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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Thunderful Publishing}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Thunderful Publishing}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unity|name=Unity 2021|build=2021.3.18f1}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2023-07-18}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|2023-07-18}}
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==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Steam | 1382070 | Steam |  | | Windows | unavailable }}
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{{Availability/row| Steam | 1382070 | Steam | <ref>{{Refcheck|user=Taylor.mabby654|date=2024-03-24|comment=Game won't start without Steam client running.}}</ref> |  | Windows | }}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} All versions require {{DRM|Steam}}.
  
 
==Monetization==
 
==Monetization==
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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|{{registry|{{p|HKEY_CURRENT_USER}}\SOFTWARE\Sad Owl Studios\Viewfinder\}}<ref>{{Refcheck|user=grandta13|date=2023-09-08|comment=}}</ref>}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|C:\Users\%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Sad Owl Studios\Viewfinder\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|origin                    =  
 
|origin                    =  
 
|origin notes              =  
 
|origin notes              =  
|steam cloud              = unknown
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|steam cloud              = true
 
|steam cloud notes        =  
 
|steam cloud notes        =  
 
|ubisoft connect          =  
 
|ubisoft connect          =  
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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              = hackable
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|multimonitor notes        = Resolution can be manually set by adjusting the following values in the [[#Configuration_file.28s.29_location|configuration registry key]]:<ref>{{Refcheck|user=grandta13|date=2023-09-08|comment=}}</ref>
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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<tt>Screenmanager Resolution Height_h2627697771</tt><br/>
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<tt>Screenmanager Resolution Width_h182942802</tt>
 +
 
 +
Ensure that the following key is set to a value of <tt>0</tt>, otherwise the game will reset to the primary monitor's native resolution:<br/>
 +
<tt>Screenmanager Resolution Use Native_h1405027254</tt>
 +
 
 +
However, this does not hide the title bar, and the taskbar will have to be manually hidden.
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|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|fov                        = true
 
|fov                        = true
|fov notes                  = 90-110
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|fov notes                  = 70-110
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
 
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|ray tracing                = unknown
 
|ray tracing                = unknown
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==Input==
 
==Input==
 
{{Input
 
{{Input
|key remap                 = unknown
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|key remap                       = true
|key remap notes           =  
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|key remap notes                 =  
|acceleration option       = unknown
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|acceleration option             = false
|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes       =  
|mouse sensitivity         = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity               = true
|mouse sensitivity notes   =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes         = Also affects controller sensitivity.
|mouse menu               = unknown
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|mouse menu                       = true
|mouse menu notes         =  
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|mouse menu notes                 =  
|invert mouse y-axis       = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis             = true
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes       = Also inverts controller y-axis.
|touchscreen               = unknown
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|touchscreen                     = unknown
|touchscreen notes         =  
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|touchscreen notes               =  
|controller support       = true
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|controller support               = true
|controller support notes =  
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|controller support notes         =  
|full controller           = true
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|full controller                 = true
|full controller notes     =  
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|full controller notes           =  
|controller remap         = unknown
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|controller remap                 = true
|controller remap notes   =  
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|controller remap notes           =  
|controller sensitivity   = unknown
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|controller sensitivity           = true
|controller sensitivity notes=  
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|controller sensitivity notes     = Also affects mouse sensitivity.
|invert controller y-axis = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis         = true
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
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|invert controller y-axis notes   = Also inverts mouse y-axis.
|xinput controllers       = unknown
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|xinput controllers               = true
|xinput controllers notes =  
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|xinput controllers notes         =  
|xbox prompts             = unknown
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|xbox prompts                     = true
|xbox prompts notes       =  
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|xbox prompts notes               =  
|impulse triggers         = unknown
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|impulse triggers notes   =  
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|impulse triggers notes           =  
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|dualshock 4                     = unknown
|dualshock 4 notes         =  
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|dualshock 4 notes               =  
|dualshock prompts         = unknown
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|dualshock prompts               = unknown
|dualshock prompts notes   =  
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|dualshock prompts notes         =  
|light bar support         = unknown
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|light bar support               = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|light bar support notes         =  
|dualshock 4 modes         = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes               = unknown
|dualshock 4 modes notes   =  
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|dualshock 4 modes notes         =  
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion controllers       = unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
 
