Sifu

Sifu is a singleplayer third-person brawler developed by Sloclap and first released exclusively on the Epic Games Store on February 8, 2022, and then on other storefronts on March 28, 2023.

General information

Official subreddit

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
GamersGate		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Digital Deluxe Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Remove or rename the folder containing the video files
Go to `<path-to-game>\Sifu\Content\Movies`. Rename, move or delete the folder `SplashScreen`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sifu\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2138710/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sifu\Saved\SaveGames\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2138710/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Display settings

Video settings

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Use the community-created solution.
Ultra-widescreen		Use the community-created solution.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	2x^[2]
Anti-aliasing (AA)	TAA with presets of Low, Medium, High and Ultra.
High-fidelity upscaling	DLSS 2.0
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)
Color blind mode	Has a high contrast filter that makes the background gray, character blue, opponents red, and interactable items yellow.

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

Input

Gameplay settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		Also supports DualSense when connected by cable, but lacks vibration support.
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support		Static blue
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired, Wireless (DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adapter) Does not support a Bluetooth connected DualShock 4 nor DualSense.^[3]

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Only one peripheral can be used at a time, and gamepad is prioritized over keyboard and mouse.

Gamepad bindings
Keyboard and mouse bindings

Audio

Audio settings

Language settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects, Dialogue
Surround sound		Stereo, Mono^[4]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Issues fixed

Fix shader compilation stutter

This helps improve the shader compilation stutter that most Unreal Engine 4/5 games are notorious for by enabling shader preloading on load.

Enable shader preloading

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open the Engine.ini with a notepad.
Add the following lines to the bottom of the file and save the changes:

[/Script/Engine.RendererSettings]
r.CreateShadersOnLoad=1

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8.1	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-3470 AMD FX-4350	Intel Core i7-6700K AMD FX-9590
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	10 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	22 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GT 640 AMD Radeon R7 250	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 390X

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.26.2^[1]
↑ ^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>/2138710/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2138710) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-09
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-13
r.MaxAnisotropy always reported 2 regardless of in-game settings.
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-14
↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-07
On a 7.1 setup almost all sound is only played in the left and right channels, with only punches being played in side and rear channels, with no audio at all being played in the center or subwoofer.

[2] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.26.2^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 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>/2138710/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (2138710) 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>/2138710/.

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

[6] The app ID (2138710) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[1] Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-09

[4] Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-13
r.MaxAnisotropy always reported 2 regardless of in-game settings.

[5] Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-14

[6] Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-02-07
On a 7.1 setup almost all sound is only played in the left and right channels, with only punches being played in side and rear channels, with no audio at all being played in the center or subwoofer.

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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Developers

	Sloclap
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	February 8, 2022
Reception
Metacritic	79
OpenCritic	81
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Brawler
Sports	Martial arts
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	China