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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
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|title        = Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)
 
|cover        = Kind Words Steam Header.jpg
 
|cover        = Kind Words Steam Header.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Popcannibal}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Popcannibal}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2018|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Lugamo|date=2019-07-05}}</ref>|build=2018.4.2f1}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2018|Former|ref=<ref name="former engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-13}}</ref>|build=2018.4.8f1}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2019|Former|ref=<ref name="former engineversion 2">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2020-09-13}}</ref>|build=2019.4.8f1}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2020|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2021-08-18}}</ref>|build=2020.3.16f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 5, 2019|ref=<ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Blog">[https://blog.humblebundle.com/post/186074331062/attention-humble-monthly-subscribers-julys-games Attention Humble Monthly subscribers: July’s games are ready for download!]</ref><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Twitter">[https://twitter.com/humble/status/1147188477546704896 Tweet 1147188477546704896]</ref><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019FB">[https://www.facebook.com/162315830478396/videos/480303546068154/ Humble Bundle post]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 5, 2019|ref=<ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Blog">[https://blog.humblebundle.com/post/186074331062/attention-humble-monthly-subscribers-julys-games Attention Humble Monthly subscribers: July’s games are ready for download!]</ref><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Twitter">[https://twitter.com/humble/status/1147188477546704896 Tweet 1147188477546704896]</ref><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019FB">[https://www.facebook.com/162315830478396/videos/480303546068154/ Humble Bundle post]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|July 5, 2019|ref=<ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Blog"/><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Twitter"/><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019FB"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|July 5, 2019|ref=<ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Blog"/><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Twitter"/><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019FB"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 5, 2019|ref=<ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Blog"/><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Twitter"/><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019FB"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|July 5, 2019|ref=<ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Blog"/><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019Twitter"/><ref name="HumbleMonthlyJuly2019FB"/>}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Relaxed, Persistent }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person, Bird's-eye view, Flip screen }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control, Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Simulation, Life sim, MMO }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 1070710
 
|steam appid  = 1070710
|steam appid side  =  
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|steam appid side  = 1155430
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|gogcom id side =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = kind-words
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
'''General information'''
 +
{{mm}} [https://discord.gg/popcannibal Developer Discord server]
 +
{{mm}} [http://reddit.com/r/KindWords Official subreddit]
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/1070710/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | kind-words | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://popcannibal.itch.io/kindwords | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1070710 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1070710 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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}}
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{{DLC|
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\Popcannibal\Kind Words\}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgconfighome}}/unity3d/Popcannibal/Kind Words/}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
 
{{XDG|unknown}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Popcannibal\Kind Words\kindwords.json}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Popcannibal\Kind Words\kindwords.json}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgconfighome}}/unity3d/Popcannibal/Kind Words/kindwords.json}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =
|gog galaxy           =  
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|epic games launcher      =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|origin               =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|origin notes         =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|steam cloud           = unknown
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|origin                   =  
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|origin notes             =  
|uplay                =  
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|steam cloud               = true
|uplay notes           =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|xbox cloud           =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Kind Words Graphic Settings.png|Graphic settings.}}
 
{{Image|Kind Words Graphic Settings.png|Graphic settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = Graphics are {{term|Hor+}}; UI is {{term|Vert-}}.<br/>Effectively unplayable due to most of the UI being offscreen.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-13|comment=Tested at 2560x480 custom resolution.}}</ref>
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = Graphics are {{term|Hor+}}; UI is {{term|Vert-}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-13|comment=Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.}}</ref>
|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = n/a
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|fov                        = false
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = false
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|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
|anisotropic                = n/a
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = n/a
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|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
|60 fps notes              =  
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|60 fps notes              = '''Very Low''' and '''Low''' graphics qualities cap the framerate at 60 FPS.<br/>Other graphics qualities cap the framerate at the display refresh rate.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-13|comment=Tested at 50 Hz, 60 Hz.}}</ref>
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr                        = false
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Kind Words Input Settings.png|Input settings}}
 
{{Image|Kind Words Input Settings.png|Input settings}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Kind Words - in-game audio settings.png|In-game audio settings.}}
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = Stereo<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-13|comment=Tested with [[Special K]].}}</ref>
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = n/a
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
}}
 
}}
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}}
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==Network==
 +
{{Network/Multiplayer
 +
|local play          = false
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|local play players  =
 +
|local play modes    =
 +
|local play notes    =
 +
|lan play            = false
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|lan play players    =
 +
|lan play modes      =
 +
|lan play notes      =
 +
|online play          = true
 +
|online play players  =
 +
|online play modes    =
 +
|online play notes    =
 +
|asynchronous        = true
 +
|asynchronous notes  =
 +
}}{{Network/Connections
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|matchmaking        =
 +
|matchmaking notes  =
 +
|p2p                =
 +
|p2p notes          =
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|dedicated          =
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|dedicated notes    =
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|self-hosting      =
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|self-hosting notes =
 +
|direct ip          =
 +
|direct ip notes    =
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}}{{Network/Ports
 +
|tcp  =
 +
|udp  =
 +
|upnp =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 10
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|direct3d versions      = 10, 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = false
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = false
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= false
 
|linux 32-bit executable= false
 
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
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|notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
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|notes    =  
  
 
}}
 
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit system is required.
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|notes    =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}

Latest revision as of 21:11, 14 March 2023

Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)
Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to) cover
Developers
Popcannibal
Publishers
Humble Bundle
Popcannibal
Engines
Former Unity 2018[Note 1]
Former Unity 2019[Note 2]
Unity 2020[Note 3]
Release dates
Windows July 5, 2019[4][5][6]
macOS (OS X) July 5, 2019[4][5][6]
Linux July 5, 2019[4][5][6]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Relaxed, Persistent
Perspectives First-person, Bird's-eye view, Flip screen
Controls Direct control, Point and select
Genres Simulation, Life sim, MMO
Kind Words on MobyGames

General information

Developer Discord server
Official subreddit
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Humble Store
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux


Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Popcannibal\Kind Words\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Popcannibal/Kind Words/
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Popcannibal\Kind Words\kindwords.json
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Popcannibal/Kind Words/kindwords.json

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphic settings.
Graphic settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Graphics are Hor+; UI is Vert-.
Effectively unplayable due to most of the UI being offscreen.[7]
Ultra-widescreen
Graphics are Hor+; UI is Vert-.[8]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
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 and 120+ FPS
Very Low and Low graphics qualities cap the framerate at 60 FPS.
Other graphics qualities cap the framerate at the display refresh rate.[9]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Input settings
Input settings

Audio

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Stereo[10]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Network

Multiplayer types

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 10, 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1
Processor (CPU) SSE2 instruction set support
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 10 compatible
Shader model 4.0 support
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.12
Processor (CPU) SSE2 instruction set support
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 10 compatible
Shader model 4.0 support
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU) SSE2 instruction set support
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 10 compatible
Shader model 4.0 support
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2018.4.8f1[1]
  2. Unity engine build: 2019.4.8f1[2]
  3. Unity engine build: 2020.3.16f1[3]

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-13
  2. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-09-13
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2021-08-18
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Attention Humble Monthly subscribers: July’s games are ready for download!
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Tweet 1147188477546704896
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Humble Bundle post
  7. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-13
    Tested at 2560x480 custom resolution.
  8. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-13
    Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
  9. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-13
    Tested at 50 Hz, 60 Hz.
  10. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-13
    Tested with Special K.