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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = Lost in Play cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Lost in Play cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Joystick Ventures}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Joystick Ventures}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2020|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2022-08-10|comment=Tested on Steam demo.}}</ref>|build=2020.3.11f1}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2020|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2022-08-19}}</ref>|build=2020.3.33f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 10, 2022}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 10, 2022}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|December 5, 2022|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1328840/view/3603472806451646915|title=Lost in Play - OS X Version now Availabe! - Steam News|date=2022-12-05}}</ref>}}
 
|reception    =  
 
|reception    =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|lost-in-play|rating}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|lost-in-play|rating}}
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|13531/lost-in-play|82}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|13531/lost-in-play|84}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|lost-in-play|rating}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|lost-in-play|rating}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Flip screen, Side view }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select, Direct control }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Puzzle }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure, Puzzle }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
 
|igdb        = <!-- Only needs to be set if there is no IGDB reception row -->
 
|lutris      =  
 
|lutris      =  
|mobygames    =  
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|mobygames    = lost-in-play
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | lost_in_play | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | lost_in_play | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1328840 | Steam | | | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1328840 | DRM-free | DRM-free when launched directly from executable on Windows - untested on OS X. | | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Demo===
 
===Demo===
{{ii}} A demo is available from {{store link|Steam|1897210}}.
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{{ii}} A demo is available from Steam: <code>steam://install/1897210</code>
  
 
==Monetization==
 
==Monetization==
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|free-to-grind      =  
 
|free-to-grind      =  
 
|loot box            =  
 
|loot box            =  
|none                =  
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|none                = None
 
|player trading      =  
 
|player trading      =  
 
|time-limited        =  
 
|time-limited        =  
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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\HappyJuice\LostInPlay\}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{P|osxhome}}/Library/Preferences/com.happyjuice.lostinplay.plist}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|GOG.com|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\HappyJuice\LostInPlay\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Steam|{{P|userprofile\appdata\locallow}}\Happyjuice\LostInPlay\}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{P|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/com.happyjuice.lostinplay/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|epic games launcher      =  
 
|epic games launcher      =  
 
|epic games launcher notes =  
 
|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy                = unknown
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|gog galaxy                = false
 
|gog galaxy notes          =  
 
|gog galaxy notes          =  
 
|origin                    =  
 
|origin                    =  
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==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{Image|Lost in Play settings.png|Video settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Static aspect}} 16:9. Game always uses desktop resolution. '''Resolution''' setting changes rendering resolution.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = [https://github.com/RoseTheFlower/UltrawideIndex/releases/tag/lostinplay Use RoseTheFlower's fix.]
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = false
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = always on
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|borderless windowed notes  = Game always uses borderless fullscreen mode.
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|vsync                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps notes              = Most animations have low framerate.
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|ray tracing                = unknown
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|ray tracing                = false
 
|ray tracing notes          =  
 
|ray tracing notes          =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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==Input==
 
==Input==
{{Input
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{{ii}} Game features three separate control modes: '''Controller''', '''Keyboard''', and '''Mouse'''.{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = limited
|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = In the '''Mouse''' mode only mouse buttons can be mapped. In the '''Keyboard''' mode key mapping is disabled.
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = true
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers        = true
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|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4              = true
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|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = Bluetooth
 
|dualshock 4 modes        = Bluetooth
|dualshock 4 modes notes  = DS4 works via bluetooth natively
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  = DS4 works via Bluetooth natively
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
|other controllers        = unknown
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|other controllers        = true
|other controllers notes  =  
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|other controllers notes  = RawInput and HID API are used.
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts      = false
|other button prompts notes=  
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|other button prompts notes= Xbox button prompts are used.
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = Possible to switch between controller and keyboard during gameplay
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|simultaneous input        = true
|simultaneous input notes  =
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|simultaneous input notes  = Possible to switch between controller and keyboard during gameplay
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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<gallery>
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Lost in Play controller.png|Controller settings.
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Lost in Play keyboard.png|Keyboard settings.
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Lost in Play mouse.png|Mouse settings.
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</gallery>
  
