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Fall Guys

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Fall Guys
Fall Guys cover
Developers
Mediatonic
Red Kite Games
Art Support Bosi
Art Support InfinSteam
Testing Lionbridge Games[1]
Animation Support Super Spline[2]
Server Stuff Rocket Science
Server Stuff The Multiplayer Group[3]
Creative Mode Wushu Studios[4]
Publishers
Epic Games
2020-2021 Devolver Digital
Engines
Former Unity 2019
Unity 2021[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 4, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 80
OpenCritic 80
IGDB 85
Taxonomy
Monetization Free-to-play, DLC
Microtransactions Cosmetic, Currency, Infinite spend
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Battle royale, Platform
Art styles Cartoon
Fall Guys on HowLongToBeat
Fall Guys on IGDB
Fall Guys guide on StrategyWiki
Fall Guys on MobyGames
Fall Guys on Wikipedia

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

General information

Official Discord server
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
Epic Games Launcher
Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Humble Store (unavailable)
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Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
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Always online (requires a constant internet connection to play)
Windows
All versions require an Epic Games account and a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Monetization

Type Notes
Free-to-play Game is free-to-play.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Gordon Headcrab Preorder Bonus Pre-order only.
Windows
Collectors Pack No longer available.
Windows
Fast Food Costume Pack No longer available.
Windows
Dragon Hugger Pack No longer available.
Windows
Icy Adventure Pack No longer available.
Windows
Sugar Plum Pack No longer available.
Windows
Future Fashion Pack No longer available.
Windows
Popstar Pack No longer available.
Windows
Devolver Redux Pack No longer available.
Windows
Tron Costume Pack No longer available.
Windows
Crown Capers Pack No longer available.
Windows
Fruit Pirate Pack No longer available.
Windows
Starter Pack No longer available.
Windows
Popping Whizzbanger Pack No longer available.
Windows
Neigh Neigh Pack
Windows
Wildfire Pack
Windows
Season 2 - Starter Pack
Windows

Microtransactions

Type Notes
Cosmetic Skins for characters and other items can be purchased using Show-Bucks and Kudos.
Currency Show-Bucks currency is a real money purchase, and is used to unlock cosmetics. Kudos is also another type of in-game currency that you cannot purchase with real money, instead you gain the currency by just playing the game. This currency can also be used to buy cosmetics. Lastly, Crowns was another form of currency you could obtain by winning games. Unfortunately it was removed in favor of Show-Bucks and any previous Crowns you had before will now be converted into Kudos.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Mediatonic\FallGuys_client
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1097150/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
All data is synced online through an Epic Account.
Steam Cloud
All data is synced online through an Epic Account.

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Only 16:9 widescreen resolutions are officially supported. To force an aspect ratio other 16:9, the game must be configured to a resolution higher than the desktop's. (e.g. 1680x1050 on desktop, but 1920x1080 ingame; only works in fullscreen). Additionally, 1024x768 can be forced by setting a monitor to portrait mode.[6]

You can also force the game to adapt to your current resolution by somehow moving its window, e.g. using AltDrag/AltSnap, or using Fullscreenizer as detailed in the Ultrawidescreen section below.

Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
See the related WSGF post.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Fullscreen mode is borderless.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
On/Off toggle
Anti-aliasing (AA)
None, FXAA, Low SMAA, Medium SMAA, High SMAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Caps framerate at screen refresh rate.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Since Season 5, you can freely adjust the FPS limit in-game when VSync is turned off.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard bindings
Keyboard bindings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse acceleration is always enabled.
Mouse sensitivity
Defaults to 100%.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Toggles for "Invert Vertical" and "Invert Horizontal" are available.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Defaults to 100%.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Toggles for "Invert Vertical" and "Invert Horizontal" are available.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
DualShock 4, DualSense
[7][8] Steam version requires Steam Input to be disabled.
PlayStation button prompts
DualShock prompts.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes Wired, Wireless (Bluetooth)
Generic/other controllers
No DirectInput support
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Controller and Keyboard prompts quickly flash on the screen based on the input method used.

