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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = Telling Lies cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Telling Lies cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sam Barlow}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Sam Barlow}}
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Furious Bee Limited}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Furious Bee}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Annapurna Interactive}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Annapurna Interactive}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2018|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-05}}</ref>|build=2018.2.21f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2019}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 23, 2019}}
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|2019|ref={{cn|reason=Might be incorrect.|date=April 2019}}}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 23, 2019}}
 +
|reception    =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|telling-lies|84}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|8168/telling-lies|79}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|telling-lies|85}}
 +
|taxonomy    =  
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 762830
 
|steam appid  = 762830
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
|gogcom id    =  
+
|gogcom id    = 1905966578
 +
|official site= http://tellingliesgame.com/
 +
|hltb        = 68273
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = telling-lies
 
|wikipedia    = Telling Lies (video game)
 
|wikipedia    = Telling Lies (video game)
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 +
{{GOG.com links|1905966578|telling_lies}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/762830/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/762830/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Steam | 762830 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | telling-lies | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Gamesplanet | 5495-1 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | telling_lies | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | telling-lies | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1475574263 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Microsoft Store| 9nlhwtcwlkgx | Microsoft Store | {{store feature| Xbox Play Anywhere}} | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 762830 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|hkcu}}\Software\Annapurna Interactive\Telling Lies\}}
 +
{{Game data/config|Microsoft Store|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\AppData\LocalLow\Annapurna Interactive\Telling Lies\SaveGame.hst}}
 +
{{Game data/saves|Microsoft Store|{{P|localappdata}}\Packages\AnnapurnaInteractive.TellingLies_c96c51jf6wkvm\SystemAppData\wgs\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
+
|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
+
|discord notes             =
|gog galaxy           =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =  
|origin               =  
+
|gog galaxy               = true
|origin notes         =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|steam cloud           = true
+
|origin                   =  
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|uplay                =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
|uplay notes           =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|ubisoft connect          =  
|xbox cloud notes     =  
+
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               = unknown
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|Telling Lies - in-game general settings.png|In-game general settings.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 16:9 {{term|anamorphic}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-10|comment=Tested at 2560x1600 resolution.}}</ref>
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = false
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = 16:9 {{term|anamorphic}}.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-10|comment=Tested at 2560x1080 resolution.}}</ref>
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = limited
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Internal render resolution is limited to 1280x720,<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Aemony|date=2019-10-26|comment=Confirmed using the render mod tools of Special K at a resolution of 3840x2160.}}</ref> and a majority of the gameplay consists of 640x360 {{term|FMV}}s.<ref name="fmv">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-11|comment=Examined contents of {{code|{{P|game}}\TellingLies_Data\StreamingAssets\Videos}}}} with MediaInfo</ref>
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Press {{key|alt|enter}} to toggle.
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  =  
+
|borderless windowed notes  = Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
|anisotropic                = unknown
+
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
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|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = false
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
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|60 fps                    = true
|60 fps notes              =  
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|60 fps notes              = Framerate is capped at display refresh rate.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-10|comment=Tested at 50 Hz, 60 Hz.}}</ref><br/>The majority of gameplay consists of 30 FPS {{term|FMV}}s.<ref name="fmv"/>
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 +
|ray tracing                = unknown
 +
|ray tracing notes          =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = false
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
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|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
|full controller          = true
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|full controller          = false
|full controller notes    =  
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|full controller notes    = Exiting the game requires use of a keyboard. ({{key|Esc}})<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-11|comment=Tested with wireless Xbox 360 controller.}}</ref>
|controller remap          = unknown
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|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|xinput controllers        = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
|xbox prompts              = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = false
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
|impulse triggers notes    =  
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|impulse triggers notes    = <ref name="xbone">{{Refcheck|user=Unavailable|date=2019-09-07|comment=Tested with Xbox One controller}}</ref>
|dualshock 4              = unknown
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|dualshock 4              = false
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts      = unknown
 
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|other button prompts notes=  
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
|haptic feedback          = unknown
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|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|simultaneous input        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = false
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|simultaneous input notes  =  
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Image|Telling Lies - in-game system settings.png|In-game system settings.}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume          = true
|surround sound          = unknown
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|separate volume notes    = Hardware Sound, Atmospheric Sound, Program Sound, Music
|surround sound notes    =  
+
|surround sound          = always on
|subtitles                = unknown
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|surround sound notes    = 7.1<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-10|comment=Tested with [[Special K]].}}</ref>
 +
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|audio    = false
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 11
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|windows 32-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|windows 64-bit exe    = unknown
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       = unknown
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
 +
|physics          =
 +
|physics notes    =
 +
|audio            = Wwise
 +
|audio notes      = <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-10|comment=From {{code|{{P|game}}\TellingLies_Data\StreamingAssets\desc.txt}}: "...required in the Wwise Unity Integration..."}}</ref>
 +
|interface        =
 +
|interface notes  =
 +
|input            =
 +
|input notes      =
 +
|cutscenes        =
 +
|cutscenes notes  =
 +
|multiplayer      =
 +
|multiplayer notes=
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
 +
{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 13:49, 6 March 2023

Telling Lies
Telling Lies cover
Developers
Sam Barlow
Furious Bee
Publishers
Annapurna Interactive
Engines
Unity 2018[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 23, 2019
macOS (OS X) August 23, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 84
OpenCritic 79
IGDB 85
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Telling Lies on HowLongToBeat
Telling Lies on IGDB
Telling Lies on MobyGames
Telling Lies on Wikipedia

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Annapurna Interactive\Telling Lies\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/762830/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Annapurna Interactive\Telling Lies\SaveGame.hst
Microsoft Store %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\AnnapurnaInteractive.TellingLies_c96c51jf6wkvm\SystemAppData\wgs\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/762830/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

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

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
16:9 anamorphic.[2]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
16:9 anamorphic.[3]
4K Ultra HD
Internal render resolution is limited to 1280x720,[4] and a majority of the gameplay consists of 640x360 FMVs.[5]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Press Alt+ Enter to toggle.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Framerate is capped at display refresh rate.[6]
The majority of gameplay consists of 30 FPS FMVs.[5]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Audio

In-game system settings.
In-game system settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Hardware Sound, Atmospheric Sound, Program Sound, Music
Surround sound
7.1[9]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio Wwise [10]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) 2.0 GHz Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8800
DirectX 11 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 1 GB


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2018.2.21f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-05
  2. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-10
    Tested at 2560x1600 resolution.
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-10
    Tested at 2560x1080 resolution.
  4. Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-10-26
    Confirmed using the render mod tools of Special K at a resolution of 3840x2160.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-11
    Examined contents of <path-to-game>\TellingLies_Data\StreamingAssets\Videos with MediaInfo
  6. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-10
    Tested at 50 Hz, 60 Hz.
  7. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-11
    Tested with wireless Xbox 360 controller.
  8. Verified by User:Unavailable on 2019-09-07
    Tested with Xbox One controller
  9. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-10
    Tested with Special K.
  10. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-10
    From <path-to-game>\TellingLies_Data\StreamingAssets\desc.txt: "...required in the Wwise Unity Integration..."