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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
Key points
- Comes with restored original HD textures, mod support and other improvements.[2]
- Projected shadows (that were exclusive to the PS2 & GameCube versions) available in Steam beta branch.[3]
General information
- Official Discord Server
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
DLC and expansion packs
Name |
Notes |
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Authoring Tools |
Free tools that were used to create the original game. Contains beta levels and previously-unseen content. |
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Essential improvements
- Mod for Sphinx where you can play the removed content of the game. Restoring the original storyline with the lost worlds of Akaria and Sakkara, and adding playable versions of the beta levels for Abydos, Heliopolis and Uruk.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System |
Location |
Windows |
%APPDATA%\Sphinx\Sphinx.ini |
macOS (OS X) |
$HOME/Library/Application Support/Sphinx/Sphinx.ini |
Linux |
$XDG_DATA_HOME/Sphinx/Sphinx.ini |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Video
Input
Audio
Audio feature |
State |
Notes |
Separate volume controls |
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Music and master. |
Surround sound |
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Makes use of OpenAL Soft. Up to 7.1 output. |
Subtitles |
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All speech is text-based. |
Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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EAX support |
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Through the EFX extension, enabled by default. |
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Korean |
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Spanish |
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
OpenGL |
3.0 |
Having the ARB_clip_control extension improves depth precision over large distances, reducing z-fighting. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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A 64-bit version of EngineX is in development. (See reference 4) |
macOS (OS X) | |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
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System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP |
Vista, 7, 8, 10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel or AMD 1.5 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions
| Intel or AMD 2 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL 3.0 Core Profile compatible like GeForce 8600
| OpenGL 3.0 Core Profile compatible like GeForce 8800 |
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6 |
10.12 |
Processor (CPU) |
1.5 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions
| 2 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL 3.2 Core Profile compatible
| OpenGL 3.2 Core Profile compatible |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
SteamOS, Arch Linux, Linux Kernel 2.6+ (i686 arch) / glibc 2.1.3+ |
Processor (CPU) |
1.5 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions
| 2 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions |
System memory (RAM) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
1 GB |
2 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
OpenGL 3.0 Core Profile compatible
| OpenGL 3.0 Core Profile compatible |
References