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|anisotropic = true | |anisotropic = true | ||
| − | |anisotropic notes = '''Texture filter quality''' option | + | |anisotropic notes = '''Texture filter quality''' option available: '''Low''', '''Medium''' or '''High'''.<ref name="menu"/> |
|antialiasing = limited | |antialiasing = limited | ||
| − | |antialiasing notes = [[TAA]]<br>Using any different anti-aliasing option than [[TAA]] will disable screen space reflections, physical refractions and ray tracing.<ref name="stutterHDR"/> | + | |antialiasing notes = '''Disabled''', [[FXAA]] and [[TAA]]<br>Using any different anti-aliasing option than [[TAA]] will disable screen space reflections, physical refractions and ray tracing.<ref name="stutterHDR"/><ref name="menu"/> |
|upscaling = true | |upscaling = true | ||
|upscaling tech = FSR 2.1, TAAU | |upscaling tech = FSR 2.1, TAAU | ||
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|ray tracing = true | |ray tracing = true | ||
|ray tracing notes = Ray-traced "'''transmission'''" (on/off toggle), '''shadows''' (on/off toggle) and '''reflections''' (disabled, medium or high).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-callisto-protocol-has-shader-compilation-stutters-and-optimization-issues-on-pc/|title=The Callisto Protocol has shader compilation stutters and optimization issues on PC - DSOGaming|date=2022-12-02}}</ref><ref name="benchmark">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMq9564QE94|title=The Callisto Protocol - 4K Ray Tracing Benchmark - Max Settings - NVIDIA RTX4090 - YouTube|date=2022-12-02}}</ref> DX12-only. | |ray tracing notes = Ray-traced "'''transmission'''" (on/off toggle), '''shadows''' (on/off toggle) and '''reflections''' (disabled, medium or high).<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.dsogaming.com/news/the-callisto-protocol-has-shader-compilation-stutters-and-optimization-issues-on-pc/|title=The Callisto Protocol has shader compilation stutters and optimization issues on PC - DSOGaming|date=2022-12-02}}</ref><ref name="benchmark">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMq9564QE94|title=The Callisto Protocol - 4K Ray Tracing Benchmark - Max Settings - NVIDIA RTX4090 - YouTube|date=2022-12-02}}</ref> DX12-only. | ||
| − | |color blind = | + | |color blind = false |
| − | |color blind notes = | + | |color blind notes = High contrast mode available to separately color player, enemies and pickups.<ref name="menu">{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PS0_iCJ-yNw|title=The Callisto Protocol - PC Game Settings - YouTube|date=2022-12-02}}</ref> |
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| − | |mouse sensitivity notes = | + | |mouse sensitivity notes = Separate '''Aim''' and '''Look''' sensitivity sliders and smoothing options available available.<ref name="menu"/> |
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| − | |mouse menu notes = | + | |mouse menu notes = <ref name="menu"/> |
| − | |invert mouse y-axis = | + | |invert mouse y-axis = true |
| − | |invert mouse y-axis notes = | + | |invert mouse y-axis notes = Option also available to invert x-axis.<ref name="menu"/> |
|touchscreen = unknown | |touchscreen = unknown | ||
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| − | |controller remap notes = | + | |controller remap notes = Only choice to pick between '''Right hand''' and '''Left hand''' controller mapping.<ref name="menu"/> |
| − | |controller sensitivity = | + | |controller sensitivity = true |
| − | |controller sensitivity notes= | + | |controller sensitivity notes= Separate '''Aim''' and '''Look''' sensitivity sliders available.<ref name="menu"/> |
| − | |invert controller y-axis = | + | |invert controller y-axis = true |
| − | |invert controller y-axis notes= | + | |invert controller y-axis notes= Option also available to invert x-axis.<ref name="menu"/> |
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==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
{{Audio | {{Audio | ||
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| − | |separate volume notes = | + | |separate volume notes = '''SFX''', '''Music''' and '''Dialogue''' toggles and volume sliders available.<ref name="menu"/> |
|surround sound = unknown | |surround sound = unknown | ||
|surround sound notes = | |surround sound notes = | ||
|subtitles = true | |subtitles = true | ||
| − | |subtitles notes = | + | |subtitles notes = '''Font size''', '''Font color''', '''Speaker name''' (and color), '''Background''' (opacity and color) and '''Dyslexic font''' options available.<ref name="menu"/> |
|closed captions = unknown | |closed captions = unknown | ||
|closed captions notes = | |closed captions notes = | ||
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| Developers | |
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| Striking Distance Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Krafton | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 4 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | December 2, 2022 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Genres | Survival |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Horror |
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Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets at Black Iron, a prison colony operated by United Jupiter Company, located at Jupiter’s dead moon. The Callisto Protocol is the spiritual successor to the Dead Space franchise, made by the co-creator, Glen Schofield.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Store | |
