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|publishers  =  
 
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Suicide_machine|date=2018-09-21}}</ref>|build=5.3.8p2}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 5|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Suicide_machine|date=2018-09-21}}</ref>|build=5.3.8p2}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 20, 2018}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|September 20, 2018}}
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|reception    =
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|the-slater| }}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|7490/the-slater| }}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB| | }}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Stealth }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Realistic }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Contemporary, North America }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 881690
 
|steam appid  = 881690
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|steam appid side =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
 
|gogcom id    =  
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|official site= http://lainainteractive.com/
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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|hkcu}}\Software\Laina Interactive\The Slater}}
 
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{{ii}} No discrete save games, save data is stored in the registry.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/881690/discussions/0/1735465524707572077/#c1744480966995975634|title=It saves level info in windows registry|date=2018-12-28}}</ref>
 
{{ii}} No discrete save games, save data is stored in the registry.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/881690/discussions/0/1735465524707572077/#c1744480966995975634|title=It saves level info in windows registry|date=2018-12-28}}</ref>
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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             =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             =  
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|gog galaxy               =  
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
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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 Slater game settings.jpg|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Slater game settings.jpg|General settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor notes        = Supported from September 30, 2018.<ref name="September-30-09-2018">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/881690/announcements/detail/2695858967747944244|title=The Slater - Update September 30, 2018|date=September 30, 2018}}</ref>
 
|multimonitor notes        = Supported from September 30, 2018.<ref name="September-30-09-2018">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/881690/announcements/detail/2695858967747944244|title=The Slater - Update September 30, 2018|date=September 30, 2018}}</ref>
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen            = true
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Hor+}}
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed        = false
|borderless windowed notes  = Enable windowed mode and use the <code>-popupwindow</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|parameter]].
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing              = false
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling notes            =
 
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|vsync                      = true
 
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|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
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|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|The Slater input settings.jpg|Control settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Slater input settings.jpg|Control settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
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}}
 
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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    = Music, Sound Effects, Voice
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound Effects, Voice
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|surround sound notes    = 2.0 Stereo.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2021-02-17|comment=Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter.}}</ref>
 
|surround sound notes    = 2.0 Stereo.<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2021-02-17|comment=Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter.}}</ref>
 
|subtitles                = always on
 
|subtitles                = always on
|subtitles notes          = No option to disable.
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|subtitles notes          = Only in cutscenes, speech during gameplay has no subtitles. No option to disable.
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
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|mute on focus lost notes = No option to disable.
 
|mute on focus lost notes = No option to disable.
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
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|language  = Polish
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = false
 
|audio    = false
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}}
 
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{{L10n/switch
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|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
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|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = true
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux powerpc app      =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
 
|linux 64-bit executable=  
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Latest revision as of 16:41, 28 March 2023

The Slater
The Slater cover
Developers
Laina Interactive
Engines
Unity 5[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows September 20, 2018
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives First-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Stealth
Art styles Realistic
Themes Contemporary, North America
The Slater on HowLongToBeat
The Slater on IGDB
The Slater on MobyGames

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
Humble Store
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Windows
Steam
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Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Laina Interactive\The Slater
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/881690/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Laina Interactive\The Slater
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/881690/pfx/[Note 2]
No discrete save games, save data is stored in the registry.[2]
No mid-level saving.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.
General settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Supported from September 30, 2018.[3]
Ultra-widescreen
Hor+
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Added on September 21, 2018.[4] Slider available only from in-game menu (not main menu) with a range of 45-61 vertical degrees.[5]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Enable windowed mode and use the -popupwindow parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
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

Control settings.
Control settings.

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound Effects, Voice
Surround sound
2.0 Stereo.[6]
Subtitles
Only in cutscenes, speech during gameplay has no subtitles. No option to disable.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
No option to disable.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Shader Model support 5
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 11 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 750 Ti
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 5.3.8p2[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2018-09-21
  2. It saves level info in windows registry - last accessed on 2018-12-28
  3. The Slater - Update September 30, 2018 - last accessed on September 30, 2018
  4. The Slater - Update September 21, 2018 - last accessed on September 21, 2018
  5. Verified by User:Suicide_machine on 2018-09-30
  6. Verified by User:Mastan on 2021-02-17
    Tested in 7.1 using Orban Loudness Meter.