List of games compatible with Special K
- See Special K for further information and instructions on how to use the application.
General support
- Use at own risk in multiplayer games where Special K might have an adverse effect.
- This is a general overview of the level of support Special K has for different render APIs, as well as what additional features might be available for each API.
- Direct3D refers to the 3D render API of DirectX. In general, the terms 'Direct3D' and 'DirectX' are often interchangeable when discussing games.
Render API | Notes |
---|---|
DirectDraw DDraw |
Requires dgVoodoo 2 to wrap the calls to Direct3D 11. |
Direct3D 2-8 | Requires dgVoodoo 2 to wrap the calls to Direct3D 11. |
Direct3D 9 | Basic support as well as texture modding support. |
Direct3D 10 | Unsupported, although flip model override is known to work in some games. |
Direct3D 11 | Enhanced support, including HDR injection, texture modding, flip model override, and shader debugging. |
Direct3D 12 | Enhanced support like D3D11, though no texture mods yet. |
OpenGL | Promoted to OpenGL-IK (uses an interop system where D3D11 is used for final presentation), which brings enhancements such as flip model and HDR injection. |
Vulkan | No support, except in HDR enabled modes running on Nvidia hardware, where Special K hooks the Nvidia DXGI/Direct3D 11 interop layer instead. |
How to add a new game to the table
- The following describes how to add a new game to the below table. It is recommended to use a desktop browser as that makes it more easier to copy/paste.
- Start by opening up the following link in a new tab: edit the below section
- Now go by the
|name =
parameter alphabetically to find the appropriate place to add the new game to the list. This is to ensure the list is sorted alphabetically when the page is opened. - Copy the following template and insert it on a new row between
}}
and{{Special K/compatibility/row
so that a new, empty, section gets added:{{Special K/compatibility/row |name = |render api = |version = |injection type = |status = |notes = }}
- Fill out the new section something like below. Use comma to separate multiple values.
{{Special K/compatibility/row |name = Insert game name here |render api = Direct3D 9, Direct3D 11, OpenGL, etc (multiple are allowed in a comma-delimited list) |version = 0.11.0.45 (right click on the DLL file, select Properties, and then open the Details tab to see the version of the DLL file) |injection type = Local, Global (multiple are allowed) |status = Perfect/Good/Major Issues/Crash/Blocked/Caution/Banned (select only one) |notes = And additional notes here that might apply (for example, specific config parameter required, or incompatible features or such). Feel free to use multiple rows for this section. }}
Game compatibility
- Use at own risk in multiplayer games where Special K might have an adverse effect.
- This is a crowdsourced list of games compatible with Special K. Feel free to edit the section if a game is missing from the list.
Status | Description |
---|---|
Perfect | For use with games with no known issues with Special K. |
Good | For games where minor issues or limitations exists. This can for example be games that are only supported by a specific version of Special K, or only through one type of injection (e.g. local and not global). |
Major Issues | For games where major issues occurs, but can be worked around. Such as crashes on launch that can be worked around by changing a config parameter for Special K. |
Crash | Game crashes on injection with no way of working around it. |
Blocked | Game blocks Special K from being injected -- most common in games with anti-cheat protections. |
Caution | There is conflicting reports whether using Special K results in a ban or not. Use at your own risk. |
Banned | Using Special K is known to result in a banned account. Do not use Special K with this game. |
Online games to avoid
- Using Special K in these games can result in an account ban. Use Special K at your own risk.
