Rivals of Aether

Rivals of Aether
Rivals of Aether	2017
Lovers of Aether	2019
Dungeons of Aether	2023
Rivals of Aether II	2024
Dreams of Aether	2025

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Humble Store
Steam		Requires the Steam client to be running.^[2]

All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Type	Notes
Cross-game bonus	Cross Blitz: Mawson buddy^[3] Dreams of Aether: Añi buddy^[4]
DLC	Character skins, stage skins and buddies.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
Cosmetic	Golden Skins: From codes given with plushie merchandise.^[5]
Time-limited	Rivals of Aether II kickstarter bonus "Early to bed" Maypul skin^[6]. Early access skins^[7]: For owning the game while it was in early access. Infamous Skins^[8]: For owning DLC characters before they were made free for base game owners in the Definitive Edition update.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\RivalsofAether\dev_mode\dev_ver_\active\.ini %LOCALAPPDATA%\RivalsofAether\saves\profiles.ini %LOCALAPPDATA%\RivalsofAether\workshop_synced\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/383980/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\RivalsofAether\saves\progression.ini %LOCALAPPDATA%\RivalsofAether\saves\stats.ini
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/383980/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		95.37 MiB available.

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		960x540 which is scaled using nearest neighbor.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxed to 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		1-3x scale.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard rebinding.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Universally bound regardless of profile. `↵ Enter` and `← Backspace` cannot be mapped.
Mouse acceleration		Mouse not used at all. All cursors are moved with keyboard or controller.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Rebinds are saved in specific user profiles. `View` cannot be mapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Motion sensors support
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	, Wireless (DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter), Wired V2 and Bluetooth untested.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Input prompt override
Haptic feedback		XInput only.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio settings.

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

Localizations

Game has custom language support. See <path-to-game>\LOC_*.txt files.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Japanese

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Versus, Co-op
LAN play
Online play	4	Versus, Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	1, 2, 30
UDP	500-600, 3500

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Modifications

Guadua

Official custom character example released with the Steam Workshop.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU)	1.2 GHz	1.4 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB	1 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	50 MB
Video card (GPU)	32 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible
Controller	XInput.
Other		Broadband Internet connection.

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>/383980/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (383980) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Rivals of Aether by Dan Fornace | Showcase | YoYo Games - last accessed on 2019-02-14
↑ Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-09-25
Confirmed that RivalsofAether.exe requires Steam to be running when launched directly through the game folder, regardless of whether a steam_appid.txt file or the steam_api.dll library was present in <path-to-game>.
↑ Buddy Up with Mawson - last accessed on 2024-05-04
↑ Steam :: Rivals of Aether :: Patch 2.1.9.0 Notes: Hop Pop and Workshop - last accessed on 2025-04-24
↑ Alternate Skins - Rivals of Aether Wiki - Fandom - last accessed on 2024-05-04
↑ Exclusive Rivals of Aether Skin Available TODAY! - last accessed on 2024-05-04
↑ Alternate Skins - Rivals of Aether Wiki - Fandom - last accessed on 2024-05-04
↑ Alternate Skins - Rivals of Aether Wiki - Fandom - last accessed on 2024-05-04

[Proton_path_note-9] 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>/383980/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (383980) 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>/383980/.

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

[5] The app ID (383980) may differ in some cases.

[6] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Rivals of Aether by Dan Fornace | Showcase | YoYo Games - last accessed on 2019-02-14

[2] Verified by User:Jwillikers on 2025-09-25
Confirmed that RivalsofAether.exe requires Steam to be running when launched directly through the game folder, regardless of whether a steam_appid.txt file or the steam_api.dll library was present in <path-to-game>.

[3] Buddy Up with Mawson - last accessed on 2024-05-04

[4] Steam :: Rivals of Aether :: Patch 2.1.9.0 Notes: Hop Pop and Workshop - last accessed on 2025-04-24

[5] Alternate Skins - Rivals of Aether Wiki - Fandom - last accessed on 2024-05-04

[6] Exclusive Rivals of Aether Skin Available TODAY! - last accessed on 2024-05-04

[7] Alternate Skins - Rivals of Aether Wiki - Fandom - last accessed on 2024-05-04

[8] Alternate Skins - Rivals of Aether Wiki - Fandom - last accessed on 2024-05-04

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Developers

	Aether Studios
Engines
	GameMaker^[1]
Release dates
Windows	March 28, 2017
Reception
OpenCritic	88
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC, Cross-game bonus
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Fighting
Series	Rivals of Aether