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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = THE LONGING cover.jpg
 
|cover        = THE LONGING cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Application Systems Heidelberg}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Application Systems Heidelberg}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 5|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Faalagorn|date=2020-03-07}}</ref>|build=5.6.5p3}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 5|Former|ref=<ref name="former engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Faalagorn|date=2020-03-07}}</ref>|build=5.6.5p3}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2018|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2023-04-02}}</ref>|build=2018.4.36f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 5, 2020}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 5, 2020}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 5, 2020}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|March 5, 2020}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|March 5, 2020}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|March 5, 2020}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-longing|79}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|9108/the-longing|76}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes|Singleplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing|Persistent}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives|Side view}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls|Point and select}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres|Adventure, Idle}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes|Fantasy}}
 
|steam appid  = 893850
 
|steam appid  = 893850
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1091099749
 
|gogcom id    = 1091099749
 +
|official site= http://www.399d-23h-59m-59s.com/
 +
|hltb        = 71956
 +
|igdb        = the-longing
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 +
|mobygames    = longing
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|wikipedia    =  
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_longing | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_longing | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-longing | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | the-longing | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id1497124446 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 893850 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 893850 | Steam |  |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
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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\Studio Seufz\The Longing\}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|}}
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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\Studio Seufz\The Longing\saveData.txt}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
{{Game data/saves|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|.config/unity3d/Studio Seufz/The Longing}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[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             =  
|epic games store       =  
+
|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             = true
+
|gog galaxy               = true
|gog galaxy notes       =  
+
|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
+
|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = true
+
|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
+
|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
+
|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
+
|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
+
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|The Longing - in-game general settings.png|In-game general settings.}}
 +
{{Image|The Longing - in-game title bar settings.png|In-game title bar 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=  
 
|widescreen resolution notes=  
|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|Stretch}}es horizontally in fullscreen. 21:9 resolutions not available in options.
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|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            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|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                      = always on
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Image|The Longing - in-game controls.png|In-game controls.}}
|key remap                = unknown
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{{Input
 +
|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
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|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
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
|controller support        = unknown
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|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
|separate volume notes    =  
+
|separate volume notes    = Able to mute music or all game sounds. No sliders - binary choice.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = n/a
|surround sound notes    =  
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|surround sound notes    = Stereo.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2020-03-22|comment=Tested with [[Special K]].}}</ref>
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = n/a
|subtitles notes          =  
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|subtitles notes          = No spoken audio, only text.
|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  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{L10n|content=
 
{{L10n|content=
 +
{{Image|The Longing - in-game language selection.png|In-game language selection.}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
|language  = English
 
|language  = English
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    = In-game books are only available in English.
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      = <ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://store.steampowered.com/app/893850|title=THE LONGING on Steam|date=2020-03-22|snippet=The little Shade in the game finds ONLY English books for now.}}</ref>
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Simplified Chinese
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Portuguese
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|language  = Korean
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
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|language  = Japanese
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = n/a
 +
|subtitles = n/a
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
}}
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{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Polish
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Russian
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|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Spanish
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|language  = Russian
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Latin American Spanish
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|language  = Spanish
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
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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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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan versions        = true
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan notes          = Use <code>-force-vulkan</code> to enable.
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|vulkan notes          =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = false
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|macos 32-bit app       = false
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|macos intel 32-bit app = false
|macos 64-bit app       = true
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|macos intel 64-bit app = true
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|macos arm app          = true
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 
|linux 32-bit executable= true
 
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = false
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 +
}}
 +
 +
===Middleware===
 +
{{Middleware
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|physics          =
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|physics notes    =
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|audio            =
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|audio notes      =
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|interface        =
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|interface notes  =
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|input            = InControl
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|input notes      =
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|cutscenes        =
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|cutscenes notes  =
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|multiplayer      =
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|multiplayer notes=
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|anticheat        =
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|anticheat notes  =
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 12:03, 13 April 2023

The Longing
The Longing cover
Developers
Studio Seufz
Publishers
Application Systems Heidelberg
Engines
Former Unity 5[Note 1]
Unity 2018[Note 2]
Release dates
Windows March 5, 2020
macOS (OS X) March 5, 2020
Linux March 5, 2020
Reception
Metacritic 79
OpenCritic 76
Taxonomy
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Persistent
Perspectives Side view
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure, Idle
Themes Fantasy
The Longing on HowLongToBeat
The Longing on IGDB
The Longing on MobyGames

The Longing is a singleplayer side view adventure and idle game.

General information

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)
Linux
Humble Store
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store
Icon overlay.png
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Studio Seufz\The Longing\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Studio Seufz\The Longing\saveData.txt
macOS (OS X)
Linux .config/unity3d/Studio Seufz/The Longing

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.
In-game general settings.
In-game title bar settings.
In-game title bar settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Stretches horizontally in fullscreen. 21:9 resolutions not available in options.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
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.

Input

In-game controls.
In-game controls.

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Able to mute music or all game sounds. No sliders - binary choice.
Surround sound
Stereo.[3]
Subtitles
No spoken audio, only text.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

In-game language selection.
In-game language selection.
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
In-game books are only available in English.[4]
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Korean
Japanese
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

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

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Input InControl

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) 1 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.9
Processor (CPU) 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) 1 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04, SteamOS
Processor (CPU) 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 5 GB
Video card (GPU) 1 GB of VRAM


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.6.5p3[1]
  2. Unity engine build: 2018.4.36f1[2]

References

  1. Verified by User:Faalagorn on 2020-03-07
  2. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2023-04-02
  3. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-03-22
    Tested with Special K.
  4. THE LONGING on Steam - last accessed on 2020-03-22
    "The little Shade in the game finds ONLY English books for now."