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Skullgirls 2nd Encore

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Skullgirls 2nd Encore
Skullgirls 2nd Encore cover
Developers
2013-2020 Lab Zero Games
2020- Hidden Variable Studios
macOS (OS X) Softflight
Linux Softflight
Publishers
Autumn Games
Engines
Z-Engine
Release dates
Windows August 22, 2013
macOS (OS X) September 29, 2015
Linux September 29, 2015
Reception
OpenCritic 81
IGDB 86
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view
Controls Direct control
Genres Fighting
Art styles Cartoon
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General information

SkullHeart, official forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require Steam DRM.
DRM-free release has only been available from the Humble Indie Bundle 15 (with all DLC) and Humble Brawler Bundle (base game only) so far. It is not openly sold otherwise.
All official versions are now censored, including the removal of important story telling elements.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Squigly Adds Squigly as a playable character with her own Story Mode.
Windows
Color Palette Bundle Adds a number of alternate color palette each character.
Windows
Big Band Adds Big Band as a playable character with his own Story Mode.
Windows
Eliza Adds Eliza as a playable character with her own Story Mode.
Windows
Beowulf Adds Beowulf as a playable character with his own Story Mode.
Windows
Robo-Fortune Adds Robo-Fortune as a playable character with her own Story Mode.
Windows
2nd Encore Upgrade Includes all of the above downloadable contents plus a fully-voiced Story Mode, while adding new trials and challenges. Has became integrated with the base game and free to all previous owners of Skullgirls as of February 25, 2021.[1] Does not include any future content produced by Hidden Variable Studios.
Windows

Essential improvements

Rollback Skullgirls Update

The latest update brought censorship to the game to the level that even affects narrative elements. This guide teaches how to downgrade the game.
  1. Go to the following link, and follow the instructions: Rollback Skullgirls Update.
As it is about downgrading the game, it does not support multiplayer.


Game data

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Skullgirls\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Skullgirls
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Skullgirls\Save Data
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Skullgirls/SaveData

Save game cloud syncing

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

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
[citation needed]
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Default off; set with -forcevsync parameter; forced off for online play.[2]
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS.

Input

In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Fan translation by «The Miracle»
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2
LAN play
Online play
2 Not available in the DRM-free Humble versions.

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Peer-to-peer
Uses GGPO Rollback Netcode

Other information

Screen reader accessibility

Skullgirls outputs menu text to the clipboard so that it can be read back using a screen reader.[3]

API

Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[4]
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input SDL2

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8
Processor (CPU) Dual-core CPU
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 2 GB
Video card (GPU) Intel HD 3000
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Other Broadband Internet connection


References