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|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 5|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Vetle|date=2017-06-02}}</ref>|build=5.4.3f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 28, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 28, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 28, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 28, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 28, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 28, 2014}}
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|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-detail|71}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|2699/the-detail-season-one|68}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|the-detail|71}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | DLC }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Visual novel }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Stylized }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, Detective/mystery, North America }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 319970
 
|steam appid  = 319970
|gogcom page  =  
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|steam appid side = 358120, 436430
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|gogcom id    =
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|gogcom id side =
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|official site= https://web.archive.org/web/20210418170516/https://rival-games.com/the-detail/
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|hltb        = 37080
 +
|strategywiki =
 +
|mobygames    = detail-season-one
 +
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
|wikipedia    =  
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|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.rival-games.com Official forums]
 
{{mm}} [http://forums.rival-games.com Official forums]
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/319970/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/319970/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| GamersGate | DD-DETAIL | Steam | Episode 1 only. | Steam }}
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{{Availability/row| GamersGate | the-detail-episode-1-where-the-dead-lie | Steam | Episode 1 only. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| GMG| detail| Steam | Episode 1 only. | Steam }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 319970 | Steam | {{store link|Steam-bundle|313|Full season bundle}} is also available. | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| Humble | thedetail | Steam | Episode 1 only. | Steam }}
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{{Availability/row| GMG | detail-season-one | Steam | Full season. | | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 319970 | Steam | All episodes are available. }}
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{{Availability/row| Humble | the-detail-season-one | Steam | Full season. | | Windows, OS X, Linux | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1209087904 | MacApp | Full season. | | OS X | unavailable }}
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{DLC|
 +
{{DLC/row| Episode 2 - From The Ashes | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{DLC/row| Episode 3 - Devil in The Detail | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Rival Games\The Detail}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|hkcu}}\Software\Rival Games\The Detail}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgconfighome}}/unity3d/Rival Games/The Detail/prefs}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{XDG|true}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\My Games\Rival Games\The Detail\Saves}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\My Games\Rival Games\The Detail\Saves\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|game}}/The Detail_Data/Saves/}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{XDG|false}}
  
 
===[[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
|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = true
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|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes    =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
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|gog galaxy                =
|uplay notes           =  
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|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
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|steam cloud               = true
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|steam cloud notes        = Works on Windows, does not work on Linux.
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|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|thedetail_audiovideo.png|In-game graphics and audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|thedetail_audiovideo.png|In-game graphics and audio settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Anamorphic}} 16:9.
|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      = {{term|Pillarboxed}} 16:9.
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = false
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  = Enable '''Fullscreen''' from in-game graphics settings.
 
|borderless windowed notes  = Enable '''Fullscreen''' from in-game graphics settings.
|anisotropic                = false
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = false
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = false
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|vsync                      = limited
|vsync notes                =  
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|vsync notes                = On if video quality is set to maximum. Off otherwise.
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = true
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|120 fps                    = limited
|120 fps notes              = No frame rate or refresh rate cap.
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|120 fps notes              = Equals refresh rate if video quality is set to maximum. Capped at 60 FPS otherwise.
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|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind                = false
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|thedetail_controls.png|In-game controls and gameplay settings.}}
 
{{Image|thedetail_controls.png|In-game controls and gameplay settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = false
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
|controller support notes  =  
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|controller support notes  = Needs to be activated in the settings.
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap          = false
 
|controller remap notes    =  
 
|controller remap notes    =  
|controller sensitivity    = unknown
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|controller sensitivity    = true
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
 
|controller sensitivity notes=  
|invert controller y-axis  = false
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|invert controller y-axis  = n/a
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|xinput controllers        = true
|touchscreen notes        =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
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|xbox prompts              = true
|button prompts notes     =  
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|xbox prompts notes        =
|controller hotplug        = unknown
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|impulse triggers          = false
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|impulse triggers notes    =
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|dualshock 4               = unknown
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|dualshock 4 notes        =
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|dualshock prompts        = unknown
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|dualshock prompts notes  =
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|light bar support        = unknown
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|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
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|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
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|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=  
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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    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = limited
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  = Does not harmonise well.
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|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
|separate volume notes    = General audio volume only.
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|separate volume notes    = Master only. Game audio consists of only music.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = true
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|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = All speech is text-based.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = true
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
|mute on focus lost notes =  
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|mute on focus lost notes = Pauses and mutes on focus lost.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
 
|eax support notes        =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = true
  |audio    = no
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  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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==Issues fixed==
 +
===Slow mouse cursor on linux===
 +
{{Fixbox|description=Use the <code>-HardwareCursor</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]]|ref=<ref>https://steamcommunity.com/app/319970/discussions/1/619574421569585423/#c616198900647878804</ref>}}
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==Other information==
 
==Other information==
 
===API===
 
===API===
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|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
|opengl versions        =  
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|wing                  =
|opengl notes          =  
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|wing notes            =
 +
|opengl versions        = true
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|opengl notes          = OS X and Linux only.
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
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|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
 
|mantle support notes  =  
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|metal support          =
 +
|metal support notes    =
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|vulkan versions        =
 +
|vulkan notes          =
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  = 2.0
 
|shader model versions  = 2.0
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        =
 +
|windows exe notes     =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  =
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
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|macos intel 64-bit app = false
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|macos arm app          =
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux powerpc app      =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= false
 +
|linux arm app          =
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 
==System requirements==
 
==System requirements==
 
{{System requirements
 
{{System requirements
 
|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8
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|minOS    = XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minCPU  =  
 
|minRAM  =  
 
|minRAM  =  

Revision as of 17:02, 16 January 2022

The Detail
The Detail cover
Developers
Rival Games
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows October 28, 2014
macOS (OS X) October 28, 2014
Linux October 28, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 71
OpenCritic 68
IGDB 71
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Controls Point and select
Genres Visual novel
Art styles Stylized
Themes Contemporary, Detective/mystery, North America
The Detail on HowLongToBeat
The Detail on IGDB
The Detail on MobyGames

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

General information

Official forums
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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Episode 1 only.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Full season bundle is also available.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
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Full season.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Full season.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Full season.
macOS (OS X)

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Episode 2 - From The Ashes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Episode 3 - Devil in The Detail
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Rival Games\The Detail
macOS (OS X)
Linux $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Rival Games/The Detail/prefs
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\My Games\Rival Games\The Detail\Saves\
macOS (OS X)
Linux <path-to-game>/The Detail_Data/Saves/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud
Works on Windows, does not work on Linux.

Video

In-game graphics and audio settings.
In-game graphics and audio settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Anamorphic 16:9.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Pillarboxed 16:9.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enable Fullscreen from in-game graphics settings.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
On if video quality is set to maximum. Off otherwise.
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Equals refresh rate if video quality is set to maximum. Capped at 60 FPS otherwise.
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

In-game controls and gameplay settings.
In-game controls and gameplay settings.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master only. Game audio consists of only music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Pauses and mutes on focus lost.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Issues fixed

Slow mouse cursor on linux

Use the -HardwareCursor command line argument[2]

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL
OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 2.0
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0 compatible
Shader model 2.0 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0 compatible
Shader model 2.0 support
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 10.10
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0 compatible
Shader model 2.0 support


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.4.3f1[1]

References