Game | Render API | Version | Injection | Status | Additional Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dark Souls III | Direct3D 11 | Local | Caution | Current versions of Special K can cause bans if played online, reported that v0.4.0 of Souls Unsqueezed is the latest version that works.[1] |
Compatibility list
{{Special K/compatibility|
.hack//G.U. Last Recode Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Good Slowdown when 128-bit remastering enabled. Ace Combat: Assault Horizon - Enhanced Edition Direct3D 9, Direct3D 9Ex 21.3.23.0 Global Good Make sure there are no ReShade DLLs or files inside the install directory; they may cause the game to crash when the main menu is loaded ADR1FT Direct3D 11 0.11.1.1 Global Perfect AdVenture Capitalist OpenGL 21.3.23.0 Global Crash Will not get past the boot screen; will hang on boot screen, forcing you to manually terminate the process via task manager Agents of Mayhem Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Perfect Aliens vs. Predator (2010) Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Crash Crashes just before gameplay A Hat in Time Direct3D 9 0.11.0.50 Global, Local Good No framerate/stability issues, SK features may need more testing though Alien: Isolation Direct3D 11 0.11.1 Global Perfect Among Us Direct3D 11 0.11.0.50 Global, Local Perfect Aragami Direct3D 11 22.11.1 Local Perfect Axiom Verge OpenGL Crash Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Direct3D 9 22.8.1 Local Good Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China Direct3D 11 22.7.29 Global Good Requires game to be in windowed mode before activating to avoid forced minimizing. No textures in Mod Tools. Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India Direct3D 11 22.7.29 Global Good Requires game to be in windowed mode before activating to avoid forced minimizing. No textures in Mod Tools. Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia Direct3D 11 22.7.29 Global Good Requires game to be in windowed mode before activating to avoid forced minimizing. No textures in Mod Tools. Assassin's Creed III Remastered Direct3D 11 22.7.29 Global Major Issues Requires game to be in windowed mode before activating to avoid forced minimizing. Enabling 8-bit remasters for HDR causes graphical glitches. Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Remastered Direct3D 11 22.7.29 Global Major Issues Requires game to be in windowed mode before activating to avoid crashing. Enabling 8-bit remasters for HDR causes massive additional VRAM usage, tanking framerate. Using SK's framerate limiter causes framerate dips and very inconsistent framepacing. Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Direct3D 11 22.7.29 Global Good Enabling 8-bit remasters for HDR causes massive additional VRAM usage, tanking framerate. Assassin's Creed Odyssey Direct3D 11 22.7.29 Global Good Enabling 8-bit remasters for HDR causes severe graphical glitches. Assassin's Creed Origins Direct3D 11 22.7.29 Global Major Issues Requires game to be in borderless fullscreen, and toggling native HDR off (if it's on it will try to force fullscreen). Enabling 8-bit remasters for HDR causes severe graphical glitches. Assassin's Creed Rogue Direct3D 11 22.7.29 Global Good Requires game to be in borderless fullscreen. Enabling 8-bit remasters for HDR causes severe graphical glitches. Assassin's Creed Syndicate Direct3D 11 22.7.29 Global Good Requires [Window.System]DontHookWndProc=true to prevent window glitching, and artifacts when using HDR. Enabling 8-bit or 11-bit HDR remasters causes crashes. Assassin's Creed Unity Direct3D 11 22.7.26 Global Major Issues Requires [Window.System]DontHookWndProc=true to prevent crashes. Enabling 8-bit or 11-bit HDR remasters causes crashes. Assetto Corsa Direct3D 11 0.11.1 Global Major Issues Game will crash on startup. You have to disable SpecialK for this game in SKIF, then the game will launch properly, and although there won't be SpecialK overlay in launcher, but it will appear in the game itself.
Also if steering wheel input doesn't work the you need to add EnableDirectInput8=false below [Input.Gamepad] in config for this game, as described in this post. This will be fixed in future SpecialK releases.
HDR tonemapping in this game looks really well and doesn't cause any problems. ATOM RPG Direct3D 11 22.5.30 Local Perfect Batman: Arkham Asylum Direct3D 9 0.8.43 Local Major Issues Chance of working with version 0.8.43, may help to trigger Nvidia's Geforce Experience overlay before the game launches if on an Nvidia GPU. - Consistent freezes with the latest SK builds, you can try dgVoodoo 2 to fix issues. Batman: Arkham City Direct3D 9, Direct3D 11 22.11.1 Global, Local Major Issues Use DirectX 11 mode. Requires [Steam.Log]Silent=True to prevent crashes. Requires [API.Hook] LastKnown=64, d3d11=true and every other hool to false, to avoid slowdowns and other potential issues. No texture injection support. Batman: Arkham Knight Direct3D 11 0.11.1.1 Global, Local Major Issues Requires [Window.System] DontHookWndProc=true and [Steam.Log]Silent=True to prevent crashes. Textures revert to 128x128 with texture caching enabled. HDR requires only 8-bit remasters to be enabled. Batman: Arkham Origins Direct3D 9, Direct3D 11 23.01.03 Global, Local Good Works perfectly in global DX9 mode. Has problems in DX11 and with local injection. Requires that you put the game into Windowed mode before injecting SK. Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate Direct3D 9E 0.11.0.45 Good Texture modding does not work in native DX9E. Use dgVoodoo 2 for texture modding. Batman: The Telltale Series Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Good Texture injection does not work. Batman: The Enemy Within - The Telltale Series Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Good Texture injection does not work. Battlefield 3 Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Major Issues Inputs like escape and the arrow keys make the widgets appear and disappear making SpecialK and the game inoperable. BattleTech Direct3D 11 21.10.15 Local Good Bayonetta Direct3D 9 0.8.65 Local Good Force D3D9Ex via INI Biomutant Direct3D 11 21.06.08 Global Good HDR Requires 10-Bit Remaster to be disabled or it breaks God Rays turning them into black lines BioShock Remastered Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Good Texture injection does not work. BioShock 2 Remastered Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Good Texture injection does not work. BioShock Infinite Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Perfect Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Good Texture injection does not work Borderlands 2 Direct3D 9 0.11.0.45 Global Major Issues Game runs at 2fps doing anything outside of playing movies. Borderlands 3 Direct3D 11 0.11.1.0 Global Crash Crashes on startup and won't open correctly. Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Perfect Run the game in Windowed Borderless before enabling SpecialK. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Direct3D 11 0.11.1.0 Global, Local Good Requires Local D3D11.dll injection in order to work. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Perfect Multiplayer not tested Call of Duty: Black Ops II Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Perfect Multiplayer not tested Call of Duty: Ghosts Direct3D 11 0.11.0.45 Global Major Issues HDR flickers and tears. Bringing up SpecialK brings up the pause menu which stops active textures from being shown in mod tools. Multiplayer not tested Castlevania: Lords of Shadow Direct3D 9 23.01.03 Global Perfect Ultimate Edition tested. Celeste Direct3D 11 0.1.10.14 (v.1.4.0.0) and older Global Good Requires using Direct3D 11 as the render API (not available to change in-game).
