Q.U.B.E. 2

Not to be confused with Cube 2: Sauerbraten.

Q.U.B.E. 2

Developers
	Toxic Games
Publishers
	Trapped Nerve Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	March 13, 2018
Reception
Metacritic	76
OpenCritic	76
IGDB	73
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Puzzle
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi
Series	Q.U.B.E.

Q.U.B.E.
Q.U.B.E.	2011
Q.U.B.E.: Director's Cut	2014
Q.U.B.E. 2	2018
Q.U.B.E. 10th Anniversary	2022

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Developer website		Via Humble Widget.
Epic Games Store		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		DRM-free when launched directly from executable.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Season Pass	Season pass does not include any other DLC but is rather DLC containing all other DLC. As such, soundtrack is located in <path-to-game> rather than Steam music folder. Additionally buying DLC seperately is still possible even if you own Season pass, do not buy separate DLC if you own the Season pass!
Puzzle Pack 1: Lost Orbit
Puzzle Pack 2: Aftermath

Game data

General settings

Accessibility settings

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\QUBE\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359100/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\QUBE\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/359100/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		FOV is Vert-.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		80-110°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Select windowed mode and apply your desktops resolution.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with texture quality preset. To set manually see Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA - The "low" setting turns AA off. - DLAA as dedicated option. - See Anti-aliasing (AA) for FXAA.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 2.3 Exact Version is 2.3.11 - There is Auto + 5 individual options
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)		Raytraced reflections on/off. DX12 mode only.
Color blind mode		Symbols added to each color and some objects are highlighted with distinct patterns.

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

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Enable FXAA
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following to the end of the file and save it. [SystemSettings] r.DefaultFeature.AntiAliasing=1 Notes The quality level can still be adjusted in the video settings.

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Modify AF samples
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following to the end of the file and save it. [SystemSettings] r.MaxAnisotropy=16

High frame rate

Remove frame rate cap
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open GameUserSettings.ini. Change FrameRateLimit=0.000000 to the desired frame rate cap, e.g. FrameRateLimit=144.000000. Notes Try changing resolution, fullscreen and Vsync option in game if the cap was not raised after configuration file change.

Input

Input settings

Controller settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Remapping is bugged and may not work.
Mouse acceleration		No acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Keyboard and mouse prompts
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		Only button inputs can be remapped.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

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

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

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (Steam Virtual Gamepad/Legacy mode)		XInput presses do not get trough.
Steam Input prompt modes
Steam Deck button prompts
Steam Controller button prompts
Motion sensors support
Official controller preset(s)		Steam recommends generic keyboard and mouse layout.
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Voice, Effects and Ambient.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Czech				Fan - #1
French
German
Italian
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

VR support

Steam client lists the game as VR supported game, however game does not have any VR support.

3D modes	State	Notes
Native 3D
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: Q.U.B.E. 2 - 3D Vision Fix.

Devices
Tobii Eye Tracking

Issues fixed

Green flashes during gameplay

Use the -dx12 command line argument

Game crashes during gameplay

Should not happen after August 2023 update when Unreal Engine 4 was updated to the unaffected 4.27 build.

See Bypass OpenSSL SHA bug on Intel 10th gen and later CPUs.

Fix OpenSSL SHA bug by patching executable
Tested on Steam and Epic Games Store versions. Open <path-to-game>\QUBE\Binaries\Win64\QUBE-Win64-Shipping.exe in a hex editor (e.g. HxD). Go to(Ctrl+G) the address 00001A03 (this and all further numbers are hexadecimal). Change the value from 48 to 4C. Go to(Ctrl+G) the address 00001A0B Change the value from 48 to 49. Save the file (Ctrl+S).

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12	Steam version shows selection window when launching the game, alternatively use DX12 with -dx12 command line argument.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum		Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Quad-core 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB		8 GB
Storage drive (HDD/SSD)	4 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 AMD Radeon HD 6870 DirectX 11 compatible		Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 AMD Radeon R9 290X

A 64-bit operating system is required.