Next Up Hero

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Amazon.com
Epic Games Store
GamersGate

Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All macOS versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\DigitalContinue\NextUpHero\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/667810/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\AppData\LocalLow\DigitalContinue\NextUpHero\HeroUpSave.gs
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/667810/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Hor+
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		From `Resolution`, select value with `(Windowed)` end.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Enable windowed mode and use the `-popupwindow` parameter (or see the glossary page).
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Character movement capped at 60 FPS, causing visual stutter.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

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

Input

Keyboard keys.

Controller settings.

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
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Launcher used, requires mouse to continue.
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers
DualShock button prompts
Light bar support		Static cyan.
Connection modes	V1, Wired, Bluetooth, Wireless adapter V2 untested.

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music and effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
French
German
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		Co-op Mixer integration.

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Ports

Protocol	Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP	unknown
UDP	unknown

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

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum^[3]
Operating system (OS)	7, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3 3.4 GHz AMD A8-7600 3.1 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 AMD Radeon HD 6850 Intel Iris Pro 5200 1 GB of VRAM
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Windows 8 and 8.1 operating systems are not supported.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum^[3]
Operating system (OS)	10.12, 10.13
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 680MX AMD Radeon HD 6970M Intel Iris Pro 5200 1.5 GB of VRAM
Other	Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2017.1.3f1^[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>/667810/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (667810) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2018-10-29
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Next Up Hero - Steam
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Next Up Hero - Aspyr

[2] Unity engine build: 2017.1.3f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-4] 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>/667810/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (667810) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2018-10-29

[release_date-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Next Up Hero - Steam

[system_requirements-5] 3.0 ^3.1 Next Up Hero - Aspyr

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Developers

	Digital Continue
Publishers
	Aspyr Media
Engines
	Unity 2017^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	January 11, 2018^[2]
macOS (OS X)	January 11, 2018^[2]
Linux	TBA
Reception
OpenCritic	66
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Roguelike
Themes	Fantasy