Version 1.4.0.0 uses Direct3D 9 as its default render API, older versions use Direct3D 11.
Methods (tested on Windows):
Adding -opengl
or -dx11
into your launch options does not change the render API.
v.1.4.0.0: Opt into OpenGL (beta) version, this will somehow use render API Direct3D 11 for some reason.
Versions before v.1.4.0.0: (like the default Microsoft Store version) are also categorized as OpenGL and already use Direct3D 11.
Cities: Skylines
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
Text will appear garbled, solved by disabling texture caching for textures without mipmapping. (Direct3D 11 menu > Texture Management > Ignore Textures With No Mipmaps)
Crash Time 4: The Syndicate
Direct3D 9
22.9.19
Global
Good
Requires Silent=true
and DontHookWndProc=true
to be set in Special K's config, otherwise the game will crash shortly after injection due to GFWL's protection.[2]
Crysis 2
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.0
Global, Local
Major Issues
Major graphical glitches in the main menu with Special K injected (Windowed Mode)
Crysis 3
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Crash
Prevented by SecuROM: "A required security module could not be activated."
Cyberpunk 2077
Direct3D 12
22.11.1.1
Global
Major Issues
Game window refuses being brought to focus. Workaround: Click "Bring to front" or "Maximize" via Task manager several times.
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
Texture injection doesn't work on versions of SpecialK newer than 0.10.0.4096 (AKA SK 0.10.0 HDR)
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
Texture injection doesn't work on versions of SpecialK newer than 0.10.0.4096 (AKA SK 0.10.0 HDR). Textures originally without mipmaps also ignore mipmaps of replaced textures.
Darksiders Warmastered Edition
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Dark Souls Remastered
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
Texture injection doesn't work on versions of SpecialK newer than 0.10.0.4096 (AKA SK 0.10.0 HDR)
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
Texture injection doesn't work on versions of SpecialK newer than 0.10.0.4096 (AKA SK 0.10.0 HDR)
Dead Island: Definitive Edition
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
Mouse lags in Special K menu
Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
Mouse lags in Special K menu
Dead Rising
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Perfect
Works Flawlessly
Dead Rising 4
Direct3D 11
21.1.11
Global
Major Issues
Required delayed global injection. Any attempt to inject at launch (either locally or globally) crashes the game.
Death Stranding
Direct3D 12
Crash
Death Stranding: Director's Cut
Direct3D 12
22.11.1.1
Global
Perfect
When using HDR10 passthrough to fix the washed out HDR display, you may have to turn HDR on/off in the in-game settings on startup to get it to activate properly, otherwise it will look oversaturated.
Deep Rock Galactic
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Perfect
Destroy All Humans!
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Texture injection does not work correctly
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Perfect
Director's Cut version also works flawlessly.
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Good
Will crash in HDR mode with 10 bit and/or 11 bit remastering enabled
Devil May Cry 5
Direct3D 11/12
21.03.23
Global
Good
Late injection only. Inject AFTER "Checking saved data".
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition
OpenGL
0.11.1
Global
Major Issues
SpecialK UI only appears in the lower Left Hand side of the screen when running at 4k; cannot interact with the SpecialK UI at all; cannot accept the EULA and so no other features tested.
