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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Dexterity Software}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|RealNetworks|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Orzelek303|date=2024-02-27|comment=In the [https://archive.org/details/dweep_free demo 1.10R,] the main menu says "Published by RealNetworks" and displays the company logo. This name also appears in the README file. In later versions this publisher is not mentioned anywhere.}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001213145700/http://www.real.com/games/dweep/plus.html|title=Real.com - Guide - Games - Puzzle - Dweep Plus|date=2024-02-27}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|RealNetworks|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Orzelek303|date=2024-02-27|comment=In the [https://archive.org/details/dweep_free shareware demo 1.10R,] the main menu says "Published by RealNetworks" and displays the company logo. This name also appears in the README file. In later versions this publisher is not mentioned anywhere.}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001213145700/http://www.real.com/games/dweep/plus.html|title=Real.com - Guide - Games - Puzzle - Dweep Plus|date=2024-02-27}}</ref>}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-eye view, Flip screen }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Puzzle }}
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===Version differences===
 
===Version differences===
 
{{ii}} The original '''Dweep''' includes 30 levels;<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/business-planning/|title=Business Planning – Steve Pavlina|date=2024-02-27|snippet=[...] the original version of Dweep I released in 1999 had 30 levels and was only $9.95.}}</ref> 5 bonus levels were added in version 1.05.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010816112312/dexterity.com/support.htm|title=Technical Support - Dexterity Software|date=2024-02-27|snippet=The 5 bonus levels are included FREE with Dweep 1.05 and later.}}</ref>
 
{{ii}} The original '''Dweep''' includes 30 levels;<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://stevepavlina.com/blog/2005/01/business-planning/|title=Business Planning – Steve Pavlina|date=2024-02-27|snippet=[...] the original version of Dweep I released in 1999 had 30 levels and was only $9.95.}}</ref> 5 bonus levels were added in version 1.05.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010816112312/dexterity.com/support.htm|title=Technical Support - Dexterity Software|date=2024-02-27|snippet=The 5 bonus levels are included FREE with Dweep 1.05 and later.}}</ref>
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{{ii}} '''Dweep Gold''' includes the original game, 5 bonus levels, both expansion packs, level editor and new gold interface. 77 player-made custom levels were added in version 1.30.<ref>{{refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010816130242/dexterity.com/dweep-gold.htm|title=Dweep Gold - Dexterity Software|date=2024-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/62441/dweep-gold/|title=Dweep Gold (2000) - MobyGames|date=2024-02-27}}</ref>
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{{ii}} '''Dweep Gold''' includes the original game, 5 bonus levels, both expansion packs, level editor and new gold interface. 77 custom player-made levels were added in version 1.30.<ref>{{refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010816130242/dexterity.com/dweep-gold.htm|title=Dweep Gold - Dexterity Software|date=2024-02-27}}</ref><ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/62441/dweep-gold/|title=Dweep Gold (2000) - MobyGames|date=2024-02-27}}</ref>
 
{{ii}} 1.40 is the latest version of the game.{{cn|date=2024-02-27}}
 
{{ii}} 1.40 is the latest version of the game.{{cn|date=2024-02-27}}
  
 
===Demo===
 
===Demo===
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{{ii}} The demo includes the first 5 levels from the original game and can be downloaded from [https://archive.org/details/dweep140 here.]
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{{ii}} A [https://archive.org/details/dweep140 shareware demo 1.40] includes the first 5 levels from the original game and is the latest version available.
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{{ii}} A [https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/2914-dweep-shareware-demo-105/ shareware demo 1.05] includes the first 10 levels from the original game.
  
 
==Monetization==
 
==Monetization==
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{{DLC/row| Expansion Pack 1 | Includes 20 new levels.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010603164414/dexterity.com/dweepexpansionpack1.htm|title=Dweep Expansion Pack 1 - Dexterity Software|date=2024-02-27}}</ref> | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Expansion Pack 1 | Includes 20 new levels.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010603164414/dexterity.com/dweepexpansionpack1.htm|title=Dweep Expansion Pack 1 - Dexterity Software|date=2024-02-27}}</ref> Included in '''Dweep Gold'''. | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Expansion Pack 2 | Includes 20 new levels.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010816114016/dexterity.com/dweepexpansionpack2.htm|title=Dweep Expansion Pack 2 - Dexterity Software|date=2024-02-27}}</ref> | Windows }}
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{{DLC/row| Expansion Pack 2 | Includes 20 new levels.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010816114016/dexterity.com/dweepexpansionpack2.htm|title=Dweep Expansion Pack 2 - Dexterity Software|date=2024-02-27}}</ref> Included in '''Dweep Gold'''. | Windows }}
 
