Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas

Oceanhorn
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas	2015
Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm	2019
Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon	2021

General information

PC Report: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Official blog

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website		Purchase via Humble Widget.
GOG.com
Humble Store
Mac App Store
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\SaveFiles\metadata-local.sav^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/339200/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Settings are backed up as metadata-local.sav.bak; delete both files to reset game settings.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\SaveFiles\^{[Note 1]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/339200/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

<path-to-game>\readme.txt covers save format specifics.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Mouse cursor is not locked to primary display.
Multi-monitor		Use Windowed (borderless) mode.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		Native support.^[3]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed	Added in Version 3.0.41.049 (Maintenance Update 1).^[4]
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)	See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)	On/off only.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS	Set frame rate cap to 60 or 60 (locked). Locked may make game run in slow motion.
120+ FPS	Choice of frame rate cap: 30, 30 (locked), 60, and 60 (locked). Locked may make game run in slow motion.
High dynamic range display (HDR)	See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput controllers only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Start, Back, D-pad and analog sticks cannot be remapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

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

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

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Effects, Speech, and Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles		All speech is subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Mutes and pauses. Pausing during cutscenes causes some temporary audio issues.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Steam language setting in Properties does not work. Set language in-game from the menu during gameplay.^[5]

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

VR support

3D modes	Native	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas.

Issues fixed

Black screen on launch on Windows 11

Disable Auto HDR in Windows.^[6]

Game runs in slow motion

The "locked" frame rate cap options slow the game down if the chosen frame rate cannot be maintained

Change FPS max setting^{[citation needed]}
Go into settings. Change FPS max to 30 or 60. Choose Confirm to apply the change.

"This application has failed to start because xinput1_3.dll was not found" error on launch

Install DirectX^{[citation needed]}
Go to `<Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\`. Run `DXSETUP.exe` and follow the steps.

Crash when changing settings in Console Mode on Alienware Alpha

Use Desktop Mode^[7]
Switch to Desktop Mode. Launch the game from Steam or a shortcut. Change the settings as needed. Continue playing or return to Console Mode (the new settings will carry over to Console Mode).

Flickering graphics on CrossFire setups

Use AFR Friendly mode^[8]
Open the Catalyst Control Center. Make or edit the Oceanhorn profile. Go to AMD CrossFireX Mode for 3D Applications. Choose AFR Friendly. Click Apply to save your changes.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	10

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

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	FMOD Ex

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8
Processor (CPU)	1.7 GHz Dual Core or faster	2.2 GHz Dual Core or faster
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	700 MB	800 MB
Video card (GPU)	256 MB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible	512 MB of VRAM

Windows Vista works as of Version 3.0.41.049 (Maintenance Update 1) but is not officially supported.^[4]

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
↑ ^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>/339200/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (339200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

[gamedir-3] 1.0 ^1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[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>/339200/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (339200) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[release_date-1] Oceanhorn - The Adventure Game: Oceanhorn Steam - Out Now!

[2] Oceanhorn - The Adventure Game: Oceanhorn for Mac Appstore - Out Now!

[5] Oceanhorn - The Adventure Game: Oceanhorn comes to Steam March 17th!

[Maintenance_Update_1-6] 4.0 ^4.1 OUT NOW - Maintenance Update 1 :: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas General Discussions

[7] No chinese interface in game, Please fix it. :: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas General Discussions

[8] Verified by User:Aemony on 2022-05-22

[9] Crashing on Alienware aplha :: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas General Discussions

[10] Game Bug Report :: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas General Discussions

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Developers

	Cornfox & Bros.
Release dates
Windows	March 17, 2015^[1]
macOS (OS X)	May 19, 2016^[2]
Reception
Metacritic	74
OpenCritic	67
IGDB	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Series	Oceanhorn