Dimension Drifter
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Good
Texture injection does not work correctly
Distant Worlds 2
Direct3D 11
Local, Global
Good
DiRT 2
Direct3D 11
22.7.26
Global
Good
Requires Silent=true
and DontHookWndProc=true
to be set in Special K's config, otherwise the game will crash shortly after injection due to GFWL's protection.[2]
DiRT 3
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.0
Global
Perfect
Complete Edition.
HDR Requires 8-bit remasters to be active.
DiRT 3
Direct3D 11
22.7.29
Global
Good
GFWL version. Requires using a delayed global injection.
Requires Silent=true
and DontHookWndProc=true
to be set in Special K's config, otherwise the game will crash shortly after injection due to GFWL's protection.[2]
DiRT Rally
Direct3D 11
0.11.1
Global
Perfect
DiRT Showdown
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Crash
Crashes after logos
Dishonored
Direct3D 9
21.04.04
Global
Crash
Microsoft Store version only.
Bringing up the Special K UI crashes the game. It's actually a newly compiled 64-bit port of the game, rather than the old 32-bit Steam Definitive Edition.
Dishonored 2
Direct3D 11
23.01.03
Global
Good
Only UI related textures can be dumped and injected. They appear under All Textures and be erroneously flagged as inactive. Character and environmental textures cannot be dumped or injected at all. Some text will appear garbled, solved by disabling texture caching for textures without mipmapping. (Direct3D 11 menu > Texture Management > Ignore Textures With No Mipmaps)
Dishonored 2
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
Microsoft Store version only.
UI Rendering is completely messed up. And 3D rendering does not work at all (black screen).
Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
Direct3D 11
23.01.03
Global
Good
Only UI related textures can be dumped and injected. They appear under All Textures and be erroneously flagged as inactive. Character and environmental textures cannot be dumped or injected at all. Some text will appear garbled, solved by disabling texture caching for textures without mipmapping. (Direct3D 11 menu > Texture Management > Ignore Textures With No Mipmaps)
Doom Eternal
Vulkan
0.11.0.45
Major Issues
Only possible on Nvidia hardware with HDR enabled. Do not use with Battlemode.
Dragon Age II
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
HDR doesn't activate in cutscenes, black screen ingame
Dragon Age Inquisition
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
Inputs like escape and the arrow keys make the widgets appear and disappear making SpecialK and the game inoperable.
Dying Light
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
Mouse lags in Special K menu
Dynasty Warriors 4: Hyper
Direct3D 9
21.07.22
Global
Crash
Use delayed injection(0.1 or more seconds). Can't force resolution with Resolution Override. DgVoodoo 2 works, but with an immense performance impact, broken subtitles and sometimes broken menus.
ELEX
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Major Issues
Changing window focus (Alt-Tabbing) causes the game to freeze.
Escape from Tarkov
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Blocked
BattleEye completely blocks injection.
Evil Dead: The Game
Direct3D 12
22.6.30.1
Global
Blocked
Without EAC running: Global injection works, but game cannot be played as it's online-only and without EAC, it will say there's no internet connection.
With EAC running: Normal and delayed Global both do not inject.[3]
The Evil Within
Direct3D 11
23.01.03
Local
Good
No textures appear in Mod Tools
F1 22
Direct3D 12
22.7.18
Local, Global
Blocked
Local injection does not inject. Regular global injection crashes the game on startup. Delayed global injection crashes the game on injection.
Fable III
Direct3D 9
22.6.17.1
Global
Good
Requires a delayed global injection.
Requires Silent=true
and DontHookWndProc=true
to be set in Special K's config, otherwise the game will crash shortly after injection due to GFWL's protection.[2]
Fallout 4
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.0
Global
Perfect
Far Cry 3
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Texture injection doesn't work
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon
Direct3D 11
0.22.7.29
Global
Crash
Crashes when loading into the game, after a few seconds of severe graphics glitches.
Far Cry 4
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
Crashes when loading campaign
F.E.A.R. 3
Direct3D 11
0.21.03.25
Global
Good
Configure SpecialK.ini and don't open SpecialK UI in game. Blood textures on surfaces except on ground/floor are corrupted.
Final Fantasy III
OpenGL
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Launching the game takes about 10-15 seconds longer.
