Frozen Synapse
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Developers | |
---|---|
Mode 7 | |
macOS (OS X) | James Urquhart |
Linux | Ryan C. Gordon |
Publishers | |
Mode 7 | |
Engines | |
Torque Game Engine[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | May 26, 2011 |
macOS (OS X) | May 26, 2011 |
Linux | September 28, 2011 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 85 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Expansion pack |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Top-down view |
Genres | TBS |
Art styles | Stylized |
Themes | Cyberpunk |
Series | Frozen Synapse |
Frozen Synapse | |
---|---|
Frozen Synapse | 2011 |
Frozen Synapse Prime | 2014 |
Frozen Synapse 2 | 2018 |
Frozen Synapse is a singleplayer and multiplayer top-down view TBS game in the Frozen Synapse series.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Developer website | DRM-free download[2] and a Steam key. Includes a second copy for a friend. | |||
GOG.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | No 2-pack.[3] | |||
Steam | 2-pack. |
- To get the DRM-free installer, paste the serial key into this form.
- Online play requires a Frozen Synapse account.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
---|---|---|
Red |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | <path-to-game>\psychoff\spSave*.enc[Note 1] |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/FrozenSynapse/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/FrozenSynapse/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
---|---|
Windows | |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/FrozenSynapse/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/FrozenSynapse/ |
Steam | <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/98200/remote/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
GOG Galaxy | ||
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | There is no real benefit to using Eyefinity or Surround, as the gameplay is fixed to the center screen. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | ~65 FPS cap | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English |
Network
- Online play requires a Frozen Synapse account.
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Local play | 2 | Hot seat |
||
LAN play | ||||
Online play |
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
OpenGL |
Executable | PPC | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Windows | ||||
macOS (OS X) | ||||
Linux |
System requirements
Windows | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1.6 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 220 MB | |
Video card (GPU) | Netbook integrated graphics |
macOS (OS X) | ||
---|---|---|
Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10.6.3 | |
Processor (CPU) | 1 GHz PowerPC (or Intel) | |
System memory (RAM) | 512 MB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 220 MB |
Notes
- ↑ 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).
References
- ↑ Indie DB - Frozen Synapse - last accessed on 2022-05-19
- ↑ Frozen Synapse - Features - last accessed on 17 May 2023
- ↑ Reddit - last accessed on 17 May 2023