Deathloop

Deathloop is a first-person action, adventure and shooter game developed by Arkane Lyon and published by Bethesda Softworks.

The game serves as a slight departure from Arkane's previous releases, the Dishonored series and Prey, by featuring a time-loop mechanic, where players restart upon death, alongside a time-of-day that changes when moving between levels and forgoing any consequences for not playing stealthily. It also features a multiplayer "invasion" mode, where a player-controlled enemy must hunt down the main protagonist.^[2]

After being delayed from an initial late 2020 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and followed by subsequent further delays, Deathloop released on Bethesda.net and Steam on September 14, 2021.^[3]^[4] Although the PC release is not missing any features from other versions of the game, two "unique weapons" are omitted from the Deluxe Edition and pre-order bonuses, due to those items being console exclusive.^[5]

Reviews by critics praised most of the game's elements, with detractors suggesting that it borrowed too much from Dishonored and that some areas of the game felt lacking, such as periods of backtracking.^[6]^[7] Other reviewers additionally pointed out that a key element in Arkane's previous games, a quick save button, is intentionally omitted from Deathloop.^[8] After the game released, it was additionally noted by user reviews and media outlets that the game can suffer from performance and stuttering issues on some systems, with an update releasing soon after to address stuttering during mouse movement and to confirm that the remaining issues were being investigated.^[9]^[10] These issues were fixed in a patch released the following month.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability[edit]

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		No disc included. Deluxe Edition also available.
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
GamersGate		Deluxe Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition also available.
Steam		Deluxe Edition also available.
Bethesda.net (unavailable)		Deluxe Edition. Standard Edition also available.

All versions require a Bethesda.net account and Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.

The Royal Protector Machete and Transtar Trencher are PlayStation 5 exclusive.

Version differences[edit]

Deluxe Edition includes two character skins, two weapon skins, two Trinkets and a selection of the game's soundtrack.

Pre-orders included the Storm Rider skin for Colt and one Trinket.

Essential improvements[edit]

Skip intro videos[edit]

Skip company logos and legal warnings^[11]
Go to `<path-to-game>\base\video\`. Rename, move or delete `arkane.bk2`, `bethesda.bk2`, `legal.bk2` and `warning.bk2`.

Reduce loading times[edit]

Loading times are tied to framerate^[12]
Do not limit framerate with 3rd party limiters like Rivatuner statistics server or your Nvidia/AMD control panel. Disable V-sync on your Nvidia/AMD control panel on this game's profile. Only use the In-game Vsync and Frame limiter settings.

Game data[edit]

Configuration file(s) location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Deathloop\base\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1252330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location[edit]

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Arkane Studios\Deathloop\base\savegame\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1252330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing[edit]

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video[edit]

Video settings

Advanced video settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+ gameplay at 21:9 aspect ratio. User interface elements are locked to 16:9.^[13]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Hor+ field of view from 65° to 110°. Vertical FOV is adjusted with a fixed ratio of 16:9.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Post-process anti-aliasing. DLSS is supported.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Up to 120 FPS with Vsync disabled, or higher if Vsync is enabled on a display with a refresh rate higher than 120 Hz.^[14]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		Requires HDR to be enabled in Windows.
Ray tracing		Supports ray traced shadows and ray traced ambient occlusion.

Supports FidelityFX Super Resolution.

HUD settings
16:9 aspect ratio at 110° FOV
21:9 aspect ratio at 110° FOV

Input[edit]

Keyboard and mouse control settings

Key bindings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Separate sensitivity adjustment available for aiming down sights.
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		Separate sliders for X-axis and Y-axis.
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		DualSense is also natively supported, including adaptive triggers.^[15]
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support
Connection modes	Wired DualSense tested

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

Gameplay settings
Controller settings
Button assignments for an Xbox Wireless Controller
Button assignments for a DualSense controller

Audio[edit]

Volume settings

Audio output settings

Language and subtitle settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, SFX and Speech.
Surround sound		Also supports 3D Audio for stereo headphones.
Subtitles		Subtitle size can be adjusted between small, medium and large.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network[edit]

