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This page is for the 2021 action game. For the Telltale series, see Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series.


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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy is a singleplayer third-person ARPG, action, adventure and TPS game in the Marvel series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website		Deluxe Edition also available.
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

Monetization

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	Digital Deluxe update contains 2 exclusive Starlord skins.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove and swap video files^[2]

Go to <path-to-game>\runtime\
Rename 3C5412CE8B28C5D133F4024887AA8579.pc_binkvid to add _bak to the filename (i.e. 3C5412CE8B28C5D133F4024887AA8579.pc_binkvid_bak)
Make a copy of 0E3B3BA8C5C9E2E58AF1AFF20B899860.pc_binkvid and rename it to 3C5412CE8B28C5D133F4024887AA8579.pc_binkvid

This will replace the startup logos with the loading screen indicator, reducing the startup time substantially.

Renaming these files causes the game to crash on startup on the GamePass for PC version.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1088850\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1088850/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\39C668CD.DXM-EidosMontreal_r7bfsmp40f67j\SystemAppData\wgs
Steam	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\1088850\remote\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1088850/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Display settings

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		See Widescreen resolution to fix internal resolution.
Multi-monitor		Cutscenes are pillarboxed. See Ultra-widescreen for a workaround.
Ultra-widescreen		Cutscenes are pillarboxed. See Ultra-widescreen for a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Ultra-widescreen solution for a workaround for conventional aspect ratio
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA with no option to disable in-game. See Anti-aliasing (AA) for a workaround. Optional DLSS support.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Options for "Brightness" and "Maximum HDR Luminance" (0-100%).
Ray tracing (RT)		Options for ray traced reflections and transparent reflections.
Color blind mode

Supports FidelityFX Super Resolution.

Launcher display settings
Launcher graphics settings

Widescreen resolution

For some reason, the game truncates the internal resolution to multiples of 64 pixels (e.g. 1920x1080 becomes 1920x1024, 3440x2160 becomes 3392x2112, etc.), giving rise to a slightly distorted image.

Modify the game executable to allow a native internal resolution
Open `<path-to-game>\bin\gotg.exe` in a hex editor (e.g. HxD). Search for `2C C9 83 E1 C0` as hex. Replace it with `2C C9 90 90 90`. Search again for `2A C8 83 E2 C0` as hex. Replace it again with `2A C8 90 90 90`. Save the changes.

Ultra-widescreen

Cutscenes are pillarboxed by default.

Use Flawless Widescreen to fix pillarboxing

Use SUWSF (Xbox Game Pass)
Install PhantomGamers' SUWSF. Rename `dsound.dll` renamed to `dinput8.dll`.

Modify the exe file (Steam)^[3]

Open <path-to-game>\bin\gotg.exe in a hex editor (such as HxD).
Search for 39 8E E3 3F as hex.
Replace the existing hex string with one of the following hex values that matches the desired resolution:
- 21:9 resolutions:
  - 2560x1080 = 26 B4 17 40
  - 3440x1440 = 8E E3 18 40
  - 3840x1440 = AB AA 2A 40
  - 3840x1600 = 9A 99 19 40
  - 3840x1620 = 26 B4 17 40
  - 5120x1440 = 39 8E 63 40
  - 5120x2160 = 26 B4 17 40
  - 6880x2880 = 8E E3 18 40
- 32:9 resolutions: 39 8E 63 40

Notes

Using this fix with conventional aspect ratio like 16:9 will increase FOV.

Pop-in or other unexpected visual glitches may appear during cutscenes.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Modify the game executable to disable anti-aliasing.
Open `<path-to-game>\bin\gotg.exe` in a hex editor (e.g. HxD). Search for `01 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 80 3F` as hex. Replace it with `00 01 02 00 00 00 00 00 80 3F`. Save the changes. It is highly recommended to also apply the native internal resolution patch.

