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Lego City Undercover is a singleplayer and multiplayer cinematic camera and third-person action, adventure and open world game in the Lego series.

Key points

Reports indicate PC port to have multiple optimisation issues and game breaking bugs.^[1]^[2]

Changes art style and lacks some lighting effects in comparison to the Wii U version.

Use LEGO City Recovered to fix multi-threading performance problems.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam
Amazon.com (unavailable)
GamersGate (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro postcards

Set postcards to 0^[3]
Download and extract DATManager. Run DATManager and browse to <path-to-game> Select the `GAME4.DAT` file, browse to the `GUI` folder In the `GUI` folder locate `CITYSPLASHSCREENS.TXT` and extract it Open the text file and set `Splash_NumberOfPostcards 6` to `0`

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment\LEGO City Undercover\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/578330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\578330\remote\savedgames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/578330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Effects settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Can't set resolutions other than 1280x720.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Set Aspect Ratio to From Screen-Res. Some HUD elements are stretched or clipped. Cutscenes are Vert-.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		By default; use LEGO City Recovered to re-enable Fullscreen Exclusive mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		FSAA
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See Vertical sync (Vsync).
60 FPS		Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS, Frame limiter is unstable and may jump further up and down FMVs are prerendered at 30 FPS.
120+ FPS		Use LEGO City Recovered to uncap the frame rate. See Issues fixed to set refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Disable Vsync in Special K^{[citation needed]}
Install LEGO City Recovered. Open `dxgi.ini`. Change `PresentationInterval=1` to `PresentationInterval=0` to disable.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		Mouse not used in game.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

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 feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music On/Off and Audio Volume
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Co-op
LAN play
Online play

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: LEGO City Undercover (DX11).

Issues unresolved

Can't accept video setting changes from main menu

Use ingame menu instead^[4]

Issues fixed

Can't set resolutions other than 1280x720

Set resolution and refresh rate manually^[4]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `pcconfig.txt`. Change `ScreenWidth` and `ScreenHeight` to the desired resolution width and height respectively. Change `ScreenRefreshRate` to the desired refresh rate value (default `60`).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-760 2.8 GHz AMD Athlon X4 740 3.2 GHz	Intel Core i7-950 3.0 GHz AMD FX-6100 3.3 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	18 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti ATI Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/578330/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (578330) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Criminal: Lego City Undercover PC is utterly broken || Rock Paper Shotgun
↑ PSA: Lego City Undercover is a mess on PC || Destructoid
↑ Verified by User:Mrpenguinb on 2023-09-04
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:Keith on 2020-10-13

[Proton_path_note-4] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/578330/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (578330) 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] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/578330/.

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

[5] The app ID (578330) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Criminal: Lego City Undercover PC is utterly broken || Rock Paper Shotgun

[2] PSA: Lego City Undercover is a mess on PC || Destructoid

[3] Verified by User:Mrpenguinb on 2023-09-04

[Keith-5] 4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:Keith on 2020-10-13

[1]

[2]

[3]

[Note 1]

[4]

