats many many times before OOD Same goes for the larger file, delete @zØ]SAVESOHNULNULNUL<user-id>NUL... Save, and close the editor. Lastly, simply drag and drop your newly edited Steam save files into the Microsoft Store/Game Pass version save directory, replacing and overwriting the existing files. Open the Microsoft Store/Game Pass version of DEATHLOOP Invade your friends playing on Xbox! Your save/progress has now automatically been backed up to Xbox, should you choose to change platforms.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Deathloop\base\savegame\<user-id>\
Microsoft Store	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\Packages\BethesdaSoftworks.ProjectPrism_3275kfvn8vcwc\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1252330/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

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.
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)		No in-game option available
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Post-process anti-aliasing, DLSS v2.3.0 and FSR 2.0.
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.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Requires HDR to be enabled in Windows.
Ray tracing (RT)		Supports ray traced sun shadows and ray traced ambient occlusion.

Supports FSR 1.0.

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  HUD settings

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  16:9 aspect ratio at 110° FOV

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  21:9 aspect ratio at 110° FOV

Input

Keyboard and mouse control settings

Key bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Separate sensitivity adjustment available for aiming down sights.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Added in Update 2
Controller sensitivity		Separate sliders for X-axis and Y-axis.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualSense is also natively supported, including adaptive triggers and controller audio.
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired DualSense tested

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

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  Gameplay settings

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  Controller settings

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  Button assignments for an Xbox Wireless Controller

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  Button assignments for a DualSense controller

Audio

Volume settings

Audio output 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		Subtitle size can be adjusted between small, medium and large.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

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 Optional "invasions" by other players during gameplay.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	27015, 27036
UDP	27015, 27031-27036

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
vorpX		Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Interface	Iggy
Cutscenes	Bink Video	v2.7p/v2.7.16.0
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10 (1909)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-8400 AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
System memory (RAM)	12 GB	16 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	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 5700

A 64-bit operating system is required.