Zuma

Zuma
Zuma	2003
Zuma's Revenge!	2009

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail
Developer website (unavailable)		^[1] The PopCap servers are down after being acquired by EA, and the game can no longer be activated.
Steam		Zuma Deluxe

Zuma Deluxe is the full version of the game

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%PROGRAMDATA%\Steam\Zuma\userdata\^{[Note 2]} <path-to-game>\userdata\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/3330/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

In-game options menu.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		Only available resolution is 640x480.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		2D game.
Windowed		Only available resolution is 640x480. Cannot be resized.
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
60 FPS		FPS is maxed out at 100
120+ FPS		FPS is locked at 100, even on 144hz monitors with 144hz forced.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support

Controller types

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles		All dialogues are text based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English

Issues fixed

STEAM ERROR: "Unable to load Steam.dll"

An issue that occurs to some players when playing via Steam. Simply copy and paste the Steam.dll file from Steam's main directory into the game's root directory.^[2]

Low FPS

There are two ways of fixing the problem^{[citation needed]}:

Disable hardware acceleration if fullscreen is on.
Play the game in a window. Hardware acceleration works fine while the game is windowed.

3D Acceleration not supported error on modern versions of Windows

The game complains about "Not enough video memory". This can be bypassed by patching the executable.

Patch Zuma.exe manually (Experimental)

Backup Zuma.exe, and edit it with a hex editor.
Navigate to offset 0x1CECE7. A line reading ... FA FF FF 73 46 68 20 42 ... should be visible.
Edit 73 to EB so it looks like ... FA FF FF EB 46 68 20 42 ..., then save the file.
Run the game and enable 3D acceleration, ignoring any warnings.

Notes

This patch is experimental and may not work.

If unable to find FA FF FF 73 46 68 20 42 near 0x1CECE7, try searching for it. There should be only one occurrence.

Using WineD3D^[3]

Download WineD3D.
After downloading, open the archive.
Extract ddraw.dll and wined3d.dll from the archive to <path-to-game>.
Run the game and enable 3D acceleration, ignoring any warnings.

Notes

Do not extract the archive into the game's main directory.

If 3D Acceleration is still not enabled/working, try running Zuma.exe in compatibility mode, with the selected compatibility mode being Windows XP (Service Pack 3).

Using PopCap-Patches^{[citation needed]}

Download Popcap-Patches.
After downloading, run the downloaded EXE.
Click on Open file and select Zuma Deluxe's executable. Make sure to check both the given options before patching.
After patching is complete, run the game and enable 3D acceleration, ignoring any warnings.

Notes

The developer of the patch stated the following - "For Peggle series and Zuma Deluxe, run patch only if you don't need full screen. These games cannot be both full screen and 3D accelerated.", meaning the patch can potentially break your game. Use the patcher on your own discretion!"

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
DirectDraw	7
OpenGL		OS X only.
Software renderer

Executable	PPC	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)				^[4]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	BASS

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	98	ME, 2000, XP, Vista
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium II 350 MHz
System memory (RAM)	128 MB	256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 MB
Video card (GPU)	DirectX 7 compatible

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.5.8	10.6.3
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core Duo
System memory (RAM)	256 MB	512 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 MB

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (3330) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References

↑ Zuma™ Official Site - PopCap Games (archived) - last accessed on 29 June 2009
↑ Steam Community Discussion - Unable to load Steam.dll when launching - last accessed on 2023-08-07
"Copying a steam.dll from the installation directory of Steam into the game directory worked for me."
↑ Rens Agatha's Steam Community Guide - 3D Acceleration Issue
↑ Zuma Deluxe - last accessed on 2021-01-29

[Proton_path_note-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (3330) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

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

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

[4] The app ID (3330) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

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

[gamedir-3] 2.0 ^2.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

[1] Zuma™ Official Site - PopCap Games (archived) - last accessed on 29 June 2009

[4] Steam Community Discussion - Unable to load Steam.dll when launching - last accessed on 2023-08-07
"Copying a steam.dll from the installation directory of Steam into the game directory worked for me."

[WineD3D-5] Rens Agatha's Steam Community Guide - 3D Acceleration Issue

[6] Zuma Deluxe - last accessed on 2021-01-29

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Developers

	Oberon Media
macOS (OS X)	Order N Development
Publishers
2003-2011	PopCap Games
Present	Electronic Arts
Engines
	PopCap Games Framework
Release dates
Windows	December 12, 2003
macOS (OS X)	January 11, 2006
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Relaxed
Perspectives	Isometric
Controls	Point and select
Genres	Action, Arcade, Puzzle, Shooter, Tile matching, Time management
Art styles	Pre-rendered graphics, Stylized
Themes	Historical, Medieval
Series	Zuma