Final Fantasy IV
OpenGL
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Launching the game takes about 5-10 seconds longer.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
OpenGL
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Final Fantasy V
OpenGL
0.11.0.45
Local
Major Issues
Neither Special K nor even the Steam overlay can hook the game window properly on a fresh install, in parts because the game ships with a OpenGL32.dll
file from Windows 7 in the game folder. To fix both, that file needs to be removed (this fixes the Steam overlay), then Special K's 32-bit DLL file needs to be installed as OpenGL32.dll
in the game folder instead. After that both Special K and Steam's overlay will work, although launching the game will take about 5-10 seconds longer. Global injection does not succeed in hooking the game at all.[4]
Final Fantasy VI
OpenGL
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Use the config tool of the game to set a higher resolution than 800x600, as otherwise the EULA prompt of Special K will repeatedly flash between two different widths.[5]
Final Fantasy VII
Direct3D 9
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Direct3D 11/12
21.11.21.0
Global
Perfect
For dx11 add -dx11 to additional command line arguments from the game store launcher
Final Fantasy VIII
Direct3D 9
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Final Fantasy XIII
Direct3D 9
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
Local injection using d3d9.dll
crashes on launch. Regular global injection will also fail to work properly.[Note 1] The solution is to use a delayed global injection by first starting the game and then after the game has launched, start the global injection of Special K.[6]
Final Fantasy XIII-2
Direct3D 9
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
Local injection using d3d9.dll
crashes on launch. Regular global injection will also fail to work properly.[Note 1] The solution is to use a delayed global injection by first starting the game and then after the game has launched, start the global injection of Special K.[6]
Final Fantasy XIV
Direct3D 11
21.7.22
Local
Good
Changing the resolution usually results in broken scaling.
Final Fantasy XV
Direct3D 11
Perfect
Local injection is recommended as not all threads are captured.[7]
Genshin Impact
Direct3D 11
21.7.22
Global
Good
Global injector must be used as the anti-cheat removes extraneous DLL's from the game directory on startup.
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.0
Global
Good
HDR works flawlessly. Textures do not appear in mod tools.
Grand Theft Auto
DirectDraw
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Requires the use of dgVoodoo 2 to wrap the DDraw calls to Direct3D 11.
Grand Theft Auto V
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Gravel
Direct3D 11
22.5.30
Local
Major Issues
Game window appears in Windows taskbar, but is invisible. Clicking the taskbar icon causes the game screen to "flash" briefly, then vanish again.
GRID 2
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Crash
Hangs at the "press Enter" screen.
Grim Fandango Remastered
OpenGL
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Major Issues
Crashes on startup if CEGUI is enabled. Text in Control Panel is garbled
Guild Wars 2
Direct3D 11
22.11.1.1
Local
Perfect
Some areas might display texture/shader weirdness, but this is rare (seems to be HDR related?)
- Works perfectly with GW2 AddonLoader as well, but requires that AoL's loader is "dxgi.dll" and SK is "d3d11.dll"
- Loads ReShade/GShade (only if using "Early" mode), but does not work well; cannot load via the usual AddonLoader hook method
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Requires you to use the modding exe with anti-cheat disabled.
Heavy Rain
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Texture injection does not work
Hitman
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Crash
Crashes on startup
Hitman 2
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Crash
Crashes after logos
Hitman: Absolution
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Helltaker
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Hexcells Infinite
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Good
Requires "Direct3D 11 Settings > Texture Management > Ignore Textures Without Mipmaps" to be enabled otherwise text becomes increasingly more corrupted.
Homefront
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
No textures in mod tools
Homefront: The Revolution
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.0
Global
Good
HDR only renders normal maps.
Infinite Air with Mark McMorris
Direct3D 11
0.11.1
Global
Perfect
Injustice 2
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
HDR causes black screen with erratic pixels. Textures do not display in Mod Tools, ones that do display do nto inject. Requires Silent=True to get around anti-cheat warnings.
Journey
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
"Use Flip Model Presentation" must be disabled, enabled causes major graphical issues.
Just Cause 3
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
HDR requires only 11-bit remasters to be active.
Just Cause 4
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.1
Global
Perfect
Kenshi
Direct3D 11
21.7.22
Global
Good
L.A. Noire
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Crash
Neither game or Launcher will start with Special K injected
Lego Batman
Direct3D 9
23.01.03
Global, Local
Good
Textures mods do not work.
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
Direct3D 9
23.01.03
Global, Local
Good
Textures mods do not work.
Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Lego DC Super-Villains
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Lego Marvel's Avengers
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Perfect
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
Direct3D 9Ex
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Mad Max
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Mafia: Definitive Edition
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Good
Texture injection doesn't seem to work correctly (replaced original texture with nothing). HDR 8-bit remastering causes some graphical glitches; 10- and 11-bit work fine.
Mafia II: Definitive Edition
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.1
Global
Good
Requires delayed injection. Texture modding works, HDR doesn't.
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
Inputs like escape and the arrow keys make the widgets appear and disappear making SpecialK and the game inoperable.
Max Payne 3
Direct3D 11
23.01.03
Global
Perfect
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
Direct3D 9
Good
Can fix the HDMI 50hz bug.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
ReShade injection doesn't work. Ground Zeroes also works.
