Tyranny

Tyranny is a singleplayer bird's-eye view and free-roaming camera RPG game.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website		Grants Steam version by linking accounts.
Epic Games Store		Gold Edition. DRM-free when launched from the executable. (Tested with version 1.2.1.0160)
		Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition also available.
GOG.com		Deluxe Edition, Gold Edition also available.
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store		Gold Edition.
Steam		Grants Paradox version by linking accounts.
Mac App Store (unavailable)
Origin (unavailable)

DRM-free version is downloaded through the Paradox Launcher; post-download the game is entirely DRM-free.

System	Location
Windows	HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Obsidian Entertainment\Tyranny\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Tyranny/Saved Games/
Linux	$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/unity3d/Obsidian Entertainment/Tyranny

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Tyranny\
Microsoft Store
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Tyranny/Saved Games/
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Tyranny/SavedGames/

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Origin
Steam Cloud		Up to 1000 save files. Savefiles are compatible across OSes, but Steam Cloud will not keep them in sync across OSes. You will have to do that yourself.
Xbox Cloud

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		The "Fullscreen" ingame option is actually borderless windowed mode, despite the tooltip description. Also, setting the game to your desktop resolution while in windowed mode will enable borderless windowed mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		None, 2x, 4x, and 8x
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Color blind mode

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

Controller types

Audio settings.

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9.0c

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 2.80 GHz AMD Athlon II X4 840 3.10 GHz	Intel Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.10 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 5770 Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 1 GB of VRAM	AMD Radeon HD 6850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.10	10.11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5 2.9 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	AMD Radeon HD 6950m	AMD Radeon R9 390m Nvidia GeForce GTX 750m

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 2.80 GHz AMD Athlon II X4 840 3.10 GHz	Intel Core i3-2100 3.10 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.10 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	ATI Radeon HD 5770 Nvidia GeForce GTS 450 1 GB of VRAM	AMD Radeon HD 6850 Nvidia GeForce GTX 560

Developers

	Obsidian Entertainment
Publishers
	Paradox Interactive
Engines
	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	November 10, 2016^[2]
macOS (OS X)	November 10, 2016^[2]
Linux	November 10, 2016^[2]
Reception
Metacritic	80
OpenCritic	81
IGDB	81
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC, Expansion pack
Microtransactions	Cosmetic, Finite spend
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Bird's-eye view, Free-roaming camera
Controls	Multiple select, Point and select
Genres	RPG
Themes	Fantasy