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{{Infobox game/row/porter|Night Dive Studios|Linux}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Night Dive Studios|Linux}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts|Retail}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Electronic Arts|Original}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Digital}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Night Dive Studios|Enhanced Edition}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Access|ref=<ref name="scummvm">{{Refurl|url=https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Noctropolis|title=Noctropolis - ScummVM :: Wiki|date=2019-10-01}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Access|ref=<ref name="scummvm">{{Refurl|url=https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php?title=Noctropolis|title=Noctropolis - ScummVM :: Wiki|date=2019-10-01}}</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 27, 2017|ref=<ref name="osx linux release">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/377070/announcements/detail/1452834931611936195|title=MacOS and Linux versions are now available - Steam Community :: Noctropolis :: Events|date=2019-10-01}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 27, 2017|ref=<ref name="osx linux release">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/377070/announcements/detail/1452834931611936195|title=MacOS and Linux versions are now available - Steam Community :: Noctropolis :: Events|date=2019-10-01}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 27, 2017|ref=<ref name="osx linux release"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 27, 2017|ref=<ref name="osx linux release"/>}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Horror }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 377070
 
|steam appid  = 377070
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1444206831
 
|gogcom id    = 1444206831
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|lutris      = noctropolis
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|hltb        = 16749
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 1511
 
|wikipedia    = Noctropolis
 
|wikipedia    = Noctropolis
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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}}
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [https://www.mobygames.com/game/noctropolis MobyGames entry]
 
 
{{GOG.com links|1444206831|noctropolis}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1444206831|noctropolis}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/377070/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/377070/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
 
{{Availability/row| Retail | | unknown | | | DOS }}
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | noctropolis | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | noctropolis | DRM-free | Enhanced Edition. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 377070 | Steam | |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 377070 | Steam | Enhanced Edition. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
 
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
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|epic games store notes =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Noctropolis - in-game advanced settings.png|In-game advanced settings (Enhanced Edition).}}
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = true
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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|120 fps                    = false
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap                = unknown
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
 
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Noctropolis - in-game basic settings.png|In-game basic settings (Enhanced Edition).}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound          = n/a
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|surround sound notes    = Stereo<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-10-02|comment=Tested with [[Special K]].}}</ref>
 
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|subtitles                = unknown
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
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|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
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|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
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|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
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|interface notes  =  
 
|interface notes  =  
 
|input            = SDL2
 
|input            = SDL2
|input notes      = Digital release only.
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|cutscenes        =  
 
|cutscenes        =  
 
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|recOS    = 6.22
 
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Latest revision as of 21:47, 25 December 2023

Noctropolis
Noctropolis cover
Developers
Flashpoint Productions
Windows Night Dive Studios
macOS (OS X) Night Dive Studios
Linux Night Dive Studios
Publishers
Original Electronic Arts
Enhanced Edition Night Dive Studios
Engines
Access[1]
Release dates
DOS 1994
Windows September 3, 2015
macOS (OS X) October 27, 2017[2]
Linux October 27, 2017[2]
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Themes Horror
Noctropolis on HowLongToBeat
Noctropolis on MobyGames
Noctropolis on Wikipedia

Noctropolis is a singleplayer third-person adventure game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Enhanced Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Enhanced Edition.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\noctropolis.cfg[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS
Windows <path-to-game>\saves\[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game advanced settings (Enhanced Edition).
In-game advanced settings (Enhanced Edition).

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
640x480 (4:3) native resolution.[1]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
For DOSBox toggle with Alt+ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds).
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Audio

In-game basic settings (Enhanced Edition).
In-game basic settings (Enhanced Edition).

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound
Surround sound
Stereo[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
OpenGL
DOS video modes VGA, SVGA, SVGA (VESA)
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input SDL2 Enhanced Edition only.

System requirements

DOS
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 5.0
Processor (CPU) Intel i386
System memory (RAM) 4 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) VGA, SVGA
Other 2x CD-ROM drive, MSCDEX 2.1
Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 800 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.9
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 800 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL compatible
Sound (audio device) CoreAudio compatible
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) 1.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 800 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL compatible
Sound (audio device) ALSA compatible
A 64-bit system is required.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Noctropolis - ScummVM :: Wiki - last accessed on 2019-10-01
  2. 2.0 2.1 MacOS and Linux versions are now available - Steam Community :: Noctropolis :: Events - last accessed on 2019-10-01
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-10-02
    Tested with Special K.