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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        = Way of the Samurai 4 Cover.jpg
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|cover        = Way of the Samurai 4 cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Acquire}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Acquire}}
{{Infobox game/row/winporter|Laughing Jackal}}
+
{{Infobox game/row/porter|Laughing Jackal|Windows}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ghostlight}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Ghostlight}}
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|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 23, 2015|ref=<ref>[http://blog.ghostlight.uk.com/post/way-of-the-samurai-4-gets-release-date Way of the Samurai 4 gets release date! | Blog | Ghostlight Ltd.]</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 23, 2015|ref=<ref>[http://blog.ghostlight.uk.com/post/way-of-the-samurai-4-gets-release-date Way of the Samurai 4 gets release date! | Blog | Ghostlight Ltd.]</ref>}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|way-of-the-samurai-4|72}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1866/way-of-the-samurai-4|67}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|way-of-the-samurai-4|60}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | DLC}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-time}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Third-person}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Hack and slash, Open world}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Japan}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | Way of the Samurai}}
 
|steam appid  = 312780
 
|steam appid  = 312780
|gogcom page  = way_of_the_samurai_4,way_of_the_samurai_4_dlc_pack
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|gogcom id    = 1443083988
 +
|gogcom id side = 1443084191
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = Way of the Samurai 4
 
|wikipedia    = Way of the Samurai 4
 +
|mobygames    = way-of-the-samurai-4
 +
|hltb        = 11115
 
|winehq      = 17914
 
|winehq      = 17914
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|Way of the Samurai}}
 
  
 
'''Key points'''
 
'''Key points'''
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
 
{{GOG.com links|1443083988|way_of_the_samurai_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1443083988|way_of_the_samurai_series|for game series}}
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/312780/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
+
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/312780/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | way_of_the_samurai_4 | DRM-free | {{store link|GOG.com|way_of_the_samurai_4_dlc_pack|DLC Pack}} also available. | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | way-of-the-samurai-4 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 312780 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 312780 | Steam | | | Windows }}
 +
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | way_of_the_samurai_4 | DRM-free | {{store link|GOG.com|way_of_the_samurai_4_dlc_pack|DLC Pack}} was also available. | | Windows | unavailable }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Humble | way-of-the-samurai-4 | Steam | | | Windows | unavailable }}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\S4-SETTINGS.ini}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\S4-SETTINGS.ini}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
===Save game data locations===
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===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Documents\My Games\Ghostlight Ltd\Way of the Samurai 4\}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile\Documents}}\My Games\Ghostlight Ltd\Way of the Samurai 4\}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[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
|gog galaxy           = false
+
|discord                  =
|gog galaxy notes     =  
+
|discord notes            =
|origin               =  
+
|epic games launcher      =
|origin notes         =  
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|epic games launcher notes =
|steam cloud           = true
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|gog galaxy               = false
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|uplay                =  
+
|origin                   =  
|uplay notes           =  
+
|origin notes             =  
|xbox cloud           =  
+
|steam cloud               = true
|xbox cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
 +
|ubisoft connect          =  
 +
|ubisoft connect notes     =  
 +
|xbox cloud               =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{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= 16:9 only.<ref name="resolution">[http://steamcommunity.com/app/312780/discussions/0/541906348047917118/ 21:9 and other aspect ratio :: Way of the Samurai 4 General Discussions]</ref>
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|widescreen resolution notes= 16:9 only.<ref name="resolution">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/312780/discussions/0/541906348047917118/ 21:9 and other aspect ratio :: Way of the Samurai 4 General Discussions]</ref>
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
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|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
|4k ultra hd notes          = <ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/app/312780/discussions/0/541906989403586210/ Does this game support resolutions higher than 1080p? :: Way of the Samurai 4 General Discussions]</ref>
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|4k ultra hd notes          = <ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/312780/discussions/0/541906989403586210/ Does this game support resolutions higher than 1080p? :: Way of the Samurai 4 General Discussions]</ref>
 
|fov                        = hackable
 
|fov                        = hackable
|fov notes                  = Change <code>FOV=</code> in <code>{{p|game}}\S4-SETTINGS.ini</code>.<ref name="ini">[http://steamcommunity.com/app/312780/discussions/0/541907675763033945/ New ini file options - Depth of Vield, Field of View & Bloom/Glare :: Way of the Samurai 4 General Discussions]</ref>
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|fov notes                  = Change <code>FOV=</code> in <code>{{p|game}}\S4-SETTINGS.ini</code>.<ref name="ini">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/312780/discussions/0/541907675763033945/ New ini file options - Depth of Vield, Field of View & Bloom/Glare :: Way of the Samurai 4 General Discussions]</ref>
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|windowed notes            =  
 
|borderless windowed        = true
 
|borderless windowed        = true
|borderless windowed notes  = Fullscreen is always borderless windowed. Alt-tab still causes frequent crashes.
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|borderless windowed notes  = Fullscreen is always borderless windowed.
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = Mouse buttons can't be remapped.
 
