Abzû

Key points

Developer strongly recommends usage of controller.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.^[1]
GamersGate

GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store
Steam		Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM was removed in December 2020.^[2]
Origin (unavailable)		Executable is identical to GOG.com version, game can be run without Origin

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AbzuGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\505GAMESS.P.A.35784A6D3DB4D_tefn33qh9azfc\LocalState\AbzuGame\Saved\Config\UWP\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/384190/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

GameUserSettings.ini stores all general settings

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\AbzuGame\Saved\SaveGames\
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\505GAMESS.P.A.35784A6D3DB4D_tefn33qh9azfc\SystemAppData\wgs\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/384190/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud		Enabled in Steam client, but no data is synced.
Xbox Cloud

Video

Options menu.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Change any setting under Options then quit and restart, and it will use the highest monitor resolution.^[3]
Multi-monitor		See Multi-monitor for more FOV or use this patcher for Hor+ scaling.
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ and Vert-.^[3] Use this patcher for fully Hor+ scaling.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)	See Multi-monitor for more FOV.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed	See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	TAA,^[4] and SSAA through Render Res.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Multi-monitor

Change AspectRatioAxisConstraint^[3]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following lines to the end of the file:

[/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV

A significant increase from the native 16:9 FOV.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

The Microsoft Store version is always borderless.

At fullscreen, press `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.^[5]

Enable borderless fullscreen^[6]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open `GameUserSettings.ini`. Add or modify `FullscreenMode=1` under `[/Script/AbzuGame.AbzuGameUserSettings]`.

Motion blur

Disable motion blur^[6]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Open Engine.ini.
Add the following lines to the end of the file:

[SystemSettings]
r.MotionBlurQuality=0

Input

Pause menu.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Camera also supports X-axis inversion.
Controller
Controller support		At least XInput and DualShock 4.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion		Camera also supports X-axis inversion.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts		Xbox One controller.
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support		Static blue.
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Up to 7.1.^[7]
Subtitles		No spoken dialogue.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
Italian
German
Spanish
Brazilian Portuguese				Incomplete: Options screen and keyboard help are in English.
Russian
Simplified Chinese

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: ABZU.
vorpX		G3D, Z3D Officially supported, see vorpX gamelist.

Issues fixed

Game won't launch

Run program as an administrator

If above doesn't work

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\AbzuGame\Saved\
Delete the Config directory.
Start the game

This will restore settings to default

If above doesn't work

Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%.
Delete the AbzuGame directory.
Start the game

This will also delete your game save

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX	The PhysX visual indicator function shows up if enabled when running this game
Audio	Wwise	[1]

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	3.0 GHz Dual Core	2.4 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 AMD Radeon R7 260X DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon R9 290X
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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>/384190/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (384190) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-01-02
↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2020-12-09
Verified after update by launching the game without Steam open (without ever opening the game in the past so no Denuvo tickets would have been created) and scanning the game executable with Detect It Easy
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Abzû | WSGF
↑ Helix Mod: ABZU
↑ Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-18
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-11-08
↑ PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on 2018-06-28

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/384190/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (384190) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-01-02

[2] Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2020-12-09
Verified after update by launching the game without Steam open (without ever opening the game in the past so no Denuvo tickets would have been created) and scanning the game executable with Detect It Easy

[WSGF-4] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Abzû | WSGF

[5] Helix Mod: ABZU

[6] Verified by User:Rose on 2019-08-18

[2017-11-08-7] 6.0 ^6.1 Verified by User:Keith on 2017-11-08

[8] PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up - last accessed on 2018-06-28

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Developers

	Giant Squid Studios
Publishers
	505 Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	August 2, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	83
OpenCritic	80
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Genres	Open world
Sports	Water sports