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|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Humanature Studios}}
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|publishers  =  
 
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==Availability==
 
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===Skip intro videos===
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==Game data==
 
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
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==Video settings==
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{{Video
 
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|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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{{Image|ToeJam & Earl Back in the Groove - in-game general settings.png|General settings}}
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{{Input
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|mouse menu notes          =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
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|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|controller remap notes    =  
 
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|controller sensitivity    = false
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|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
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|dualshock 4 notes        =  
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|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
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|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
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|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
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{{Image|ToeJam & Earl Back in the Groove - in-game audio settings.png|Audio settings}}
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{{L10n|content=
 
{{L10n|content=
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==Network==
 
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{{System requirements
 
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Latest revision as of 00:01, 9 April 2024

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove cover
Developers
HumaNature Studios
Engines
Unity 2017[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows March 1, 2019
macOS (OS X) March 1, 2019
Linux March 1, 2019
Reception
Metacritic 76
OpenCritic 72
IGDB 70
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control
Genres Action, Roguelike
Art styles Cartoon
Themes Comedy, Sci-fi
Series ToeJam & Earl
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove on HowLongToBeat
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove on IGDB
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove guide on StrategyWiki
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove on MobyGames
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove on Wikipedia
ToeJam & Earl
ToeJam & Earl 2011
ToeJam & Earl in Panic on Funkotron 2012
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove 2019

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove is a singleplayer and multiplayer bird's-eye view and scrolling action and roguelike game in the ToeJam & Earl series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Epic Games Store
DRM-free after installation through Epic Games Launcher (notes may include more details)
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use the SkipIntro=t command line argument[2]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\HumaNature Studios\ToeJam & Earl_ Back in the Groove!\saved_prefs.json
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\HumaNature Studios\ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove!\
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\HumaNature Studios\ToeJam & Earl_ Back in the Groove!\
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings
Video settings

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Vsync, Vsync x2, or Off.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate can optionally be capped at 30, 60, 120, or 144 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

General settings
General settings

Audio

Audio settings
Audio settings

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Effect
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language selection
Language selection
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Brazilian Portuguese
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Crowd Control settings
Crowd Control settings

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
4 Co-op
LAN play
Online play
4 Co-op

Other information

API

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

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 7, 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz
AMD Phenom X4 9850 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 4870
1 GB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.8
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz
AMD Phenom X4 9850 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM) 4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
ATI Radeon HD 4870
1 GB of VRAM
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Any distribution
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2017.4.39f1[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-04-18
  2. Steam Community :: Guide - Skip Intro - last accessed on 2022-03-28