IMSCARED
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| Developers | |
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| Ivan Zanotti's MyMadnessWorks | |
| Engines | |
| GameMaker Studio | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 31, 2016 |
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General information
Key points
- On October 12th, 2022, the game was updated for its 10th anniversary. Changes include, but are not limited to, widescreen support, 60FPS, controller support, with more localizations coming soon as well. The option to play the 2016 version of the game is also available. It is done by changing the game's branch via Steam's properties for the game.[1]
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/429720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/429720/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | Added with the anniversary patch.[1] | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | 16:9 only. | ||
| 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 | Added with the anniversary patch.[1] | ||
| 120+ FPS | Capped at 60 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | Added with the anniversary patch.[1] | |
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Only one silder for in-game volume. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | The game has no voiced dialogue, everything is instead told through text.[Note 2] | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Added in an update.[2] | |||
| Russian | Added in an update.[2] |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7, 8, 10 |
| Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz+ | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 110 MB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM | 512 MB of VRAM |
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 (429720) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ IMSCARED has an unique storytelling in that it often creates text files in a specific folder that contain hints in order for player to progress in the game.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 IMSCARED 2022 UPDATE - last accessed on 2023-08-05
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 IMSCARED small update - last accessed on 2023-08-05