Input

Mouse and keyboard settings

Gamepad settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Ingame dialog choices are hardcoded to `Q` and `E`
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		X and Y axes.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Also X axis.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity		X and Y axes.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Also X axis.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration		^{[citation needed]}

PlayStation controllers		Also supports the DualSense via wired connection and through Steam Input wirelessly (No adaptive triggers and haptic feedback support)
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired Epic Games: Wired Steam: Wired, Bluetooth (Steam Input needs to be enabled, correct prompts will appear) Tested with V2 DS4

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Navigation keybinds
Interaction keybinds
Combat keybinds
Flying keybinds
Gamepad controls
Accessibility settings

Audio

Audio settings

Advanced audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Options for master, sound effects, voice, and music volume. Also has a separate option to disable licensed audio.
Surround sound		5.1 and 7.1 support.
Subtitles		Options for subtitle size, letter spacing, bold, background, and background opacity.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Audio accessibility settings
Language settings
Subtitle settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Issues unresolved

Chapter-specific issues

Scanning objects with the visor in Chapter 1 may not be possible.^[4]

There may be an invisible wall in the maze in Chapter 6.^[4]

In Chapter 7, the Crane puzzle may become stuck.^[4]

Issues fixed

Stuttering

The audio may stutter.^[5]

Unplug any controllers or gamepads that the game might be detecting

Broken lighting

Some AMD GPUs may have broken lighting.^[4]

Fixed in Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.10.4

Old fix: Reverting to driver '21.10.2' may fix this issue

Gamepad issues

Some gamepads may experience the incorrect button prompts.^[4]

Enabling Steam input may resolve this issue

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460 AMD Ryzen 5 1400	Intel Core i7-4790 AMD Ryzen 5 1600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	80 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 570 DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super AMD Radeon RX 590

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>/1088850/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1088850) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on Twitter: "Just want to clarify that they're not made on the same engine. Our game is made by the team that previously worked on Deus Ex and uses the Dawn Engine."
↑ Is there anyway to skip the logo/splash screens at the start of the game? - last accessed on 2021-11-01
↑ Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Ultrawide Cutscene Fix [No Black Borders/Hor+] - last accessed on 2021-10-29
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Known Issues - Steam Community - last accessed on 2021-11-04
↑ Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-10-29
Constant audio stutters until I unplugged my controller (dualsense)

[Proton_path_note-3] 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>/1088850/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1088850) 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>/1088850/.

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

[5] The app ID (1088850) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy on Twitter: "Just want to clarify that they're not made on the same engine. Our game is made by the team that previously worked on Deus Ex and uses the Dawn Engine."

[2] Is there anyway to skip the logo/splash screens at the start of the game? - last accessed on 2021-11-01

[4] Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Ultrawide Cutscene Fix [No Black Borders/Hor+] - last accessed on 2021-10-29

[knownissues-5] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 Known Issues - Steam Community - last accessed on 2021-11-04

[6] Verified by User:Aaronth07 on 2021-10-29
Constant audio stutters until I unplugged my controller (dualsense)

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[2]

[Note 1]

[3]

[4]

[5]