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 '''Key points'''
 {{--}} Reports indicate PC port to have multiple optimisation issues and game breaking bugs.<ref>[https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/04/05/lego-city-undercover-bugs/ Criminal: Lego City Undercover PC is utterly broken || Rock Paper Shotgun]</ref><ref>[https://www.destructoid.com/psa-lego-city-undercover-is-a-mess-on-pc-429578.phtml PSA: Lego City Undercover is a mess on PC || Destructoid]</ref>
-{{ii}} Use [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=949406574 LEGO City Recovered] to fix multi-threading performance problems.
+{{--}} Changes art style and lacks some lighting effects in comparison to the Wii U version.
+{{ii}} Use [https://wiki.special-k.info/en/SpecialK/Custom/Lego_City_Undercover/ LEGO City Recovered] to fix multi-threading performance problems.
 '''General information'''
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-{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-LEGO-CITY-UNDERCOVER | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 {{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 3194-1 | Steam |  |  | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| GMG | lego-city-undercover | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Humble | lego-city-undercover | Steam | | | Windows }}
 {{Availability/row| Steam | 578330 | Steam |  |  | Windows}}
+{{Availability/row| Amazon | B06Y3H3KKG | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
+{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-LEGO-CITY-UNDERCOVER | Steam |  |  | Windows | unavailable }}
 }}
 {{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
+==Essential improvements==
+===Skip intro postcards===
+{{Fixbox|description=Set postcards to 0|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mrpenguinb|date=2023-09-04}}</ref>|fix=
+# Download and extract [https://github.com/connorh315/DATManager DATManager].
+# Run DATManager and browse to {{p|game}}
+# Select the {{file|GAME4.DAT}} file, browse to the {{folder|GUI}} folder
+# In the {{folder|GUI}} folder locate {{file|CITYSPLASHSCREENS.TXT}} and extract it
+# Open the text file and set <code>Splash_NumberOfPostcards 6</code> to <code>0</code>
+}}
 ==Game data==
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 ===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 {{Save game cloud syncing
-|discord                =
+|discord                   =
-|discord notes          =
+|discord notes             =
-|epic games store       =
+|epic games launcher       =
-|epic games store notes =
+|epic games launcher notes =
-|gog galaxy             =
+|gog galaxy                =
-|gog galaxy notes       =
+|gog galaxy notes          =
-|origin                 =
+|origin                    =
-|origin notes           =
+|origin notes              =
-|steam cloud            = true
+|steam cloud               = true
-|steam cloud notes      =
+|steam cloud notes         =
-|uplay                  =
+|ubisoft connect           =
-|uplay notes            =
+|ubisoft connect notes     =
-|xbox cloud             =
+|xbox cloud                =
-|xbox cloud notes       =
+|xbox cloud notes          =
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 |multimonitor notes         =
 |ultrawidescreen            = true
-|ultrawidescreen notes      = Set '''Aspect Ratio''' to '''From Screen-Res'''.<br/>Some HUD elements are stretched or clipped. Cut-scenes are {{term|Vert-}}.
+|ultrawidescreen notes      = Set '''Aspect Ratio''' to '''From Screen-Res'''.<br/>Some HUD elements are stretched or clipped. Cutscenes are {{term|Vert-}}.
 |4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
@@ Line 114: / Line 125: @@
 |windowed notes             =
 |borderless windowed        = true
-|borderless windowed notes  = By default; use [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=949406574 LEGO City Recovered] to re-enable Fullscreen Exclusive mode.
+|borderless windowed notes  = By default; use [https://wiki.special-k.info/en/SpecialK/Custom/Lego_City_Undercover/ LEGO City Recovered] to re-enable Fullscreen Exclusive mode.
 |anisotropic                = unknown
 |anisotropic notes          =
 |antialiasing               = true
 |antialiasing notes         = [[FSAA]]
-|vsync                      = true
+|upscaling                  = unknown
+|upscaling tech             =
+|upscaling notes            =
+|vsync                      = always on
 |vsync notes                = See [[#Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]].
 |60 fps                     = true
-|60 fps notes               = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. But you can set 144hz and higher on your monitor, the picture will be smooth (no microstutter on win10)
+|60 fps notes               = Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS, Frame limiter is unstable and may jump further up and down <br/>{{term|FMV}}s are prerendered at 30 FPS.
 |120 fps                    = hackable
-|120 fps notes              = Use [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=949406574 LEGO City Recovered] to uncap the frame rate. See [[#Can't set resolutions other than 1280x720|Issues fixed]] to set refresh rate.
+|120 fps notes              = Use [https://wiki.special-k.info/en/SpecialK/Custom/Lego_City_Undercover/ LEGO City Recovered] to uncap the frame rate. See [[#Can't set resolutions other than 1280x720|Issues fixed]] to set refresh rate.
-|hdr                        = true
+|hdr                        = false
-|hdr notes                  = on win10
+|hdr notes                  =
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =
@@ Line 133: / Line 147: @@
 ===[[Glossary:Vertical sync (Vsync)|Vertical sync (Vsync)]]===
 {{Fixbox|description=Disable Vsync in Special K|ref={{cn|date=June 2017}}|fix=
-# Install [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=949406574 LEGO City Recovered].
+# Install [https://wiki.special-k.info/en/SpecialK/Custom/Lego_City_Undercover/ LEGO City Recovered].
 # Open <code>dxgi.ini</code>.
 # Change <code>PresentationInterval=1</code> to <code>PresentationInterval=0</code> to disable.
@@ Line 163: / Line 177: @@
 |invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 |invert controller y-axis notes=
-|xinput controllers        = unknown
+|xinput controllers        = true
 |xinput controllers notes  =
-|xbox prompts              = unknown
+|xbox prompts              = true
 |xbox prompts notes        =
-|impulse triggers          = unknown
+|impulse triggers          = false
 |impulse triggers notes    =
 |dualshock 4               = unknown
@@ Line 185: / Line 199: @@
 |other button prompts      = unknown
 |other button prompts notes=
-|button prompts            = Xbox
-|button prompts notes      =
 |controller hotplug        = unknown
 |controller hotplug notes  =
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 |mute on focus lost notes =
 |eax support              =
-|eax support notes        =
+|eax support notes         =
+|royalty free audio        = false
+|royalty free audio notes  =
 }}
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   |fan       =
 }}
+}}
+==Network==
+{{Network/Multiplayer
+|local play           = true
+|local play players   = 2
+|local play modes     = Co-op
+|local play notes     =
+|lan play             = false
+|lan play players     =
+|lan play modes       =
+|lan play notes       =
+|online play          = false
+|online play players  =
+|online play modes    =
+|online play notes    =
+|asynchronous         =
+|asynchronous notes   =
 }}
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 |64-bit executable      =
 |64-bit executable notes=
-|windows 32-bit exe     = unknown
+|windows 32-bit exe     = false
 |windows 64-bit exe     = true
+|windows arm app        = unknown
 |windows exe notes      =
-|macos 32-bit app       = unknown
+|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
-|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
+|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
+|macos arm app          = unknown
 |macos app notes        =
 |linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 |linux 64-bit executable= unknown
+|linux arm app          = unknown
 |linux executable notes =
 }}

Developers

	TT Fusion
Publishers
	TT Games
	Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Engines
	Nu2
Release dates
Windows	April 4, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	77
IGDB	77
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Cinematic camera, Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, Open world
Vehicles	Automobile, Flight
Themes	Contemporary
Series	Lego