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|cover        = Sam & Max Save the World (2020) cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Sam & Max Save the World (2020) cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Telltale Games|Original}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Skunkape Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Skunkape Games}}
|publishers  =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Telltale Tool}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 2, 2020}}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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|wikipedia    = Sam & Max Save the World#Remastered
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|current state    =
 
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
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'''Key points'''
 +
{{ii}} Runs on an updated version of the Telltale Tool, featuring revised models, higher quality textures, real-time shadows and lighting, uncompressed voice lines, new music tracks, and numerous other changes.
 +
{{ii}} One of the characters, Bosco, had his lines re-recorded with a new voice actor. Some voice lines were also re-written. [https://gamebanana.com/sounds/50534 A mod exists] to restore Bosco's original voiceover.
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | sam_max_save_the_world_remastered | DRM-free | Includes [[Sam & Max Save the World|Sam & Max Save the World (2006)]] | | Windows }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1440440 | Steam | |  | Windows }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1440440 | DRM-Free | Includes [[Sam & Max Save the World|Sam & Max Save the World (2006)]] |  | Windows }}
 
}}
 
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Skunkape Games\Sam & Max Save the World\
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}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\Skunkape Games\Sam & Max Save the World\
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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
 
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==Video==
 
==Video==
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{{Image|Sam & Max Save the World 2020 Graphics Settings.png|Graphics settings}}
 
{{Video
 
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
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|hdr                        = unknown
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==Input==
 
==Input==
 +
{{Image|Sam & Max Save the World 2020 Controls.png|Keyboard and mouse controls}}
 +
{{Image|Sam & Max Save the World (2020) - gamepad controls.png|Gamepad controls}}
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
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|key remap notes          =  
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|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
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|impulse triggers notes    =  
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|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
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|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
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|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|simultaneous input notes  =  
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|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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|steam controller prompts  = unknown
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==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 +
{{Image|Sam & Max Save the World 2020 Game Settings.png|Audio and language settings}}
 
{{Audio
 
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|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
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  |language  = Russian
 
  |language  = Russian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
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  |notes    = Dub ported from the original release, [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2323011196 download].
 
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  |fan      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
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}}
 
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 +
==Issues fixed==
 +
===Crash at launch on GOG version===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Delete "Galaxy64.dll" from the installation folder.}}
  
 
==Other information==
 
==Other information==
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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|recHD    =  
 
|recHD    =  
 
|recGPU  =  
 
|recGPU  =  
|notes    =  
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|notes    = {{ii}} A 64-bit operating system is required.
{{ii}} Intel integrated graphics processors are unsupported.
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}}
 
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 18:12, 15 October 2023

This page is for the remastered version. For the original 2006 game, see Sam & Max Save the World.

Sam & Max Save the World
Sam & Max Save the World cover
Developers
Original Telltale Games
Skunkape Games
Publishers
Skunkape Games
Engines
Telltale Tool
Release dates
Windows December 2, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 82
OpenCritic 82
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Scrolling
Controls Point and select, Direct control
Genres Adventure
Art styles Comic book, Cel-shaded
Themes Comedy, Detective/mystery, North America
Series Sam & Max (The Telltale Series)
Sam & Max Save the World (2020) on HowLongToBeat
Sam & Max Save the World (2020) on IGDB
Sam & Max Save the World (2020) on MobyGames
Sam & Max Save the World (2020) on Wikipedia
Sam & Max (The Telltale Series)
Subseries of Sam & Max
Sam & Max Save the World 2006
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space 2007
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse 2010
Sam & Max Save the World (2020) 2020
Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space (2021) 2021
Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse (2024) 2024

Sam & Max Save the World (2020) is a singleplayer scrolling adventure game in the Sam & Max (The Telltale Series) series.

Key points

Runs on an updated version of the Telltale Tool, featuring revised models, higher quality textures, real-time shadows and lighting, uncompressed voice lines, new music tracks, and numerous other changes.
One of the characters, Bosco, had his lines re-recorded with a new voice actor. Some voice lines were also re-written. A mod exists to restore Bosco's original voiceover.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Skunkape Games\Sam & Max Save the World\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1440440/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Skunkape Games\Sam & Max Save the World\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1440440/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings
Graphics settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Pillarboxed. Use TellTale Widescreen Patcher.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Fullscreen mode is always borderless, and automatically stretches to desktop resolution, disregarding aspect ratio.[1]
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Unknown fixed amount.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Unknown method; low, medium, and high options, or off.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Input

Keyboard and mouse controls
Keyboard and mouse controls
Gamepad controls
Gamepad controls

Audio

Audio and language settings
Audio and language settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music, Sound Effects, Voice
Surround sound
Subtitles
"Subtitle Background" option is also available, making the subtitles easier to read.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Czech
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Russian
Dub ported from the original release, download.
Spanish

Issues fixed

Crash at launch on GOG version

Delete "Galaxy64.dll" from the installation folder.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD [2]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTS 450
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Intel integrated graphics processors are not officially supported.


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:SirYodaJedi on 2020-12-16
  2. Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-12-02
    FMOD .dlls are in the folder.