I Am Alive
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Developers | |
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Ubisoft Shanghai | |
Darkworks | |
Publishers | |
Ubisoft | |
Engines | |
LEAD Engine[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 6, 2012 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 66 |
IGDB | 69 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service |
Microtransactions | None |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Action |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Post-apocalyptic |
Key points
- Game must be installed on the main drive to avoid issues. See Issues fixed.
- Controller highly recommended due to mouse movement stutters.
- Has an additional difficulty mode in Easy and has a new level select.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | TAGES Solidshield DRM. | |||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Steam | ||||
Ubisoft Store | Included with Ubisoft+. |
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Subscription gaming service | Available via Ubisoft+. |
Microtransactions
Type | Notes |
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No microtransactions | None |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Delete/rename video files[2] |
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Disable shaders
Use Peixoto's patch[2] |
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Increased view distance
Use Flawless Widescreen[2] |
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\IAmAlive\Save\IAA_Profile\profile.sav <path-to-game>\src\System\UserSettings.ini[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214250/pfx/[Note 2] |
- Some user settings are saved in profile.sav which is encrypted.[3]
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\IAmAlive\Save\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/214250/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud | ||
Ubisoft Connect | [4] |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Flawless Widescreen. | ||
Windowed | Can also be changed by changing StartupFullscreen value to False.[5] | ||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16x, but it is not applied to all surfaces, force in the GPU control panel instead. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Up to 8x MSAA and up to 16x CSAA. | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS | |||
120+ FPS | Frame rate is 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 | ↵ Enter cannot be bound. | |
Mouse acceleration | On by default, can't be turned off. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Highly preferred over keyboard and mouse due to mouse movement stuttering. XInput support only. See Issues fixed. | |
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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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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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 |
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Separate volume controls | Music, sound FX and voice. | |
Surround sound | Auto configures up to 5.0 output.[6] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation: download (TriboGamer) | |||
Russian | Fan translation: download | |||
Spanish |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: I Am Alive and Helix Mod: I am Alive (Alternative). | ||
vorpX | 2D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. Note:Game is on oifficial list but not yet confirmed to be 3D. |
Issues unresolved
Mouse movement stutters
- Camera movement is stuttering very badly when using the mouse, while it is smooth when using a controller.
- When the game is loading additional world data in the background it stops responding to mouse movement. Currently there isn't a fix available.
Issues fixed
No sound
- Game launches, but no sound can be heard.
Install the game on the main drive[7] |
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Menu lag and low performance
- Frequent freezing every few seconds.
Use DirectInput FPS fix |
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Disable HID Devices[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Checking systems and iamalive_game.exe not working
- Appears to be caused by a startup validation process which can be disabled.[9]
- Can also be caused by running on an unsupported operating system.[10]
SystemValidation[citation needed] |
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[SystemValidation] RunValidation=False LastAdapterNumber=0 |
Controller not responding
- Even with the in-game gamepad setting enabled, controller inputs do not go through.
Use Steam Big Picture |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | Wwise | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 630 AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ |
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System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | 2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 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 (214250) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ Gamespot - I Am Alive - What You Thought Is Probably Wrong - last accessed on 2021-07-07
- "I Am Alive might be considered an amalgam of different games, films, and books. The platform and action situations may remind you of other Ubisoft-published games like Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction because it uses the same LEAD engine as Conviction."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Verified by User:Antrad on October 11, 2018
- ↑ I am Alive PC - Page 8 - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Cloud save support for games available on Ubisoft+ - last accessed on 2021-09-04
- ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Steam Community - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/214250/discussions/0/864945276452100225/#p2
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 https://steamcommunity.com/app/214250/discussions/0/864945309941360825/
- ↑ I am Alive PC - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)