Sam & Max Save the World
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This page is for the original 2006 game. For the remastered version, see Sam & Max Save the World (2020).
Developers | |
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Telltale Games | |
Publishers | |
The Adventure Company | |
Engines | |
Telltale Tool | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 17, 2006 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Scrolling |
Controls | Point and select, Direct control |
Genres | Adventure |
Art styles | Cartoon |
Themes | Comedy, Detective/mystery, North America |
Series | Sam & Max (The Telltale Series) |
Key points
- Originally titled 'Sam and Max Season One', subtitled 'Save the World' beginning with the 2007 retail release.
- Episode 4: Abe Lincoln Must Die! is available for free on Steam.
General information
- Telltale Community for game series
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 1
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 2
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 3
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 4
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 5
- Steam Community Discussions for Episode 6
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Retail | SecuROM v7 DRM | |||
GOG.com | Bundled with the 2020 remaster under Extras. | |||
Steam | Provided as free DLC for the 2020 remaster. | |||
GOG.com (unavailable) | ||||
Steam (unavailable) | ||||
Steam (unavailable) | Episode 4. Available for free. Install with steam://install/8230 . |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\<episode name>\prefs.prop[Note 1] %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode name>\prefs.prop |
Steam | <path-to-game>\ep10<episode number>\prefs.prop |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/901660/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\<episode name>\*.save[Note 1] %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode name>\*.save |
Steam | <path-to-game>\ep10<episode number>\*.save |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/901660/pfx/[Note 2] |
- GOG.com version moves all save game and configuration files except Episode 105 to
%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\
.[1]
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Use Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool for Hor+ widescreen. The game is designed to be played in 4:3, thus graphical issues are to be expected in 16:9.[Note 3] |
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Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Use Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool. | ||
4K Ultra HD | Use Tell Tale Games Custom Resolution Tool. Maximum resolution is 4096x4096. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Force in GPU control panel. Nvidia users can force SGSSAA in Nvidia Profile Inspector without any compatibility bits.[Note 4] | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 50 FPS. GOG.com version increases cap to 1000 FPS (except for Episode 5). | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
---|---|---|
Remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Retail only. | |||
Russian | Retail only. | |||
Spanish | Retail only. |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Native 3D | |||
Nvidia 3D Vision | |||
TriDef 3D | |||
iZ3D |
Issues fixed
"Episode 5: Reality 2.0" crashes on startup
Disable the Disable display scaling on high DPI settings compatibility setting[2]
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 8.1 | |
Shader Model support | 1.1 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | Vista, 7 |
Processor (CPU) | 1.5 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 256 MB | 512 MB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 1 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 32 MB of VRAM DirectX 8.1 compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (901660) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ In the GOG version of the game the
prefs.prop
file is located in%USERPROFILE%\Documents\Telltale Games\<episode>
- ↑ LOD adjustment and the "AA Fix" are not necessary
References
- ↑ Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2021-04-24
- Compared with Episode 104 from Steam.
- ↑ gog.com - last accessed on 28 May 2023