Metal Gear Survive
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Perfect
Warning: Always online but has no anti-cheat. Can also be modded without any ban ever being issued. Use at your own risk.
Metal: Hellsinger
Direct3D 11
22.6.18.1
Global
Perfect
Delayed Injection will cause issues.
Metro 2033 Redux
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Fix missing geometry issue by disabling tessellation in settings. Mouse stuck issue in SK UI
Metro: Last Light Redux
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Fix missing geometry issue by disabling tessellation in settings. Mouse stuck issue in SK UI
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Texture corruption when using HD Texture Pack DLC as noted here can be fixed by disabling Texture Caching
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Perfect
Mortal Kombat X
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Mortal Kombat 11
Direct3D 11
21.07.22.E
Global
Perfect
Tested texture dumping and injecting and it worked perfectly
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.0
Local, Global
Good
Mod tools require deferred rendering. HDR requires windowed mode to be active beforehand.
Murderous Pursuits
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Local
Perfect
Muv-Luv photonflowers*
Direct3D 9
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Crash
Crashes after a few seconds or immediately upon interacting with the window, screen also misaligned
Necromunda: Underhive Wars
Direct3D 11, Direct3D 12
21.5.29.0
Global
Perfect
Need for Speed: Most Wanted (2012)
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Major Issues
SpecialK UI does not inject correctly but you can see the SKUI curser if you attempt to Alt+F4.
NEO: The World Ends With You
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Nex Machina
Direct3D 11
22.3.25.1
Local
Perfect
HDR 8, 10, and 11-bit remasters all work
Next Up Hero
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Requires disabling Steam enhancements of Special K due to the use of two different steam_app64.dll files that ends up causing Special K to perform its DLL file verification on the wrong DLL file.
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch Remastered
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Had to manually set Backbuffer resolution to Desktop resolution
NieR: Automata
Direct3D 11
0.8.60.1
FAR 0.7.0.23
Local
Good
Some versions of the FAR mod (v0.7.0.23 in particular) is known to cause performance degradation after an hour or more of play. HDR requires enabling Remastering 8-bit passes (otherwise menus are black).
Ninja Gaiden Σ
Direct3D 11
21.06.08
Global
Major Issues
Will crash on startup unless you set [Steam.Log]Silent=True in the game specific config file. You also need to disable all but the active API from Compatibility Settings → Render Backends or the Special K Control Panel will disappear when the first intro cutscene starts playing.
Ninja Gaiden Σ2
Direct3D 11
21.06.08
Global
Major Issues
Will crash on startup unless you set [Steam.Log]Silent=True in the game specific config file.
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge
Direct3D 9
21.06.08
Global
Major Issues
Will crash on startup unless you set [Steam.Log]Silent=True in the game specific config file. This game might crash when it's window loses focus. To fix this set the game to "Continue Rendering" under "Input/Output Behavior".
Nioh 2: The Complete Edition
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Major Issues
NoWarpUI and NoWarpVisibleGameCursor under [Input.Cursor] must be set to false for camera movement with the mouse to function correctly. Local injection makes the game unable to progress to the menu.
No Man's Sky
Direct3D 11
0.11.1
Global
Major Issues
Graphical corruption, Mouse issues (lag, inaccurate movement) Game is unplayable.
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (2016)
OpenGL
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Major Issues
CEGUI must be disabled otherwise game crashes on loadscreens, step to disable are mentioned here in Step 5
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD
OpenGL
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Major Issues
CEGUI must be disabled otherwise game crashes on startup, step to disable are mentioned here in Step 5
Okami HD
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Some slowdown with 128-bit remastering and must disable post-processing if enabled.
Onimusha: Warlords HD
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
Steam Enhancements don't work
The Outer Worlds
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.0
Global
Good
Texture caching causes game to crash.
007: Quantum of Solace
Direct3D 9
22.7.31
Global
Good
Requires Silent=true
and DontHookWndProc=true
to be set in Special K's config, otherwise the game will crash shortly after injection due to GFWL's protection.[2]
PC Building Simulator
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Good
Requires "Direct3D 11 Settings > Texture Management > Ignore Textures Without Mipmaps" to be enabled otherwise text becomes increasingly more corrupted.
