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Scorn is a singleplayer first-person adventure and survival horror game.

Scorn suffered from shader compilation issues, which were fixed through update 1.2.2.0 on March 16, 2023.^[3]

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition also available.
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition also available.
GOG.com		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere. Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.
Subscription gaming service	Available via Xbox Game Pass for PC.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	None

Essential improvements

Skip intro video

Game may reset settings on startup if intro skip is applied. Restore the original file <path-to-game>\Scorn\Content\Movies\Ebb-KeplerSplash_HD.mp4 if that happens. See Scorn - Intro skip comments.

Download and extract this file into `<path-to-game>`.^[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Scorn\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Scorn\Saved\Config\WinGDK
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/698670/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Scorn\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\KeplerInteractive.1439274AB3A46_ymj30pw7xe604\SystemAppData\wgs
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/698670/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Vert- scaling. Use Rose's ultrawide fix.
Ultra-widescreen		Vert- scaling. Use Rose's ultrawide fix.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Low, Medium, or High. Can be disabled through the config file.
High-fidelity upscaling		FSR 2.1 FSR 2.1 added as of Patch 1.2.1.0.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On / Off
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		30, 40, 60, 75, 120, 144, 165, 240, or Unlimited FPS-options.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Camera settings

Key bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		11 discrete steps of sensitivity adjustments.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Controller default layout
Controller alternate layout

Audio

Audio settings

Language selection

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Only the master volume option is available.
Surround sound		7.0 Surround^[4]
Subtitles		No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Bulgarian
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish
Swedish
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	FMOD

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10	10, 11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-8400 AMD Ryzen 3 3300X	Intel Core i7-8700 AMD Ryzen 5 3600
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	50 GB (SSD)
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 3 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

A solid-state drive is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[1]^[2]
↑ ^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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/698670/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (698670) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Inside Xbox event reveals wave of new Unreal Engine-powered games - last accessed on May 2023
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-10-25
↑ Patch 1.2.2.0 for Scorn is out now! - Steam - last accessed on 2023-04-03
↑ Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-10-25
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter. No audio output detected in the LFE channel.

[3] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[1]^[2]

[Proton_path_note-5] 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.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/698670/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (698670) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/698670/.

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

[6] The app ID (698670) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Inside Xbox event reveals wave of new Unreal Engine-powered games - last accessed on May 2023

[bymastan-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-10-25

[4] Patch 1.2.2.0 for Scorn is out now! - Steam - last accessed on 2023-04-03

[6] Verified by User:Mastan on 2022-10-25
Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter. No audio output detected in the LFE channel.

[Note 1]

[3]

[2]

[Note 2]

[4]

[1]

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 |controller remap notes    =
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Developers

	Ebb Software
Publishers
	Kepler Interactive
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	October 14, 2022
Reception
Metacritic	71
OpenCritic	69
IGDB	63
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, Subscription gaming service
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure, Survival horror
Themes	Horror