|key remap notes          = Mouse buttons can't be remapped.
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|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|touchscreen              = unknown
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|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|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           = Xbox
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|xbox prompts              = true
|button prompts notes     = Xbox prompts by default, DualShock prompts can be added via mod.<ref>[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=493714878/ PlayStation / Dualshock button icons mod :: Way of the Samurai 4 Steam Community]</ref>
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|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = false
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = true
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 +
|dualshock prompts         = hackable
 +
|dualshock prompts notes   = Use [https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=493714878/ PlayStation / DualShock button icons mod].
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|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= false
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =
 +
|other button prompts      = unknown
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|other button prompts notes=
 
|controller hotplug        = false
 
|controller hotplug        = false
|controller hotplug notes  = Requires full reboot to detect controller, even if it was previously connected.
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|controller hotplug notes  = Requires full reboot to detect controller.
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback          = true
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = false
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
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|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
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|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          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound          = false
|surround sound notes    = Surround 5.1 mix is messed up, front sound effects plays from back speaker.
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|surround sound notes    = Surround 5.1 mix is messed up: front sound effects plays from back speaker.
 
|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles                = true
|subtitles notes          = English only.
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|subtitles notes          =  
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions 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    = false
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = true
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
 
  |language  = Japanese
 
  |language  = Japanese
  |interface = yes
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  |interface = false
  |audio    = yes
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  |audio    = true
  |subtitles = yes
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  |subtitles = false
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
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|fan      = true
 +
|notes    = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/games/way_of_the_samurai_4/files/5549.html Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team»]
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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|osvr                        =  
 
|osvr                        =  
 
|osvr notes                  =  
 
|osvr notes                  =  
|tracked motion controllers  =
 
|tracked motion controllers notes=
 
 
|keyboard-mouse              =  
 
|keyboard-mouse              =  
 
|keyboard-mouse notes        =  
 
|keyboard-mouse notes        =  
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|trackir                    =  
 
|trackir                    =  
 
|trackir notes              =  
 
|trackir notes              =  
 +
|tobii eye tracking          =
 +
|tobii eye tracking notes    =
 
|play area seated            =  
 
|play area seated            =  
 
|play area seated notes      =  
 
|play area seated notes      =  
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      = 9.0c
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|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
 
|directdraw versions    =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|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
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|windows exe notes      =
 +
|macos 32-bit app      =
 +
|macos 64-bit app      =
 +
|macos app notes        =
 +
|linux 32-bit executable=  
 +
|linux 64-bit executable=
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minVRAM  = 64 MB
 
|minSM    = 3
 
|minSM    = 3
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|minaudio = DirectX 9.0c compatible
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

Revision as of 08:44, 14 September 2021

Way of the Samurai 4
Way of the Samurai 4 cover
Developers
Acquire
Windows Laughing Jackal
Publishers
Ghostlight
Release dates
Windows July 23, 2015[1]
Reception
Metacritic 72
OpenCritic 67
IGDB 60
Taxonomy
Monetization DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Third-person
Controls Direct control
Genres Hack and slash, Open world
Themes Japan
Series Way of the Samurai
Way of the Samurai 4 on HowLongToBeat
Way of the Samurai 4 on IGDB
Way of the Samurai 4 on MobyGames
Way of the Samurai 4 on Wikipedia
Way of the Samurai
Way of the Samurai 4 2015
Way of the Samurai 3 2016
Katana Kami: A Way of the Samurai Story 2020
Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief 2022

Key points

Fixes some bugs from the PlayStation 3 version.
Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.[2]
Very limited graphics settings menu.
The "player invasion" feature from the PlayStation 3 version has been removed.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
GOG.com (unavailable)
DRM-free
DLC Pack was also available.
Windows
Humble Store (unavailable)
Icon overlay.png
Windows

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Iron Set
Windows
Rare Weapons Set A (The Amihama Elite)
Windows
Rare Weapons Set B (The Kinugawa Crazies)
Windows
Rare Weapons Set C (The Tournament Tyrants)
Windows
Ryoma Sakamoto
Windows
Scroll Set
Windows
Shinsengumi Set
Windows
Where Are They Now? Set
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\S4-SETTINGS.ini[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/312780/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Ghostlight Ltd\Way of the Samurai 4\
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/312780/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
OneDrive
Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers.
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
16:9 only.[3]
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
[4]
Field of view (FOV)
Change FOV= in <path-to-game>\S4-SETTINGS.ini.[5]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Fullscreen is always borderless windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
On by default. Can be forced off through the graphics card control panel.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 30 FPS.[2]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
HDR in <path-to-game>\S4-SETTINGS.ini refers to HDR Rendering.

Disable Depth of Field and HDR

Significantly improves image quality and avoids several graphical issues caused by the Depth of Field
Depth of Field is buggy and several game events can cause it to temporarily enable or disable itself. Changing areas seems to usually correct the issue.
Disabling Depth of Field may cause a "ghosting" effect to occur during Spring Harvest, either showing a still image of the last point the game was ALT+Tabbed or simply fading to black at random intervals, rather than the extreme Depth of Field effect as intended
Disable Depth of Field[5]
  1. Find EnableDOF=1 in <path-to-game>\S4-SETTINGS.ini
  2. Change to EnableDOF=0
Disable HDR[5]
  1. Find EnableHDR=1 in <path-to-game>\S4-SETTINGS.ini
  2. Change to EnableHDR=0

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Surround 5.1 mix is messed up: front sound effects plays from back speaker.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Japanese
Russian
Fan translation by «ZoG Forum Team»

VR support

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 7 GB
Video card (GPU) 64 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3 support
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible


Notes

  1. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/312780/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (312780) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References