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for Master, Music, and Effects.
Surround sound
Added settings for 5.1 and 7.1 in Free for All season 3. Was previously stereo only.[9]
Subtitles
No dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
“Mute audio in background” Audio option.
Royalty free audio
The game uses original BGM songs, but they aren't listed on commercial streaming services since Season 3 after going Free-For-All.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Added in one of the updates. Not listed as supported language on store page.
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play
40 Co-op, Versus
Cross-platform crossplay between PC, PS4, and PS5 was introduced in Ultimate Knockout season 4.5,[10] and was extended to Xbox X/S/One and Nintendo Switch in Free for All season 1.[11]Free for All Season 3's Sunken Secrets Update on Febuary 21, 2023 reduced Solo Show match sizes from 60 to 40 to allow faster matchmaking.[12] The launch of Season 4 (Creative Construction) reduced Duos and Squads match sizes from 60 to 40 too as of May 2023.
Asynchronous multiplayer

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Private lobbies, introduced in Season 6
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Issues fixed

"Launch error: Easy Anti-Cheat is not installed"

Re-install Easy Anti-Cheat[13]
This can happen when replacing a Steam Fall Guys installation with an Epic Games Store one on the same PC.[14]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\EasyAntiCheat_setup.exe, and run it.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11 DirectX 12 can be forced using the -force-d3d12 command line argument, but breaks 3D rendering outside of the main menu.[15]
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Support

Epic Games support page for Fall Guys can be found here.

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD, XAudio, Resonance Audio FMOD Version 2.2.4, XAudio Version 2.9
Input Rewired Rewired file in Fall Guys\FallGuys_client_game_Data\Plugins\x86_64
Multiplayer Steamworks, Epic Online Services
Anti-cheat Easy Anti-Cheat Added in Season 1 Mid Season Update.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 or AMD equivalent
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) NVIDIA GTX 660
AMD Radeon HD 7950
Other Broadband Internet connection
Gamepad Recommended
Requires Epic Games account
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2021.3.16f1 (as Fall Force Update)[5]
  2. 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>/1097150/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1097150) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. in the List on Customer Leaderboard - last accessed on 2023-09-08
  2. We're Bean Busy - Super Spline is proud to be working with Mediatonic on Fall Guys, animating emotes and celebrations! - last accessed on 2023-09-08
  3. Case Study: Fall Guys. Falling over isn’t as easy as it looks - How we helped Mediatonic make Fall Guys a massive multiplayer success. - last accessed on 2023-09-08
  4. In close collaboration with our friends Mediatonic & Epic Games - last accessed on 2023-05-03
  5. Verified by User:PuyiHakim on 2023-09-27
  6. Verified by User:Dandelion Sprout on 23 June 2022
    https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/165183350913499136/989293351817842798/unknown.png
  7. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2020-09-25
    Tested using a DualShock 4 V2 controller in the respective modes.
  8. Verified by User:Dandelion Sprout on 1 August 2022
    Tested with a DualSense.
  9. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2020-09-25
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.
  10. Fall Guys Adds Crossplay Between PS4 & PC - last accessed on 12 May 2021
  11. FALL GUYS IS GOING FREE ON JUNE 21, LAUNCHING ON PLAYSTATION, NINTENDO SWITCH, XBOX AND THE EPIC GAMES STORE! - last accessed on 17 May 2022
  12. FALL GUYS CREATIVE, FASTER MATCHMAKING, AND AN UPDATE ABOUT SEASONS ARE ALL INCOMING! - last accessed on 21 February 2023
  13. Error message "Easy Anti-Cheat is not installed" - last accessed on 14 July 2022
  14. Verified by User:Dandelion Sprout on 14 July 2022
  15. Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-08-04
    Tested using launch parameters on Steam, and checking the used API with RivaTuner.