DARQ

Not to be confused with Dark.

DARQ is a singleplayer scrolling and side view action, puzzle and stealth game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched from the executable.
GOG.com
Steam

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Tower	Free.
The Crypt	Free.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Unfold Games\DARQ\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/433550/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\Unfold Games\DARQ\save.drq
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/433550/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game general settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:10 resolutions are scaled Hor- compared to 16:9.^[2] A 16:9 aspect ratio is highly recommended.^[3]
Multi-monitor		See Ultra-widescreen for Hor+ scaling.^[4]
Ultra-widescreen		See Ultra-widescreen for Hor+ scaling.^[5]
4K Ultra HD		^[6]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		Toggle with `Alt`+`↵ Enter`.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Anti-aliasing is affected by the GRAPHIC QUALITY setting.^[7]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode		Graphics are monochrome.

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

Ultra-widescreen

Gameplay relies on FOV. Ultra-wide aspect ratios will affect some puzzles and surprises.^[8]

Modify save file resolution^[9]^[10]

Download DARQ Ultrawide Resolution Editor.
Launch the editor. It should find the DARQ save file automatically.
- If it fails to find the save file, drag the save file directly onto the editor icon in Windows Explorer.
Follow the editor instructions and enter the desired resolution width and height. The editor will automatically make a backup of the existing save.
Close the editor window when the message Done! Your new resolution is: [WIDTH]x[HEIGHT] appears.
Launch the game.
If Steam warns of a Cloud Sync Conflict, choose LOCAL FILES.

Input

Default keyboard control scheme.

Alternative keyboard control scheme.

Gamepad controls.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		2 preset keyboard layouts are available, but controls can also be remapped.
Mouse acceleration		Mouse is not supported.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		Steam Controller, Xbox One Controller, and Xbox 360 Controller (both wired and wireless) are supported.^[11]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		^[12]
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	unknown

Generic/other controllers
Button prompts

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

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Stereo^[13]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Danish
Dutch
French
German
Greek
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: DARQ.

Issues unresolved

Electricity puzzle becomes stuck / does not reset

Reducing the resolution or graphic quality may resolve the issue.^[14]

Magnet puzzle becomes stuck

May be due to running the game on a PC below minimum system requirements.^[15]

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-530	Intel Core i7
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 ATI Radeon HD 4870	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7850

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 5.3.6f1^[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>/433550/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (433550) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-17
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-18
Tested at 2560x1600 and 2560x1440 resolutions.
↑ 32:9 3840x1080 :: DARQ General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-17
"16:9 aspect ratio is highly reccomended for DARQ."
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23
Tested at 2560x480 custom resolution.
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23
Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
↑ Set resolution to 3840x2160? :: DARQ Bug Reports / Suggestions - last accessed on 2019-08-17
"I always played the game in 4K myself, it should work fine."
↑ Graphic Quality setting :: DARQ General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-18
"Graphic settings affect a few more things than general Unity presets. Apart from texture resolution and lighting, it affects anti-alliasing, volumetric light / fog quality, reflections, bloom, shadow resolution, and a few other things."
↑ No ultrawide Support? :: DARQ General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-17
"A lot of the gameplay relies on field of view and having ultrawide support would affect certain surprises / puzzles."
↑ GitHub - Nicnl/darq_ultrawide_resolution_editor - last accessed on 2019-08-23
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23
↑ DARQ: 1.1 Update - last accessed on 2019-08-26
↑ Steam :: DARQ :: 1.2 Update is here (required to play DLC) - last accessed on 2020-03-05
"PS4 controller support - now the game supports Steam Controller, all X-Box controllers as well as PS4 Controller."
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-18
Tested with Special K.
↑ Bugs in train chapter :: DARQ Bug Reports / Suggestions - last accessed on 2019-08-18
↑ BUG? Stuck at Magnets :: DARQ Bug Reports / Suggestions - last accessed on 2019-08-18

[2] Unity engine build: 5.3.6f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 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>/433550/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (433550) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-17

[4] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-18
Tested at 2560x1600 and 2560x1440 resolutions.

[16_to_9-5] 32:9 3840x1080 :: DARQ General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-17
"16:9 aspect ratio is highly reccomended for DARQ."

[6] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23
Tested at 2560x480 custom resolution.

[7] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23
Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.

[8] Set resolution to 3840x2160? :: DARQ Bug Reports / Suggestions - last accessed on 2019-08-17
"I always played the game in 4K myself, it should work fine."

[9] Graphic Quality setting :: DARQ General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-18
"Graphic settings affect a few more things than general Unity presets. Apart from texture resolution and lighting, it affects anti-alliasing, volumetric light / fog quality, reflections, bloom, shadow resolution, and a few other things."

[10] No ultrawide Support? :: DARQ General Discussions - last accessed on 2019-08-17
"A lot of the gameplay relies on field of view and having ultrawide support would affect certain surprises / puzzles."

[11] GitHub - Nicnl/darq_ultrawide_resolution_editor - last accessed on 2019-08-23

[12] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-23

[1.1_notes-13] DARQ: 1.1 Update - last accessed on 2019-08-26

[14] Steam :: DARQ :: 1.2 Update is here (required to play DLC) - last accessed on 2020-03-05
"PS4 controller support - now the game supports Steam Controller, all X-Box controllers as well as PS4 Controller."

[15] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2019-08-18
Tested with Special K.

[train_issues-16] Bugs in train chapter :: DARQ Bug Reports / Suggestions - last accessed on 2019-08-18

[17] BUG? Stuck at Magnets :: DARQ Bug Reports / Suggestions - last accessed on 2019-08-18

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Developers

	Unfold Games
Engines
	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	August 15, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	70
OpenCritic	73
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Scrolling, Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Puzzle, Stealth
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Fantasy, Horror, Dark