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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 2, 2019}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|August 2, 2019}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 2, 2019}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|August 2, 2019}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-church-in-the-darkness|65}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|8049/the-church-in-the-darkness|62}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-church-in-the-darkness|54}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes|South America}}
 
|steam appid  = 339830
 
|steam appid  = 339830
 
|steam appid side  = 1115900
 
|steam appid side  = 1115900
 
|gogcom id    = 2127450052
 
|gogcom id    = 2127450052
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|official site= https://www.paranoidproductions.com/church/
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = church-in-the-darkness
 
|wikipedia    = The Church in the Darkness
 
|wikipedia    = The Church in the Darkness
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
}}
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}}  
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://discord.gg/fellowtraveller Publisher Discord server]
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{{mm}} [https://discord.gg/fellowtraveller Publisher Discord server]
 
{{GOG.com links|2127450052|the_church_in_the_darkness}}
 
{{GOG.com links|2127450052|the_church_in_the_darkness}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/339830/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/339830/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
{{DLC/row| Official Soundtrack<br/>& Behind the Scenes | | Windows, OS X }}
 
 
}}
 
}}
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===Version differences===
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{{ii}} The '''True Believer Special Edition''' includes the base game and the '''Official Soundtrack & Behind the Scenes''' DLC.
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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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               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             = true
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|gog galaxy               = true
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = unknown
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game video settings.png|In-game video settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game video settings.png|In-game video settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|ultrawidescreen            = hackable
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = See [[#Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]].
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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===[[Glossary:Ultra-widescreen|Ultra-widescreen]]===
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{{++}} Gameplay is {{term|Hor+}}.<ref name="baronsmoki ultrawide">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2019-09-17|comment=Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.}}</ref>
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{{--}} Menus are {{term|Vert-}}. Some menu options are not visible at 21:9.<ref name="baronsmoki ultrawide"/>
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{{--}} Subtitles are mostly cut off by the bottom of the screen.<ref name="baronsmoki ultrawide"/>
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{{Fixbox|description=Set a custom resolution in the configuration file|ref=<ref name="baronsmoki ultrawide"/>|fix=
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# Go to the [[#Configuration_file.28s.29_location|Configuration file location]]. (On Windows, go to the registry location.)
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# Edit {{code|Screenmanager Resolution Height_h2627697771}} and {{code|Screenmanager Resolution Width_h182942802}} to the desired values (ensure the '''Decimal''' radio button is selected, if editing the Windows registry).
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# Save changes and start the game normally.
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}}
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==Input==
 
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game key binding.png|In-game key bindings.}}
 
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game key binding.png|In-game key bindings.}}
 
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game gamepad controls (Xbox).png|In-game gamepad controls (Xbox controller).}}.
 
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game gamepad controls (Xbox).png|In-game gamepad controls (Xbox controller).}}.
 
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game gamepad controls.png|In-game gamepad controls (DualShock 4).}}
 
{{Image|The Church in the Darkness - in-game gamepad controls.png|In-game gamepad controls (DualShock 4).}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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|controller sensitivity    = false
 
|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        = true
 
|xinput controllers        = true
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|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|xbox prompts notes        =  
|impulse triggers          = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4              = true
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|controller hotplug        = true
 
|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        = limited
|simultaneous input notes  =  
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|simultaneous input notes  = Controller input hides the mouse reticle.
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api          = unknown
 
|steam input api notes    =  
 
|steam input api notes    =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Volume, Loudspeaker, Conversation, Sound Effects, Music
 
|separate volume notes    = Volume, Loudspeaker, Conversation, Sound Effects, Music
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|subtitles                = true
 
|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      = false
 
|mute on focus lost      = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
|macos 64-bit app       = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 21:03, 14 March 2023

The Church in the Darkness
The Church in the Darkness cover
Developers
Paranoid Productions
Publishers
Fellow Traveller
Engines
Unity 2017[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows August 2, 2019
macOS (OS X) August 2, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 65
OpenCritic 62
IGDB 54
Taxonomy
Themes South America
The Church in the Darkness on IGDB
The Church in the Darkness on MobyGames
The Church in the Darkness on Wikipedia

General information

Publisher Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Humble Store
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True Believer Special Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
itch.io
DRM-free
True Believer Special Edition.
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Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
True Believer Special Edition also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)


Version differences

The True Believer Special Edition includes the base game and the Official Soundtrack & Behind the Scenes DLC.

Game data

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

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Paranoid Productions\TheChurchInTheDarkness\TheChurchInTheDarknessPrefs.dat
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Paranoid Productions\TheChurchInTheDarkness\
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/339830/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Paranoid Productions\TheChurchInTheDarkness\TheChurchInTheDarknessSave.dat
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/339830/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game video settings.
In-game video settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
See Ultra-widescreen.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Every VBlank, Every 2nd VBlank, or Off.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
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.

Ultra-widescreen

Gameplay is Hor+.[2]
Menus are Vert-. Some menu options are not visible at 21:9.[2]
Subtitles are mostly cut off by the bottom of the screen.[2]
Set a custom resolution in the configuration file[2]
  1. Go to the Configuration file location. (On Windows, go to the registry location.)
  2. Edit Screenmanager Resolution Height_h2627697771 and Screenmanager Resolution Width_h182942802 to the desired values (ensure the Decimal radio button is selected, if editing the Windows registry).
  3. Save changes and start the game normally.

Input

In-game key bindings.
In-game key bindings.
In-game gamepad controls (Xbox controller).
In-game gamepad controls (Xbox controller).

.

In-game gamepad controls (DualShock 4).
In-game gamepad controls (DualShock 4).

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Volume, Loudspeaker, Conversation, Sound Effects, Music
Surround sound
Stereo[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Japanese
Russian

VR support

Devices State Notes
Tobii Eye Tracking

Other information

API

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

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input InControl

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP SP2
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.8
Processor (CPU) 1 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2017.4.18f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-04
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-17
    Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-09-04
    Tested with Special K.