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Revision as of 05:36, 29 February 2024

Dweep
Dweep cover
Developers
Dexterity Software
Publishers
RealNetworks[1][2]
Release dates
Windows June 1, 1999[3]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Expansion pack
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Flip screen
Controls Point and select
Genres Puzzle
Art styles Cartoon
Icon overlay.png
Dweep on HowLongToBeat
Dweep on IGDB
Dweep on MobyGames
Dweep on Wikipedia

Dweep is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and flip screen puzzle game.

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
 The only way to purchase a physical copy was online order.
Windows
Developer website (unavailable)
DRM details are not known
Windows
Sales of the game were confirmed to be discontinued by the developer.[4][5]

Version differences

The original Dweep includes 30 levels;[6] 5 bonus levels were added in version 1.05.[7]
Dweep Gold includes the original game, 5 bonus levels, both expansion packs, level editor and new gold interface. 77 custom player-made levels were added in version 1.30.[8][9]
1.40 is the latest version of the game.[citation needed]

Demo

A shareware demo 1.40 includes the first 5 levels from the original game and is the latest version available.
A shareware demo 1.05 includes the first 10 levels from the original game.

Monetization

Type Notes
Expansion pack Expansion packs include new levels.
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Expansion Pack 1 Includes 20 new levels.[10] Included in Dweep Gold.
Windows
Expansion Pack 2 Includes 20 new levels.[11] Included in Dweep Gold.
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dexterity Software\Dweep\[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Dexterity Software\Dweep\[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Only 640x480 supported.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
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)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 50 FPS.[12]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Depends on Windows settings.[13]
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Options menu (Dweep Gold)
Options menu (Dweep Gold)

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Everything is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DirectDraw 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows[14][15]
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 95, NT 4.0, 98, 2000, ME, XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 90 MHz
System memory (RAM) 16 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 MB
Video card (GPU) 16-bit (65,000+ colors at 640x480)
DirectX 5.0 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
Other Microsoft compatible mouse


Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Applications writing to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE will be redirected to other locations based on various criterias, see the glossary page for more details.

References

  1. ↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2024-02-27
    In the shareware demo 1.10R, the main menu says "Published by RealNetworks" and displays the company logo. This name also appears in the README file. In later versions this publisher is not mentioned anywhere.
  2. ↑ Real.com - Guide - Games - Puzzle - Dweep Plus - last accessed on 2024-02-27
  3. ↑ Self-Discipline: Hard Work – Steve Pavlina - last accessed on 2024-02-27
    "First released on June 1, 1999, Dweep is now beginning its 7th year of sales."
  4. ↑ Dexterity Software has closed - Steve Pavlina - last accessed on 2024-02-27
  5. ↑ Dweep Gold - Steve Pavlina Forums - last accessed on 2024-02-27
  6. ↑ Business Planning – Steve Pavlina - last accessed on 2024-02-27
    "[...] the original version of Dweep I released in 1999 had 30 levels and was only $9.95."
  7. ↑ Technical Support - Dexterity Software - last accessed on 2024-02-27
    "The 5 bonus levels are included FREE with Dweep 1.05 and later."
  8. ↑ Dweep Gold - Dexterity Software - last accessed on 2024-02-27
  9. ↑ Dweep Gold (2000) - MobyGames - last accessed on 2024-02-27
  10. ↑ Dweep Expansion Pack 1 - Dexterity Software - last accessed on 2024-02-27
  11. ↑ Dweep Expansion Pack 2 - Dexterity Software - last accessed on 2024-02-27
  12. ↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2024-02-27
    Tested with cnc-ddraw wrapper and RivaTuner Statistics Server.
  13. ↑ Verified by User:Orzelek303 on 2024-02-27
  14. ↑ Dweep - Dexterity Software - last accessed on 2024-02-27
  15. ↑ Dweep Gold Game - Dexterity Software - last accessed on 2024-02-27