 
==Audio==
 
==Audio==
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{{Image|Lost in Play audio.png|Audio settings}}
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Master, Music, Sound Effects
|surround sound            = unknown
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|surround sound            = n/a
 
|surround sound notes      =  
 
|surround sound notes      =  
 
|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          = No dialogue.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328840/Lost_in_Play/|title=Steam - Lost in Play|date=2022-08-10|snippet=No dialogue. Everything is communicated visually in a universal way.}}</ref>
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|subtitles notes          = Gibberish speech with no dialogue.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328840/Lost_in_Play/|title=Steam - Lost in Play|date=2022-08-10|snippet=No dialogue. Everything is communicated visually in a universal way.}}</ref><ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2022-08-19}}</ref>
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost        = unknown
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|mute on focus lost        = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Greek
 
  |language  = Greek
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|interface = true
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|audio    = n/a
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|subtitles = n/a
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|notes    =
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|fan      =
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|ref      =
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}}
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Hebrew
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = n/a
 
  |audio    = n/a
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|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 = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = false
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = true
|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos arm app          = true
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
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|physics          =  
 
|physics          =  
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
|audio            =  
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|audio            = FMOD
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|audio notes      =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface notes  =  
 
|interface notes  =  
|input            =  
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|input            = Rewired
 
|input notes      =  
 
|input notes      =  
 
|cutscenes        =  
 
|cutscenes        =  
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|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|notes    =  
 
|notes    =  
 +
}}
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 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
 +
|minOS    = 11
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Core i5 / Silicon M1
 +
|minRAM  = 4 GB
 +
|minHD    = 4 GB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
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|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 04:03, 13 November 2023

Lost in Play
Lost in Play cover
Developers
Happy Juice Games
Publishers
Joystick Ventures
Engines
Unity 2020[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 10, 2022
macOS (OS X) December 5, 2022[2]
Reception
OpenCritic 84
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Flip screen, Side view
Controls Point and select, Direct control
Genres Adventure, Puzzle
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Fantasy
Lost in Play on HowLongToBeat
Lost in Play on IGDB
Lost in Play on MobyGames

Lost in Play is a singleplayer flip screen and side view adventure and puzzle game.

General information

Developer Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
DRM-free when launched directly from executable on Windows - untested on OS X.
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Demo

A demo is available from Steam: steam://install/1897210

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HappyJuice\LostInPlay\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Preferences/com.happyjuice.lostinplay.plist
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1328840/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
GOG.com HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HappyJuice\LostInPlay\
Steam %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Happyjuice\LostInPlay\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/com.happyjuice.lostinplay/
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1328840/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Static aspect 16:9. Game always uses desktop resolution. Resolution setting changes rendering resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Use RoseTheFlower's fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Game always uses borderless fullscreen mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Most animations have low framerate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Game features three separate control modes: Controller, Keyboard, and Mouse.
Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
In the Mouse mode only mouse buttons can be mapped. In the Keyboard mode key mapping is disabled.
Mouse acceleration
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
PlayStation button prompts
Game supports natively DS4 controllers but in spite of this uses Xbox button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes Wireless (Bluetooth)
DS4 works via Bluetooth natively
Generic/other controllers
RawInput and HID API are used.
Button prompts
Xbox button prompts are used.
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M
Possible to switch between controller and keyboard during gameplay

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings
Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Gibberish speech with no dialogue.[3][4]
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Arabic
Bulgarian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hebrew
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

Other information

API

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

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD
Input Rewired

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3-7100
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 11
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5 / Silicon M1
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2020.3.33f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-08-19
  2. Lost in Play - OS X Version now Availabe! - Steam News - last accessed on 2022-12-05
  3. Steam - Lost in Play - last accessed on 2022-08-10
    "No dialogue. Everything is communicated visually in a universal way."
  4. Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-08-19