@@ Line 124: / Line 124: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     =
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes=
+|widescreen resolution notes= See [[#Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]] to fix internal resolution.
-|multimonitor               = unknown
+|multimonitor               = limited
-|multimonitor notes         =
+|multimonitor notes         = Cutscenes are {{term|pillarboxed}}. See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]] for a workaround.
 |ultrawidescreen            = limited
 |ultrawidescreen notes      = Cutscenes are {{term|pillarboxed}}. See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]] for a workaround.
@@ Line 162: / Line 162: @@
 </gallery>
-===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
+===[[Glossary:Widescreen resolution|Widescreen resolution]]===
-{{Fixbox|description=Modify the exe file|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/widescreengamingforum/comments/qga5aw/marvels_guardians_of_the_galaxy_ultrawide/|title=Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Ultrawide Cutscene Fix <nowiki>[No Black Borders/Hor+]</nowiki>|date=2021-10-29}}</ref>|fix=
+{{ii}} For some reason, the game truncates the internal resolution to multiples of 64 pixels (e.g. 1920x1080 becomes 1920x1024, 3440x2160 becomes 3392x2112, etc.), giving rise to a slightly distorted image.
-# Open {{code|{{P|game}}\bin\gotg.exe}} in a hex editor (such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ HxD]).
-# Search for {{code|39 8E E3 3F}} as hex.
-# Replace the existing hex string with one of the following hex values that matches the desired resolution:
-**21:9 Resolutions:
-<pre>
-x1080 = 26 B4 17 40
-x1440 = 8E E3 18 40
-x1440 = AB AA 2A 40
-x1600 = 9A 99 19 40
-x1620 = 26 B4 17 40
-x1440 = 39 8E 63 40
-x2160 = 26 B4 17 40
-x2880 = 8E E3 18 40
-</pre>
-**32:9 Resolutions:
-<pre>
-8E 63 40
-</pre>
-{{ii}}<big>USING THIS FIX WITH CONVENTIONAL ASPECT RATIO LIKE 16:9 WILL INCREASE(FIX) FOV</big>
-{{ii}} A game update may require repeating the steps.
-{{ii}} Pop-in or other unexpected visual glitches may appear during cutscenes.
-{{ii}} If using the Xbox Game Pass version, use PhantomGamers [https://github.com/PhantomGamers/SUWSF SUWSF] with dsound.dll renamed to dinput8.dll.
-}}
-===[[Native internal resolution]]===
+{{Fixbox|description=Modify the game executable to allow a native internal resolution|ref=|fix=
-{{Fixbox|description=For some reason, the game truncates the internal resolution to multiples of 64 pixels (e.g. 1920x1080 becomes 1920x1024, 3440x2160 becomes 3392x2112, etc.), giving rise to a slightly distorted image. Modify the game executable to allow a native internal resolution. |ref=|fix=
 # Open <code>{{P|game}}\bin\gotg.exe</code> in a hex editor (e.g. [https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ HxD]).
 # Search for <code>2C C9 83 E1 C0</code> as hex.
@@ Line 200: / Line 172: @@
 # Replace it again with <code>2A C8 90 90 90</code>.
 # Save the changes.
+}}
+===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
+{{ii}} Cutscenes are {{term|pillarboxed}} by default.
+{{Fixbox|description=Use [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen] to fix pillarboxing|ref=|fix=
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Use SUWSF (Xbox Game Pass)|ref=|fix=
+# Install [https://github.com/PhantomGamers/SUWSF PhantomGamers' SUWSF].
+# Rename {{file|dsound.dll}} renamed to {{file|dinput8.dll}}.
+}}
+{{Fixbox|description=Modify the exe file (Steam)|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/widescreengamingforum/comments/qga5aw/marvels_guardians_of_the_galaxy_ultrawide/|title=Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Ultrawide Cutscene Fix <nowiki>[No Black Borders/Hor+]</nowiki>|date=2021-10-29}}</ref>|fix=
+# Open {{code|{{P|game}}\bin\gotg.exe}} in a hex editor (such as [https://mh-nexus.de/en/hxd/ HxD]).
+# Search for {{code|39 8E E3 3F}} as hex.
+# Replace the existing hex string with one of the following hex values that matches the desired resolution:
+#* 21:9 resolutions:
+#** 2560x1080 = <code>26 B4 17 40</code>
+#** 3440x1440 = <code>8E E3 18 40</code>
+#** 3840x1440 = <code>AB AA 2A 40</code>
+#** 3840x1600 = <code>9A 99 19 40</code>
+#** 3840x1620 = <code>26 B4 17 40</code>
+#** 5120x1440 = <code>39 8E 63 40</code>
+#** 5120x2160 = <code>26 B4 17 40</code>
+#** 6880x2880 = <code>8E E3 18 40</code>
+#* 32:9 resolutions: <code>39 8E 63 40</code>
+'''Notes'''
+{{++}} Using this fix with conventional aspect ratio like 16:9 will increase FOV.
+{{ii}} Pop-in or other unexpected visual glitches may appear during cutscenes.
 }}

Developers

	Eidos Montreal
Windows	D3T
Publishers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Dawn Engine^[1]
Release dates
Windows	October 26, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	78
OpenCritic	82
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	Cosmetic
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG, Action, Adventure, TPS
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Space
Series	Marvel