Shatter

Shatter

Developers
	Sidhe Interactive
macOS (OS X)	Edward Rudd
Linux	Edward Rudd
Engines
	PhyreEngine
Release dates
Windows	March 15, 2010
macOS (OS X)	September 18, 2012
Linux	September 18, 2012
Reception
Metacritic	84
IGDB	86
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Flip screen, Side view
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Paddle
Art styles	Abstract
Series	Shatter

Shatter
Shatter	2010
Shatter Remastered Deluxe	2022

Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

The DRM-free version of the game does not feature score tracking.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website
Steam
Mac App Store (unavailable)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sidhe\SH\application_parameters.xml
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.sidhe/Shatter/application_parameters.xml

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Sidhe\SH\data\profiles\default_plr_profile.xml
macOS (OS X)
Linux	$HOME/.sidhe/Shatter/data/profiles/default_plr_profile.xml
Steam	<Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/20820/remote/default_plr_profile

This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud		Syncs profile.

Video

External configurator video settings.

In-game general settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		For resolutions higher than 1920x1200, see Custom resolution.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Resolutions wider than 16:9 are cut from top and bottom, hiding HUD elements and part of the board.
4K Ultra HD		See Custom resolution.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed		On Windows, Windowed mode can only be set to a resolution lower than native.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Game does not have depth.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA up to 8x.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Use Borderless Windowed
Borderless Windowed is compatible. Windowed mode can only be set to a resolution lower than native (e.g. native 1366x768 cannot select 1366x738 windowed mode).

Custom resolution

Set resolution in the config file
Go to Configuration file(s) location. Open the application_parameters.xml file with Notepad or other text editor. Change value of screen_resolution to the desired resolution, e.g. <screen_resolution>3840x2160 (16:9)</screen_resolution>. Save the file. Launch the game.

Input

External configurator input settings.

External configurator input mappings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Requires initial setup in external configurator.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers

Generic/other controllers		DirectInput
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		Off, Low, High, Medium
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

The default setting for the special power is the Super or Windows key. This conflicts with the Ubuntu shortcut for showing the dash.

Audio

External configurator audio settings.

External configurator language settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles		No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play		2	Co-op Shared-screen

VR support

Devices	State	Notes
Novint Falcon

Issues fixed

Missing main menu on Linux

The main menu is missing for some languages (e.g. Turkish).

Instructions
For the DRM-free version, launch the game with this command via terminal: LC_ALL=C Shatter.bin.x86 For the Steam version, add the following launch parameter: LC_ALL=C %command%

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
OpenGL		OS X and Linux only.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)			This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

System requirements

Windows

macOS (OS X)

Linux

Windows
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz+ single-core or dual-core (any speed)
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	250 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2 support

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	10.5
Processor (CPU)	Intel
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	250 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2 support

Linux
	Minimum
Operating system (OS)	2.6, glibc 2.7+
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	250 MB
Video card (GPU)	128 MB of VRAM Shader model 2 support