SaGa Emerald Beyond

SaGa
Subseries of Final Fantasy
Romancing SaGa 2	2017
SaGa Scarlet Grace: Ambitions	2018
Romancing SaGa 3	2019
SaGa Frontier Remastered	2021
Collection of SaGa: Final Fantasy Legend	2021
Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song Remastered	2022
SaGa Emerald Beyond	2024

SaGa Emerald Beyond is a singleplayer JRPG and RPG game in the SaGa series.

The game is considered the successor to SaGa Scarlet Grace and builds and expands upon the gameplay and story structures that it established.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Demo

A demo is available from Steam.

Monetization

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

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	None

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\SquareEnix\SaGaEmeraldBeyond %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SagaEmeraldBeyond\Steam\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2085000/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\SagaEmeraldBeyond\Steam\<user-id>\
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2085000/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
OneDrive		Requires enabling backup of the Documents* folder in OneDrive on all computers.*
Steam Cloud

Video

Window settings

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with the Texture Detail setting. Unknown values.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Options for Low and High SMAA are available.^[2]
High-fidelity upscaling		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS		Options for 30, 60, and 120 FPS. Plays at display's refresh rate when Vsync is enabled.^[3]
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

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

Basic settings
Brightness settings

Input

Control settings

Keyboard and mouse, touch	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Touchscreen optimised
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		DualShock 4
PlayStation button prompts		^[4]
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes	Wired

Generic/other controllers		^[5]

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Only natively supported on Xbox controllers.^[4]
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Overworld controls (controller)
Menu controls (controller)
Combat controls (controller)
Ritgram controls (controller)
Overworld controls (keyboard)
Menu controls (keyboard)
Combat controls (keyboard)
Ritgram controls (keyboard)
Movement controls (keyboard)

Audio

Audio settings

Language settings

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Japanese

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11.1	^[1]

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10, 11
Processor (CPU)	AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Intel Core i3-3210	AMD Ryzen 3 1300X Intel Core i5-6400
System memory (RAM)	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon RX 460 Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 DirectX 11 compatible	AMD Radeon RX 470 Intel Arc A380 Nvidia GeForce GTX 960

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Minimum system requirements target 30 FPS at 1280x720; recommended system requirements target 60 FPS at 1920x1080.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2021.3.33f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2085000/.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2085000) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-04-04
Seen in the game's player.log file.
↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-04-04
Examined the shader information with Special K's render mod tools. SMAA is present among the list of active shaders. Skipping shader draws disables the SMAA. Setting in-game AA to "None" removes SMAA from the list of active shaders.
↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-04-04
Checked with a 144 Hz display with Vsync enabled.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-04-05
Tested by connecting a DualShock 4 controller.
↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-04-05
Tested by connecting a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. No native support nor button prompts.

[2] Unity engine build: 2021.3.33f1^[1]

[Proton_path_note-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2085000/.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (2085000) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[3] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[4] Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/2085000/.

[5] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[6] The app ID (2085000) may differ in some cases.

[7] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[8] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[engine-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-04-04
Seen in the game's player.log file.

[4] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-04-04
Examined the shader information with Special K's render mod tools. SMAA is present among the list of active shaders. Skipping shader draws disables the SMAA. Setting in-game AA to "None" removes SMAA from the list of active shaders.

[5] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-04-04
Checked with a 144 Hz display with Vsync enabled.

[dualshock4-6] 4.0 ^4.1 Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-04-05
Tested by connecting a DualShock 4 controller.

[7] Verified by User:Fds29 on 2024-04-05
Tested by connecting a Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. No native support nor button prompts.

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[Note 2]

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Developers

	Square Enix
Engines
	Unity 2021^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	April 25, 2024
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Turn-based
Controls	Direct control, Menu-based
Genres	JRPG, RPG
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Fantasy, Sci-fi
Series	SaGa