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Sword Art Online
Accel World vs. Sword Art Online	2017
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization	2017
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet	2018
Sword Art Online Re: Hollow Fragment	2018
Sword Art Online: Lost Song	2018
Sword Art Online Alicization Lycoris	2020
Sword Art Online: Integral Factor	2023
Sword Art Online: Last Recollection	2023
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream	2024

Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person ARPG and JRPG game in the Sword Art Online series.

Game was ported to PC as a Deluxe Edition which includes all the DLC released on console.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition.
		Deluxe Edition.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition.
Steam		Deluxe Edition.

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\userdata\^{[Note 1]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/607890/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<Steam-folder>\userdata\<user-id>\607890\remote
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/607890/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Pillarboxes to 16:9 unless 'Keep Aspect Ratio' is disabled. While supported, it's anamorphic scaling (stretches UI) and bugged, causing the 3D rendering to appear squished if KAR is enabled. Cannot run borderless due to this.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Will not respect chosen resolution, fills entire monitor, extending off the screen if different resolution than desktop.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		Relies on Steam Input to provide controller support, so controller configuration support must be enabled for the type of controller being used.
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Camera Speed option
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)		Steam Controller, Xbox 360/One, DualShock 4 controllers.
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		BGM, SFX, Voice, Cutscene
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play		Use Nucleus Co-op.
LAN play
Online play

Issues fixed

Sound distortion at sample rates higher than 44100 Hz

Change primary playback device shared mode Sample Rate to 44100 Hz^[2]

Right click the Speaker icon on your Desktop Taskbar and click "Playback Devices"; Or open Control Panel and click on "Sound".
Double click the device with the green check mark circle on it ; or Right click "Properties";
Click on the "Advanced" Tab
In the drop down box under "Default Format" select the option using your current channel and bit depth setup with 44100khz (IE: 6 channel,24-bit,44100 Hz).

Controller not working

Controller support is handled through Steam Input, so controller configuration support must be enabled for the type of controller being used.

Enable Steam Input controller configuration support for compatible controllers^[3]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460 3.40 GHz	Intel Core i7-4790 3.60 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	40 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 760

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/607890/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (607890) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-06-30
Using Special K and its thread widget reveals a bunch of PhyreEngineWorkerThread threads being used.
↑ Special K - "Kaldaien's Mod" :: Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023
↑ Knowledgebase: Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - last accessed on May 2023

[gamedir-2] When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/607890/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (607890) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-06-30
Using Special K and its thread widget reveals a bunch of PhyreEngineWorkerThread threads being used.

[4] Special K - "Kaldaien's Mod" :: Steam Community Discussions - last accessed on May 2023

[5] Knowledgebase: Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - last accessed on May 2023

[1]

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

[2]

[3]

Developers

	Aquria
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Engines
	PhyreEngine^[1]
Release dates
Windows	October 27, 2017
Reception
OpenCritic	68
IGDB	69
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG, JRPG
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy, Romance
Series	Sword Art Online

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