This page is for the original 2010 PC port. For the updated 2016 release, see Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee (2016).
Key points
- Steam version owners will automatically download updated version, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD. Playing original version of the game requires opting to beta branch.
- Poor console port with many holdovers from the Xbox release
- Inverted controls for camera/mouselook. Playing with a controller is recommended. See Remapping.
- No proper analog support for controllers
General information
- Oddworld Wiki
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Steam version
- To play this version of the game, it's necessary to opt in to
original
branch in game properties beta tab. Without this Steam will download the new updated version, Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee HD.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file location
Save game data location
Video
- If the game is launched directly from
munch.exe
without the launcher, it will only run in fullscreen at 1024×768 resolution with AA disabled.
Input
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
The default keyboard/mouse layout.
In-game gamepad settings.
The gamepad layout for the game.
Enable right stick camera controls[3]
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- Go to Options >> Controls >> Keyboard-Personalize.
- Change the Move Camera controls to the arrow keys on the keyboard.
Notes
- The directions must be swapped in order to have standard camera controls.
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Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music and sound; can be set to off, soft and full. |
Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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Translation from the XBox version, Download |
Issues fixed
Diagonal movement is slow or nonfunctional
Change default movement speed[3]
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- Go to Options >> Controls >> Keyboard-Personalize.
- Change Default from Walk to Run.
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
8 |
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Shader Model support |
1.1 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core 2 Duo |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2.1 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
Nvidia GeForce 6600 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ Temporarily Delisted by Jordan Freeman Group to work on fixes for modern systems. [1][2]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References