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XIII
XIII	2003
XIII: Lost Identity	2011
XIII (2020)	2020

XIII (2020) is a first-person shooter game developed by Playmagic and published by Microids. The game is a remake of XIII released in 2003.

Announced on April 18, 2019 and planned to be released in November 2019, the remake was later delayed to 2020.^[2] The final release date of November 10, 2020 was announced in June 2020, with Steam and GOG serving as its initial platforms of distribution.^[3] The game uses Unity as its engine.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS

GOG.com
Steam

Monetization

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Golden Classic Weapon Skins Pack	Pre-order bonus containing a golden version of all weapons in the game.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microids\XIII\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1154790/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Microids\XIII\XIII_Save.bin
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1154790/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video options

Graphics options

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Pillarboxed to 16:9. Graphical glitches in the main menu, like 16:9 elements sliding off into 48:9 space.^[4]
Ultra-widescreen		Gameplay and cutscenes are pillarboxed to 16:9. See Ultra-widescreen for a workaround.
4K Ultra HD		^[5]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Fullscreen also available.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		As a toggle.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Off, MSAA x2/4/6/8.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Toggleable between 30, 60, 120, 144 and unlimited.
High dynamic range display (HDR)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Ultra-widescreen

Use Borderless Gaming to remove pillarboxing^[6]^[7]

Download and install Borderless Gaming.
Launch the game and change Window Mode to Windowed in the video options.
Open Borderless Gaming and select XIII on the left side of the application.
Click the second button from the bottom in the middle of the application to make the game borderless.

May expose offscreen menu elements.

Input

Input settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		From 0.10 to 5. Setting also affects controller input.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Setting also affects controller input.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Only two presets available.
Controller sensitivity		From 0.10 to 5. Setting also affects mouse input.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Setting also affects mouse input.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Keybind settings
Controller preset 1
Controller preset 2

Audio

Audio settings

General settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Separate sliders for Master, Music, SFX and Dialogue.
Surround sound		^[8]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	4	Versus
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

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

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-4460 3.2 GHz	Intel Core i5-7400 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce AMD Radeon 3 GB (Nvidia), 4 GB (AMD) of VRAM	4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2018.4.24.29073^[1]
↑ ^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>/1154790/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1154790) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-10
↑ XIII’s release slips to 2020! - last accessed on 2020-11-12
↑ The remake of XIII launches November 10th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC/Mac! - last accessed on 2020-11-12
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2019-11-10
Tested at 5760x1080 and 5760x1200 custom resolution.
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-10
Tested at 3840x2160 custom resolution.
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-12
Tested by following the instructions at a custom resolution of 2560x1080.
↑ Verified by User:Anon on 2020-11-11
Tested using a resolution of 3840x1200.
↑ Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-10
Tested in 7.1 using SpecialK in conjunction with Razer Surround.

[2] Unity engine build: 2018.4.24.29073^[1]

[Proton_path_note-5] 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>/1154790/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1154790) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-10

[3] XIII’s release slips to 2020! - last accessed on 2020-11-12

[4] The remake of XIII launches November 10th on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC/Mac! - last accessed on 2020-11-12

[6] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2019-11-10
Tested at 5760x1080 and 5760x1200 custom resolution.

[7] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-10
Tested at 3840x2160 custom resolution.

[8] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-12
Tested by following the instructions at a custom resolution of 2560x1080.

[9] Verified by User:Anon on 2020-11-11
Tested using a resolution of 3840x1200.

[10] Verified by User:Fayaine on 2020-11-10
Tested in 7.1 using SpecialK in conjunction with Razer Surround.

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Developers

	Playmagic
Publishers
	Microids
Engines
	Unity 2018^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	November 10, 2020
Reception
Metacritic	34
OpenCritic	33
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Shooter
Art styles	Cel-shaded
Themes	North America
Series	XIII