Sunset Overdrive

Sunset Overdrive

Developers
	Insomniac Games
Windows	Blind Squirrel Games
Publishers
Digital	Microsoft Studios
Retail	THQ Nordic
Engines
	Insomniac Engine
Release dates
Windows	November 16, 2018
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Open world
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Comedy, Contemporary, Post-apocalyptic

Key points

Includes all DLC from the original Xbox One version.

The online co-op mode from the Xbox One version has been removed.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Microsoft Store		Xbox Game Pass for PC
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Sunflower_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Saves\<user-id>\Sunset_userprefs.save
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sunset\Saves\<user-id>\Sunset_userprefs.save
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/847370/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.Sunflower_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Saves\<user-id>\
Steam	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sunset\Saves\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/847370/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Latin American Spanish
Spanish

Issues fixed

Game application doesn't launch or crashes upon starting new game

Add the game's .exe-file to exceptions for ALL antiviruses and/or firewalls running on your system

Application working for a few seconds after launch and then silently terminating, or crashing sometime after accessing main menu is likely caused by antivirus/firewall software shutting it down. Add the game's .exe to exceptions for ALL "active protection" services of your antiviruses/firewalls: Core Shields in Avast, Advanced Threat Defense in Bitdefender etc. When using Comodo or any other service that tracks shell injections, make sure to specifically allow them too by also adding .exe to this feature's exceptions. For Comodo Firewall, go to Settings > Advanced Protection > Miscellaneous > Don't detect shell injections in these applications (click the highlighted "these applications" section, in the new window add the path to .exe to the list). If the problem persists, try disabling the antivirus/firewall altogether, either just while starting up the game or for the whole duration of play.

Green glow and green flickering screen corruption

Fixed on Nvidia Cards
Issue fixed on Nvidia Driver 465.89 from March 30th 2021. Notes Not tested with AMD GPUs yet. If issue is present, use workarounds: Lock FPS to 30 using in game options. OR Go to the in-game Video (Advanced) menu. Disable Depth of Field.

Textures and shadows flickering on Windows 7

Set the resolution to 1080p or higher[citation needed]
Set the resolution to 1080p or above through the in-game menu. Restart the game. Notes Game needs to be restarted after every resolution change in order to avoid the bug.

Resolution not scaling correctly with non default DPI scaling

Enable "High DPI scaling override"
Go to the game install folder, right click on "Sunset.exe" Select the "Compatibility" tab, click "Change High DPI Settings" Check "High DPI scaling override" and select "Application"

Stuttering while traversing though the world

Install the game on a HDD instead of a SSD
Issue is worse on a NVMe drive

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Audio	Wwise
Interface	Scaleform
Cutscenes	Bink Video

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 3470 3.0 GHz AMD-FX-6300	Intel Core i5 4690 3.5 GHz AMD-FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti AMD Radeon R7 260X	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290X

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Steam version also runs on Windows 7 despite minimum requirements on the store page.