|tracked motion controllers notes =  
|tracked motion prompts   = unknown
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|tracked motion prompts           = unknown
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
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|tracked motion prompts notes     =  
|other controllers         = unknown
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|other controllers               = unknown
|other controllers notes   =  
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|other controllers notes         =  
|other button prompts     = unknown
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|other button prompts             = unknown
|other button prompts notes=  
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|other button prompts notes       =  
|controller hotplug       = unknown
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|controller hotplug               = true
|controller hotplug notes =  
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|controller hotplug notes         =  
|haptic feedback           = unknown
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|haptic feedback                 = true
|haptic feedback notes     =  
+
|haptic feedback notes           =  
|simultaneous input       = unknown
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|simultaneous input               = true
|simultaneous input notes =  
+
|simultaneous input notes         =  
|steam input api           = unknown
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|steam input api                 = unknown
|steam input api notes     =  
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|steam input api notes           =  
|steam hook input         = unknown
+
|steam hook input                 = unknown
|steam hook input notes   =  
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|steam hook input notes           =  
|steam input presets       = unknown
+
|steam input presets             = unknown
|steam input presets notes =  
+
|steam input presets notes       =  
|steam controller prompts = unknown
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|steam controller prompts         = unknown
|steam controller prompts notes =  
+
|steam controller prompts notes   =  
|steam cursor detection   = unknown
+
|steam cursor detection           = unknown
|steam cursor detection notes =  
+
|steam cursor detection notes     =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Audio==
 
==Audio==
 
{{Audio
 
{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound            = unknown
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|surround sound            = false
|surround sound notes      =  
+
|surround sound notes      = Audio Spatialization option doesn't work correctly.<ref>{{Refurl|url=http://satsun.org/audio/|title=PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up|date=2024-01-23}}</ref>
 
|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        = unknown
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|mute on focus lost        = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes  =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
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{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Spanish
 
  |language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = true
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = true
 +
|notes    =
 +
|fan      =
 +
|ref      =
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Arabic
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = Windows 10 64-bit
|minCPU  =  
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|minCPU  = Intel i5-9600K
|minCPU2  =  
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|minCPU2  = AMD Ryzen 5
|minRAM  =  
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|minRAM  = 8 GB
|minHD    = 8 GB
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|minHD    = 20 GB
|minGPU  =  
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|minGPU  = GeForce GTX 970
 
|minGPU2  =  
 
|minGPU2  =  
 
|minVRAM  =  
 
|minVRAM  =  
|minDX    =  
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|minDX    = 11
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

Latest revision as of 17:48, 23 March 2024

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Viewfinder
Viewfinder cover
Developers
Sad Owl Studios
Publishers
Thunderful Publishing
Engines
Unity 2021[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows July 18, 2023
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives First-person
Genres Puzzle
Viewfinder on HowLongToBeat
Viewfinder on IGDB

Viewfinder is a singleplayer first-person puzzle game.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
Icon overlay.png
[1]
Windows
All versions require Steam DRM.

Monetization

Type Notes
One-time game purchase The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Sad Owl Studios\Viewfinder\[2]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1382070/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows C:\Users\%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Sad Owl Studios\Viewfinder\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1382070/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Resolution can be manually set by adjusting the following values in the configuration registry key:[3]

Screenmanager Resolution Height_h2627697771
Screenmanager Resolution Width_h182942802

Ensure that the following key is set to a value of 0, otherwise the game will reset to the primary monitor's native resolution:
Screenmanager Resolution Use Native_h1405027254

However, this does not hide the title bar, and the taskbar will have to be manually hidden.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
70-110
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
MSAA + option to use post-process anti-aliasing(FXAA,SMAA) or super-sampling with resolution scale slider
High-fidelity upscaling
FSR 1.0
resolution scale slider acts as an upscaler.
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

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Audio Spatialization option doesn't work correctly.[4]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Arabic

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Windows 10 64-bit
Processor (CPU) Intel i5-9600K
AMD Ryzen 5
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 20 GB
Video card (GPU) GeForce GTX 970
DirectX 11 compatible


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2021.3.18f1
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References

  1. Verified by User:Taylor.mabby654 on 2024-03-24
    Game won't start without Steam client running.
  2. Verified by User:grandta13 on 2023-09-08
  3. Verified by User:grandta13 on 2023-09-08
  4. PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on 2024-01-23