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TheBlu

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TheBlu
TheBlu cover
Developers
Wevr
Engines
Unity 2021[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows April 5, 2016
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase, Free-to-play, DLC
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives First-person
Genres Simulation
Art styles Realistic
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Warnings

This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).

General information

Steam Community Discussions for the Original game
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Humble Store
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Windows
Oculus Store
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Windows
Steam
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"Refresh" version with a free Whale Encounter.[2]
Windows
Viveport
Windows
Steam (unavailable)
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Original commercial version with Whale encounter, Reef Migration, and Luminous Abyss.
Windows

Monetization

Type Notes
DLC Additional experiences for the Refresh version.
Free-to-play Refresh version has a free Whale Encounter.
One-time game purchase Original game requires an upfront purchase to access Whale Encounter, Reef Migration, and Luminous Abyss.

Microtransactions

Type Notes
No microtransactions None

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Reef Migration
Windows
Luminous Abyss
Windows
Hammerhead Cove
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Wevr, Inc.\theBlu
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2217730/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2217730/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).
The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

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
Tracked motion controllers
Button/gesture prompts
Additional information
Haptic feedback

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

VR support

This game requires a virtual reality headset.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7 SP1
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i5-4590
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 4 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 980
DirectX 11 compatible
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. Unity engine build: 2021.3.1f1[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 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>/2217730/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (2217730) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

  1. Verified by User:Mastan on 2023-01-19
  2. TheBlu Refresh - last accessed on 2023-01-19