Song of Horror

Song of Horror

Developers
	Protocol Games
Publishers
	Raiser Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	October 31, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	71
OpenCritic	72
IGDB	70
Taxonomy
Monetization	DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure, Survival horror
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Horror

Key points

Headphones and a controller are recommended for a more immersive experience.

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com		Complete Edition.
Steam		Complete Edition.

All versions require Steam DRM.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Episode 2	Eerily Quiet
Episode 3	A Twisted Trail
Episode 4	The Last Concert
Episode 5	The Horror and The Song

Version differences

The Complete Edition includes all five episodes.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Replace LogosInicio.mp4 with dummy mp4 file
Go to <path-to-game>\SongOfHorror\Content\Movies\. Delete or rename the existing file LogosInicio.mp4. Download the dummy file LogosInicio.mp4 from here. Place the downloaded file in <path-to-game>\SongOfHorror\Content\Movies\.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SongOfHorror\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1096570/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SongOfHorror\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1096570/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:9 anamorphic.
Multi-monitor		16:9 anamorphic.
Ultra-widescreen		16:9 anamorphic.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with Effects quality.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA. See Anti-aliasing (AA) for more options.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS when Vsync is disabled. See High frame rate.
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.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Change AA type through the config file
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini in a text editor. Add the following lines: [SystemSettings] r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1 The above sets the AA type to FXAA. Change the 1 to 0 to disable AA.

Enable TAA sharpening through the config file
This makes the game appear less blurry when anti-aliasing is on. Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini in a text editor. Add the following lines: [SystemSettings] r.TemporalAACurrentFrameWeight=0.2 r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1

High frame rate

Modify user settings file
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open GameUserSettings.ini in a text editor. Locate FrameRateLimit=0.000000 and set the value to the desired FPS cap.

Vignette

Disable vignette through the config file
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini in a text editor. Add the following lines: [SystemSettings] r.Tonemapper.GrainQuantization=0 r.Tonemapper.Quality=0

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
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

Audio

Audio settings.

Game settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		General, Voice, Music
Surround sound		5.1
Subtitles		Text size is adjustable.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Spanish

Issues fixed

Crash on startup (AMD GPUs)

Update AMD graphics drivers

Selected resolution does not persist

Enable the following compatibility setting for the SongOfHorror.exe file:
Disable display scaling on high DPI settings

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8	10
Processor (CPU)	2.6 GHz	3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	16 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7950 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon RX 580

A 64-bit operating system is required.