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	2	Versus Optional "invasions" by other players during gameplay.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		^[16]
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)^[17]
TCP	27015, 27036
UDP	27015, 27031-27036

Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support[edit]

3D modes	Native	Notes
vorpX		Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Other information[edit]

API[edit]

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware[edit]

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	Havok
Interface	Iggy Game UI
Cutscenes	Bink Video
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services

System requirements[edit]

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10 (1909)
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-8400 AMD Ryzen 5 1600	Intel Core i7-9700K AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
System memory (RAM)	12 GB	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	30 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB of VRAM DirectX 12 compatible	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 5700

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>/1252330/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1252330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Eurogamer - Deathloop is not at all what I expected - last accessed on 2021-09-06
↑ VG247 - Deathloop interview - a strange blend of Dishonored, Persona, Dark Souls and… Cluedo? - last accessed on 2021-09-13
↑ Polygon - Deathloop delayed to next year, says Arkane - last accessed on 2021-09-13
↑ Video Games Chronicle - Bethesda’s PS5 exclusive Deathloop has been delayed - last accessed on 2021-09-13
↑ {{{title}}} - last accessed on 2021-09-25
↑ Eurogamer - Deathloop review - not Arkane's most surprising game, but possibly its best - last accessed on 2021-09-13
↑ Gamepressure - Deathloop Review - Is Time’s on Arcane’s Side? - last accessed on 2021-09-13
↑ PC Gamer - Deathloop Review - last accessed on 2021-09-13
↑ Rock Paper Shotgun - Deathloop is out now, but some PC players report stuttering - last accessed on 2021-09-15
↑ Steam News: DEATHLOOP - DEATHLOOP PC Stuttering Issue Update - last accessed on 2021-09-25
↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13
↑ Verified by User:Skyebaron1 on 2021-11-24
↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13
↑ Rock Paper Shotgun - Deathloop: PC performance guide and the best settings to use - last accessed on 2021-09-14
↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13
↑ Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-24
After playing some of the game's online invasions it becomes obvious the game exhibits the standard behaviour found in P2P games, namely having to deal with rubber banding when the host has a poor connection
↑ Portforward - Open Ports on Your Router for Deathloop - last accessed on 2021-09-24

[Proton_path_note-13] 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>/1252330/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1252330) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Eurogamer - Deathloop is not at all what I expected - last accessed on 2021-09-06

[2] VG247 - Deathloop interview - a strange blend of Dishonored, Persona, Dark Souls and… Cluedo? - last accessed on 2021-09-13

[3] Polygon - Deathloop delayed to next year, says Arkane - last accessed on 2021-09-13

[4] Video Games Chronicle - Bethesda’s PS5 exclusive Deathloop has been delayed - last accessed on 2021-09-13

[5] {{{title}}} - last accessed on 2021-09-25

[6] Eurogamer - Deathloop review - not Arkane's most surprising game, but possibly its best - last accessed on 2021-09-13

[7] Gamepressure - Deathloop Review - Is Time’s on Arcane’s Side? - last accessed on 2021-09-13

[8] PC Gamer - Deathloop Review - last accessed on 2021-09-13

[rps-9] Rock Paper Shotgun - Deathloop is out now, but some PC players report stuttering - last accessed on 2021-09-15

[10] Steam News: DEATHLOOP - DEATHLOOP PC Stuttering Issue Update - last accessed on 2021-09-25

[11] Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13

[12] Verified by User:Skyebaron1 on 2021-11-24

[14] Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13

[15] Rock Paper Shotgun - Deathloop: PC performance guide and the best settings to use - last accessed on 2021-09-14

[16] Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-13

[17] Verified by User:Shadowstealer7 on 2021-09-24
After playing some of the game's online invasions it becomes obvious the game exhibits the standard behaviour found in P2P games, namely having to deal with rubber banding when the host has a poor connection

[18] Portforward - Open Ports on Your Router for Deathloop - last accessed on 2021-09-24

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Developers

	Arkane Studios
Publishers
	Bethesda Softworks
Engines
	Void Engine^[1]
Release dates
Windows	September 14, 2021
Reception
Metacritic	87
OpenCritic	88
IGDB	90
Taxonomy
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Immersive sim, Shooter, Action
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Supernatural