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Paranautical Activity

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Paranautical Activity
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Developers
Code Avarice
Deluxe Atonement Edition Digerati Distribution
Engines
Unity 4[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows October 20, 2014
macOS (OS X) October 20, 2014
Linux October 20, 2014
Reception
OpenCritic 53
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives First-person
Genres Roguelike, Shooter
Art styles Voxel art
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) release of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

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

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
DRM-free after installation (requires an internet connection during installation)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Code Avarice\Paranautical Activity
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
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam <path-to-game>/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

External video settings in the game launcher.
External video settings in the game launcher.
Video settings within the game.
Video settings within the game.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
 
Multi-monitor
 
Ultra-widescreen
 
4K Ultra HD
 
Field of view (FOV)
30 - 150°. Default is 90°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On/off toggle. Enabled through video settings in game.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

External input settings in the game launcher.
External input settings in the game launcher.
Input settings within the game.
Input settings within the game.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
Keys are fully rebindable through the Unity launcher.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion
Controller types
XInput-compatible controllers
PlayStation controllers
Tracked motion controllers
Generic/other controllers
Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings within the game.
Audio settings within the game.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

VR support

Headsets State Notes
SteamVR
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
DK2 only. LibOVRWrapper might work for this game.
Windows Mixed Reality
OSVR
Devices
Tracked motion controllers
Traditional controller
See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Issues unresolved

No doors bug

When you start the game or when you progress to the next level, the room has no doors, completely stopping you from progressing further.[3]

Game won't download through Steam on Linux

The game is listed as available for download on Linux however downloads at 0 bytes per second.[citation needed]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4
AMD K7
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) Intel GMA 950
OpenGL 1.2 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.5.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4
AMD K7
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) Intel GMA 950
OpenGL 1.2 compatible
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4
AMD K7
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) Intel GMA 950
OpenGL 1.2 compatible


Notes

  1. ↑ Unity engine build: 4.5.4f1[1][2]

References