Persona 4 Golden
Direct3D 11
Good
Requires "Ignore Textures Without Mipmaps" to be enabled otherwise text becomes increasingly more corrupted
Phantasy Star Online 2
Direct3D 11
21.7.22
Local
Good
SK versions later than 7.22 cause severe FPS loss. Texture cache must be disabled to resolve flickering.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
Texture injection doesn't work on versions of SpecialK newer than 0.10.0.4096 (AKA SK 0.10.0 HDR). Steam Enhancements don't work
Prey (2017)
Direct3D 11
21.04.19
Global, Local
Good
Game will crash upon alt-tabbing out of it if CEGUI is enabled; Control Panel will not stop mouse movement from affecting game if mouse is outside the Control Panel window; HDR support needs to be tested, opening menu in game will cause a visual error making the game unplayable.
Project CARS
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.1
Global
Perfect
Have to enable 8 bit in HDR options. Also disabled FXXA in game but dont think its made it compatible
Rabi-Ribi
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
"Use Flip Model Presentation" must be disabled.
Red Faction Armageddon
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
HDR causes the game to force minimize
Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Red Dead Redemption 2
Vulkan
Major Issues
Only possible on Nvidia hardware with HDR enabled.
Remnant: From the Ashes
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
RFactor 2
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.0
Global
Perfect
You need to copy SpecialK64.dll into your Rfactor 2 folder (for me: F:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\rFactor 2\Bin64) and rename it to dxgi.dll. Just like in a case of non Steam game.
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Direct3D 11
Perfect
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Direct3D 11
23.1.3.0
Global, Local
Good
Special K doesn't inject in global. Local injection works, HDR works, texture caching causes crashes.
Saints Row: The Third
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
HDR requires 8-bit remastering enabled to work properly.
Saints Row: The Third Remastered
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Saints Row IV
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
HDR requires 8-bit remastering enabled to work properly.
Saints Row: Gat out of Hell
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
HDR requires 8-bit remastering enabled to work properly.
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
Requires Steam Enhancements to be disabled to earn achievements.
Serious Sam 3: BFE
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Set DontHookWndProc=true
in Special K's config to fix the Signature Verification Failed
issue.
Serious Sam Fusion 2017
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Set DontHookWndProc=true
in Special K's config to fix the Signature Verification Failed
issue.
Shadow Complex Remastered
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
No textures in mod tools. Requires the game to be in windowed mode before enabling HDR otherwuise the game will force minimise
Shadow Man Remastered
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Direct3D 11
Perfect
DirectX 11 will likely incur a performance drop vs DirectX 12.
Shadow Warrior (2013)
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Use full screen mode to prevent HDR ghosting.
ShellShock Live
Direct3D 11
21.3.23.0
Global
Perfect
The Sims 3
Direct3D 9
22.6.30.1
Global
Good
UI is overly bright.
The Sims Medieval
Direct3D 9
22.6.30.1
Global
Good
UI is overly bright.
The Sims 4
Direct3D 9
22.6.30.1
Global
Good
Requires Elevated Service to properly launch.[8]
Snake Pass
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Good
Sniper Elite V2 Remastered
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Crash
Bringing up the Special K menu crashes the game
Sniper Elite III
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Skyrim Special Edition
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
HDR has "burn-in" effect on Magika and Stamina bars, otherwise perfect.
Sleeping Dogs
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Set DontHookWndProc=true
in Special K's config to prevent Your game appears to be corrupted.
crash right before entering the main menu.
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Space Engineers
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Good
Game gives "Graphics Driver Crashed" error when booting into game with HDR enabled.
Spark the Electric Jester
Direct3D 9
Crash
Game crashes when pausing.
Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy
OpenGL
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
Requires CEGUI to be disabled to avoid major graphical issues on the inventory screen. Steam Enhancements don't work at all with Global injection, starts late with Local.
SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom - Rehydrated
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Requires Steam Enhancements to be disabled to track collectable progress
Spyro Reignited Trilogy
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Texture injection causes game to crash
Starpoint Gemini 2
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Texture injection causes game to crash
State of Decay 2
Direct3D 11
0.21.03.23
Global
Good
Don't use SK Framerate Limiter
Steep
Direct3D 11
22.7.26
Global
Major Issues
Requires game to be in borderless fullscreen. HDR retrofitting works, but remasters cause crashes or extremely low performance.
Strike Suit Zero: Director's Cut
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.1
Global
Perfect
Sunset Overdrive
Direct3D 11
22.8.11
Global
Good
HDR retrofitting doesn't work.
Superhot: Mind Control Delete
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Local
Perfect
Tales of Berseria
Direct3D 9
Local
Good
Use the game-specific version, see TBFix.
Tales of Symphonia
Direct3D 9
Local
Good
Use the game-specific version, see TSFix.
Tales of Zestiria
Direct3D 9
Local
Good
Use the game-specific version, see TZFix.
Talos Principle
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Set DontHookWndProc=true
in Special K's config to fix the Signature Verification Failed
issue.
Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends
Direct3D 9
22.7.19
Global
Good
Requires Silent=true
and DontHookWndProc=true
to be set in Special K's config, otherwise the game will crash shortly after injection due to GFWL's protection.[2]
The Forest
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Good
Textures don't appear to inject
The Last Remnant
Direct3D 9
22.2.1
Global
Good
In Special K's config, set d3d9ex=false
, then locate [Steam.Log]
and set Silent=true
to solve crash on launch and main menu slowdown.
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
Direct3D 9
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
Textures don't show as used in the texture viewer, but they can be seen when set to show all textures and can still be dumped. Texture Injection works with 0.8.66 (0.9.x can't boot the game).
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Direct3D 11
22.7.26
Local
Good
Works perfectly in SDR. When using HDR, applying a resolution override is necessary if not using the initial window's resolution, else the game will only display the part of the frame that fits in that initial window.
Thief
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Crash
Crashes on startup
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Blocked
Blocked by BattleEye
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
Black screen throughout logos with HDR enabled. Game itself works fine.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Direct3D 9
22.8.1
Local
Major Issues
Lower frame rate when SK is injected. Dips to 2.5 FPS when attempting to inject textures.
Tomb Raider (2013)
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global, Local
Perfect
Trover Saves the Universe
Direct3D 11
Global
Good
Not compatible with VR mode.
Valheim
Direct3D 11
21.07.20
Global
Good
Requires disabling texture cache to prevent wrong colored terrain texture for modified terrain, like pathways or fields; HDR requires scRGB to be set to resolve the screen being too dark.
Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Good
Requires "Direct3D 11 Settings > Texture Management > Ignore Textures Without Mipmaps" to be enabled otherwise text becomes increasingly more corrupted.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Good
No textures in mod tools.
Trombone Champ
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Perfect
Victoria II
Direct3D 9
21.4.4.0
Local
Good
Virtua Tennis 4
Direct3D 9
22.7.29
Global
Good
Requires Silent=true
and DontHookWndProc=true
to be set in Special K's config, otherwise the game will crash shortly after injection due to GFWL's protection.[2]
Warframe
Direct3D 11
0.11.1.0
Global
Crash
HDR and texture injection work but game crashes shortly after you load into a level.
Watchmen: The End is Nigh
Direct3D 9-11
21.04.04
Global
Good
Requires dgvoodoo in order to use HDR.
Watch Dogs
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global
Major Issues
Mouse lags in SpecialK's UI
Watch Dogs 2
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.47
Global
Good
Requires global injection combined with using the -eac_launcher
command line argument to disable Easy Anti-Cheat. Despite EAC being disabled, it still takes issues with and blocks local installs of Special K due to "untrusted system file."
Watch Dogs: Legion
Direct3D 11
23.01.03
Global, Local
Good
Requires -BattlEyeLauncher
command line argument to disable BattlEye. Does not work under Direct3D 12. UI textures appear in mod tools, characters and environments do not.
The Witcher 3
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.50
Global
Perfect
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Direct3D 11
21.06.08
Global
Good
HDR Requires 8-Bit Remaster to be disabled or it breaks menu textures.
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA
Direct3D 11
21.12.20
Global
Good
Turn OFF Generate MipMap (with latest UPDATE only), Requires "Direct3D 11 Settings > Texture Management > Ignore Textures Without MipMaps"
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
Direct3D 11
0.11.0.45
Global, Local
Good
Textures don't show as used in the texture viewer, but they can be seen when set to show all textures and can still be dumped, however texture injection doesn't work on versions of SpecialK newer than 0.10.0.4096 (AKA SK 0.10.0 HDR)
Notes
References
- ↑ The Version 0.6.0 causes ban, caution - last accessed on 2020-07-21
- "yep, I can confirm this and I know of several other people who got banned with that version. I personally still use v0.4.0 and, playing with an alt account, I haven't been banned in over two years.."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2022-07-30
- Without those two lines, the game crashes about a minute or two after the injection, with the
crash.log
mentioningxlive.dll
, which is a GFWL component.
- Without those two lines, the game crashes about a minute or two after the injection, with the
- ↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2022-07-11
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-07-23
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-07-23
- The EULA window can technically still be interacted with despite the flashing.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Verified by User:Aemony on 2020-07-24
- ↑ Final Fantasy XV Stuff :: Steam Discussion Forums - last accessed on 2020-07-21
- "Be aware, that global injection does not catch all of the threads in FFXV, you need local injection in order to tune the priority of the filesystem thread."
- ↑ Verified by User:SojerManLan on 2022-07-17
- Without Elevated Service, the game creates a process without a window.