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| Steam | |
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |
- All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[1]
Version differences
- Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game, Season Pass and Retro Prisoner character and weapons skin
- Day One Edition was for people who pre-purchased the game, including the base game and Retro Prisoner character and weapons skin.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| DLC | Season Pass with content regarding story, skins, new death animations and new mode. |
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-purchase incentive | Retro Prisoner character and weapons skin. | |
| Season Pass | Includes all DLC below. | |
| Outer Way Skin Collection | Outer Way skin pack. | |
| Contagion Bundle | Contains new Contagion mode: reduced ammo and health drops, a customized difficulty and permadeath. | |
| Riot Bundle | Includes Black Iron Prison area, twelve new enemy death animations and Engineer Skin Collection. | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\CallistoProtocol\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1544020/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\CallistoProtocol\Saved\SaveGames |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1544020/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
- Supports benchmarking option in the Graphics menu.
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Texture filter quality option available: Low, Medium or High.[2] | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Disabled, FXAA and TAA Using any different anti-aliasing option than TAA will disable screen space reflections, physical refractions and ray tracing.[3][2] |
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| High-fidelity upscaling | FSR 2.1, TAAU [4] |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | |||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | DX12-only and requires HDR to be enabled through Windows first. Otherwise option will be greyed out.[3] | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | Ray-traced "transmission" (on/off toggle), shadows (on/off toggle) and reflections (disabled, medium or high).[5][4] DX12-only. | ||
| Color blind mode | High contrast mode available to separately color player, enemies and pickups.[2] | ||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | Separate Aim and Look sensitivity sliders and smoothing options available available.[2] | |
| Mouse input in menus | [2] | |
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Option also available to invert x-axis.[2] | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Only choice to pick between Right hand and Left hand controller mapping.[2] | |
| Controller sensitivity | Separate Aim and Look sensitivity sliders available.[2] | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Option also available to invert x-axis.[2] |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers |
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| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers |
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| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | SFX, Music and Dialogue toggles and volume sliders available.[2] | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Font size, Font color, Speaker name (and color), Background (opacity and color) and Dyslexic font options available.[2] | |
| 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 | ||||
| Latin American Spanish | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues unresolved
Stutters
Game suffers from stutters during gameplay, which is suspected to be mainly caused by shader compilation stutter that seems to occur whenever the CPU compiles the shader of a new effect appearing on the screen.[6][7][3] Unacknowledged by developers so far with no word on a potential fix.
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 11, 12 | Can swtich DirectX version in General Graphics menu, requires restart.[4][8] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10, 11 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-8400 AMD Ryzen 5 2600 |
Intel Core i7-8700 AMD Ryzen 5 3600 |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 75 GB | 75 GB (SSD) |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 5700 DirectX 12 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1544020/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1544020) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ The Callisto Protocol (App 1544020) · History · Change #U:34322451 · SteamDB - last accessed on 2022-11-24
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 #StutterStruggle - Steam Discussion Forum - last accessed on 2022-12-02
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 The Callisto Protocol - 4K Ray Tracing Benchmark - Max Settings - NVIDIA RTX4090 - YouTube - last accessed on 2022-12-02
- ↑ The Callisto Protocol has shader compilation stutters and optimization issues on PC - DSOGaming - last accessed on 2022-12-02
- ↑ Terrible Stutters - Steam Discussion Forum - last accessed on 2022-12-02
- ↑ Stuttering but not refund worthy (this should get fixed though) - Steam Discussion Forum - last accessed on 2022-12-02
- ↑ The Callisto Protocol - GTX 1650 | 1080p + FSR - Medium Settings | i3 12100F - last accessed on 2022-12-02