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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = High on Life cover.png
 
|cover        = High on Life cover.png
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==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{Image|High on Life Video Settings.png|Display and graphics settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= Natively supports arbitrary aspect ratios, such as 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, and 21:9.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = true
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-15|comment= Tested on a multi-monitor setup in windowed mode at 3840x1080 resolution.}}</ref>
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Hor+.
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{Term|Hor+}} is applied. {{term|FMV}}'s are {{term|pillarboxed}} to a 16:9 aspect ratio.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-15|comment= Tested at 2560x1080 resolution.}}</ref>
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = true
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|anisotropic notes          = Referred to as "'''Texture Quality'''".<br>Three presets are available: "'''Low'''" (off), "'''Medium'''" (2x), "'''High'''" (4x), and "'''Very High'''" (8x).<ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-15|comment=Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and checking the texture quality setting after changing each individual graphic setting with the command {{code|r.MaxAnisotropy}}.}}</ref>
 
|antialiasing              = true
 
|antialiasing              = true
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|antialiasing notes        = [[TAA]] with four presets available: "'''Low'''" (off), "'''Medium'''" (2x), "'''High'''" (3x), and "'''Very High'''" (4x).<ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-15|comment=Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and checking each anti-aliasing setting with the commands {{code|r.PostProcessAAQuality}} and {{code|r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing}}. {{code|r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing}} was set to 2, the equivalent of TAA, for all settings.}}</ref>
 
|upscaling                  = false
 
|upscaling                  = false
 
|upscaling tech            =  
 
|upscaling tech            =  
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Plays at an uncapped framerate.
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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==Input==
 
==Input==
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{{Image|High on Life Input Settings.png|Input settings}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
 
|key remap                = limited
 
|key remap                = limited
|key remap notes          = Some keys can be remapped, some can't
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|key remap notes          = Some actions cannot be rebound.
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  = Separate sliders for "'''Mouse Sensitivity'''" and "'''Mouse Sensitivity ADS'''" are available.
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = Referred to as "'''Inverse Mouse Y Axis'''". Can be toggled on or off.
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity    = true
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|controller sensitivity notes= Separate sliders for "'''Controller Sensitivity'''" and "'''Controller Sensitivity ADS'''" are available.
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes= Can be toggled on or off.
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = true
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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<gallery>
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High on Life Keyboard and Mouse Bindings.png|Keyboard and mouse bindings
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High on Life Gamepad Layout.png|Gamepad layout
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</gallery>
  
 
==Audio==
 
==Audio==
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{{Image|High on Life Audio Settings.png|Audio settings}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    = General, Sound effects, Music, Voices
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|separate volume notes    = Sliders for Master, Sound Effects, Music, and Voice.
 
|surround sound            = true
 
|surround sound            = true
|surround sound notes      =  
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|surround sound notes      = Plays up to 6.0.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=MasterBlaster|date=2022-12-15|comment=Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.}}</ref>
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost        = unknown
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|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n|content=
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{{Image|High on Life General Settings.png|General settings}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
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|physics          =  
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
|audio            =  
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Revision as of 23:24, 15 December 2022

High on Life
High on Life cover
Developers
Squanch Games
Engines
Unreal Engine 4[1]
Release dates
Windows December 13, 2022
Reception
Metacritic 76
OpenCritic 73
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, FPS, Shooter
Art styles Stylized
Themes Comedy, Sci-fi, Space
High on Life on HowLongToBeat
High on Life on IGDB
High on Life on Wikipedia

High on Life is a singleplayer first-person action, FPS and shooter game.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase High On Life requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions High On Life has no microtransactions.


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Oregon\Saved\Config\WinGDK\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1583230/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Oregon\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\2637SquanchGamesInc.HighonLife_mh7dg3tfmz2cj\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1583230/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

Video

Display and graphics settings
Display and graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Natively supports arbitrary aspect ratios, such as 4:3, 16:9, 16:10, and 21:9.
Multi-monitor
[2]
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+ is applied. FMV's are pillarboxed to a 16:9 aspect ratio.[3]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Referred to as "Texture Quality".
Three presets are available: "Low" (off), "Medium" (2x), "High" (4x), and "Very High" (8x).[4]
Anti-aliasing (AA)
TAA with four presets available: "Low" (off), "Medium" (2x), "High" (3x), and "Very High" (4x).[5]
High-fidelity upscaling
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Plays at an uncapped framerate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Input settings
Input settings

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Some actions cannot be rebound.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Separate sliders for "Mouse Sensitivity" and "Mouse Sensitivity ADS" are available.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Referred to as "Inverse Mouse Y Axis". Can be toggled on or off.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Separate sliders for "Controller Sensitivity" and "Controller Sensitivity ADS" are available.
Controller Y-axis inversion
Can be toggled on or off.
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration
PlayStation controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Sliders for Master, Sound Effects, Music, and Voice.
Surround sound
Plays up to 6.0.[6]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

General settings
General settings
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Latin American Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 12
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4430K
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
AMD Radeon R9 290X
3 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Over 80 Unreal Engine-powered games featured during 2022 summer gaming events - last accessed on 2022-11-16
  2. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-15
    Tested on a multi-monitor setup in windowed mode at 3840x1080 resolution.
  3. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-15
    Tested at 2560x1080 resolution.
  4. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-15
    Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and checking the texture quality setting after changing each individual graphic setting with the command r.MaxAnisotropy.
  5. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-15
    Tested by playing the game with the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and checking each anti-aliasing setting with the commands r.PostProcessAAQuality and r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing. r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing was set to 2, the equivalent of TAA, for all settings.
  6. Verified by User:MasterBlaster on 2022-12-15
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter in conjunction with Razer Surround.