Remnant II

Remnant II

Developers
	Gunfire Games
Publishers
	Arc Games
Retail	THQ Nordic
Engines
	Unreal Engine 5
Release dates
Windows	July 25, 2023
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Adventure, RPG
Art styles	Realistic
Series	Chronos

Chronos
Chronos	2016
Remnant: From the Ashes	2019
Chronos: Before the Ashes	2020
Remnant II	2023

Remnant II is a singleplayer and multiplayer third-person action, adventure and RPG game in the Chronos series.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Europe only. Also available on THQ Nordic's store.
Epic Games Store		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Humble Store		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.
Microsoft Store		Included with Xbox Game Pass for PC. Xbox Play Anywhere
Steam		Deluxe Edition and Ultimate Edition also available.

Version differences

The Deluxe Edition includes the base game and 3 armor sets from Remnant: From the Ashes.

The Ultimate Edition includes the base game, 3 armor sets from Remnant: From the Ashes, the Survival Pack, a DLC bundle with 3 packs, and the ability to play the game 3 days before launch.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
The Awakened King

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Remnant2\Saved\Config\Windows\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1282100/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\PerfectWorldEntertainment.GFREMP2_jrajkyc4tsa6w\SystemAppData\wgs\<user-id>\
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Remnant2\Steam\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1282100/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:10 supported but item inspection menu clips important text off both sides of the screen
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Cutscene fix from RoseTheFlower.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		As a slider from 0.5 to 1.5.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Exclusive Fullscreen also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Forces TAA or DLAA. See Anti-aliasing (AA) for a workaround. Quality can be adjusted in the config files.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 3.1, FSR 3.0, XeSS 1.1 DLSS Frame Generation is supported, FSR Frame Generation is supported
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		30, 60 (vsync / half-vsync) or unlocked. 60 FPS cap for cutscenes
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 5 page for more details.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Modify the game's executable to disable TAA

Download the latest version of fixes. Copy dinput8.dll, Remnant2.NoTAA\Remnant2.NoTAA.asi in the game folder Remnant 2\Remnant2\Binaries\Win64 Finally, rename dinput8.dll to winmm.dll, so that the game directory contains the following files: winmm.dll and Remnant2.NoTAA.asi The game can now be launched regularly from its executable. Upon startup, a configuration file Remnant2.NoTAA.ini will be created, and can be used to tune the TAA and Sharpness settings (on or off).

Input

Gameplay settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration		There is forced mouse smoothing, and sensitivity is tied to framerate/polling rate. Smoothing can be removed with a mod, but the latter can't be removed. However option for reduced Input lag named Minimize Input Latency available.
Mouse sensitivity		Referred to as Horizontal/Vertical Camera/Aiming/Scope Sensitivity.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity		Referred to as Horizontal/Vertical Camera/Aiming/Scope Sensitivity.
Controller Y-axis inversion		X-axis can also be inverted.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

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

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

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  Control settings

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Voice and Sound Effects sliders from 0 to 100.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

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

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		3	Co-op

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise, Ogg, Vorbis, XAudio2
Multiplayer	Epic Online Services

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-7600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600	Intel Core i5-10600K AMD Ryzen 5 3600
System memory (RAM)	16 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	80 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 AMD Radeon RX 590	Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 5700

A 64-bit operating system is required.