Scars Above
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| Developers | |
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| Mad Head Games | |
| Publishers | |
| Prime Matter | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 4 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | February 28, 2023 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 69 |
| OpenCritic | 65 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | None |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, Shooter |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Horror, Sci-fi, Space |
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Scars Above is a singleplayer third-person action, adventure and shooter game.
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steam | |
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Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| No microtransactions | The game does not contain microtransactions. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\ScarsAbove\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1196090/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\ScarsAbove\Saved\SaveGames\ |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1196090/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Steam Cloud |
Video
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) | Tied to Textures Quality setting. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | Low, Medium, High, and Ultra settings for TAA. Can't be turned off. | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Up to 300 FPS. | ||
| 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 4 page for more details.
Input
Mouse settings
Controller settings
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse 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 | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | X-axis can also be inverted. |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
|---|---|---|
| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| DualShock 4 controllers | DualSense and its proprietary features (haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, controller speaker) are also supported. | |
|---|---|---|
| DualShock button prompts | Use PlayStation Button Replacer mod. | |
| Light bar support | ||
| Connection modes | Wired | |
| Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M | Controller button prompts are prioritized. |
Keyboard & mouse remapping
Controller layout
Audio
Audio settings
Language settings
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Master, Sound Effects, Music, Voice, Cutscene, Controller Speaker (DualSense only) | |
| Surround sound | Stereo only. | |
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Controlled by the Auto Mute setting. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Mistakenly advertised as Portuguese. | |||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Other information
Gameplay settings
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 12 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Physics | PhysX | |
| Audio | Wwise |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-4440 | Intel Core i7-4770K |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 18 GB | 20 GB |
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 AMD Radeon HD 7870 DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX Vega 56 DirectX 12 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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>/1196090/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1196090) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.