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This page is for the 2019 remaster. For the 2016 game, see Ghostbusters (2016). For the 2009 original, see Ghostbusters: The Video Game.

Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters	1986
Ghostbusters II	1989
Ghostbusters: The Video Game	2009
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime	2011
Ghostbusters (2016)	2016
Ghostbusters VR: Now Hiring	2017
Ghostbusters VR: Showdown	2018
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered	2019
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed	2022

Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered is a singleplayer third-person action game in the Ghostbusters series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		^[1]
Humble Store
Steam

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Go to <path-to-game>\video\
Delete or rename logo.ogv and logo.mp4

Photosensitive warning and copyright screen will still be displayed.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\GHOSTBUSTERS\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1449280/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\GHOSTBUSTERS\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1449280/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Display Settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay, windowboxed FMVs, Vert- cutscenes and gameplay UI, causing out-of-view button prompts and objectives.^[2] Use Flawless Widescreen as a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		See Windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		The game is always borderless.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FXAA only, can be improved by following the steps in Anti-aliasing (AA).
Vertical sync (Vsync)		Always on due to lack of exclusive fullscreen.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		FMVs, menus and some animations are at 30 FPS, game is hard capped to 120 FPS, regardless of monitor refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

settings.ini also contains an option for SSAO

Windowed

Set windowed mode^[3]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `settings.ini`. Change `runWindowed=0` to `runWindowed=1`.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Set higher AA^{[citation needed]}
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `settings.ini`. Change `antiAliasMultipleX=1` to `antiAliasMultipleX=2`. Change `antiAliasMultipleY=1` to `antiAliasMultipleY=2`.

Input

Controls Settings

Keyboard Key Bindings

Controller Key Bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Negative mouse acceleration by default.^{[citation needed]}
Mouse sensitivity		Under Horizontal and Vertical Sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Under Invert Y-Axis (Camera Look)
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Under Horizontal and Vertical Sensitivity.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Under Invert Y-Axis (Camera Look)

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[4]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		^[5]
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		^[6]
Haptic feedback		Can be turned ON and OFF
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Sound Settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Effects, Dialog and Movie
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Sounds keep playing when minimized

Setting the sound quality in Windows above 44100 kHz could crash the game after the warning screen.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian				Fan translation, download.
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game settings do not save

The game may not have created the configuration file(s) location

Create the configuration file(s) location
Go to `%LOCALAPPDATA%` Create a new folder named `GHOSTBUSTERS`

Audio/Video desync in cinematics

Some cinematics are encoded at 3840x2160 and run slightly slowly on some computers, causing desynchronization of video and audio tracks

Download 1080p replacement videos

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Extract music from game files

The game's music is stored as Ogg Vorbis files, but these files are contained within proprietary containers and archives.

Use scripts to isolate music files^[7]

Prerequisite programs:

QuickBMS
A linux shell that can run .sh shell scripts, such as Git for Windows

Directions:

Download and run the ghostbusters_pod.bms QuickBMS script (direct link) to extract <path-to-game>\W64MUSND.POD to a new folder.
Download StripSmp.sh and run the .sh file in the .\sound\music subdirectory of the folder where the .POD file was extracted.
There should now be a new folder at .\sound\music\vorbis containing the music and ambience files. If desired, use zzz_FixExtensions.bat to rename the files from .smp.ogg to just .ogg.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7 SP2	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3	Intel Core i5-4690
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	6 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	24 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 630	Nvidia GeForce GTX 670

Windows 7 SP2 does not exist, the game will run on SP1.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1449280) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Pedrovay2003 on 2019-12-27
With the launcher closed and all folders renamed, Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered runs perfectly.
↑ Ghostbusters The Videogame Remastered - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2019-10-05
↑ Verified by User:Keith on 2019-10-06
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-10-05
Verified by testing the game with a Microsoft Xbox One Controller with a USB cable
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-10-05
Verified by testing the game with a Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 Controller with a USB cable
↑ Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-10-05
Verified by hot-plugging 2 different controllers
↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-09-17
I "wrote" the shell script (using StackOverflow code, of course). QuickBMS script tested with QuickBMS 0.9.0.

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1449280) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (1449280) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] Verified by User:Pedrovay2003 on 2019-12-27
With the launcher closed and all folders renamed, Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered runs perfectly.

[3] Ghostbusters The Videogame Remastered - PC Ultra Quality (3440x1440) - last accessed on 2019-10-05

[4] Verified by User:Keith on 2019-10-06

[5] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-10-05
Verified by testing the game with a Microsoft Xbox One Controller with a USB cable

[6] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-10-05
Verified by testing the game with a Sony PlayStation DualShock 4 V2 Controller with a USB cable

[7] Verified by User:AlRayes BRN on 2019-10-05
Verified by hot-plugging 2 different controllers

[8] Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-09-17
I "wrote" the shell script (using StackOverflow code, of course). QuickBMS script tested with QuickBMS 0.9.0.

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+===Extract music from game files===
+{{ii}} The game's music is stored as [[Wikipedia:Vorbis|Ogg Vorbis]] files, but these files are contained within proprietary containers and archives.
+{{Fixbox|description=Use scripts to isolate music files|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=SirYodaJedi|date=2021-09-17|comment=I "wrote" the shell script (using StackOverflow code, of course). QuickBMS script tested with QuickBMS 0.9.0.}}</ref>|fix=
+Prerequisite programs:
+* [https://aluigi.altervista.org/quickbms.htm QuickBMS] <!-- Google sent me to the http site instead of https; idk why-->
+* A linux shell that can run {{code|.sh}} shell scripts, such as [https://gitforwindows.org/ Git for Windows]
+Directions:
+# Download and run the {{file|ghostbusters_pod.bms}} QuickBMS script ([https://aluigi.altervista.org/bms/ghostbusters_pod.bms direct link]) to extract {{file|{{p|game}}\W64MUSND.POD}} to a new folder.
+# Download [https://gist.github.com/SirYodaJedi/c63d3c1843db9190764a2a0b272b1c08 StripSmp.sh] and run the {{code|.sh}} file in the {{code|.\sound\music}} subdirectory of the folder where the {{code|.POD}} file was extracted.
+# There should now be a new folder at {{code|.\sound\music\vorbis}} containing the music and ambience files. If desired, use {{code|zzz_FixExtensions.bat}} to rename the files from {{code|.smp.ogg}} to just {{code|.ogg}}.
 }}

Developers

Original	Terminal Reality
Remaster	Saber Interactive
Publishers
	Mad Dog Games
Engines
	Infernal Engine
Release dates
Windows	October 4, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	67
OpenCritic	69
IGDB	60
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, North America, Supernatural, Sci-fi
Series	Ghostbusters