Snake Pass

Snake Pass

Developers
	Sumo Digital
Publishers
	Secret Mode
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	March 28, 2017
Reception
Metacritic	71
OpenCritic	74
IGDB	72
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Platform
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Fantasy

General information

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Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
Microsoft Store		Xbox Play Anywhere.
Steam
GamersGate (unavailable)
Humble Store (unavailable)		Included with Humble Trove.
Origin (unavailable)

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Skip company logos
Go to <path-to-game>\SnakeSimulator\Content\Movies\ Delete, move or rename SumoLogo20.mp4 and UE4_LogoPC_1080.mp4.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\SumoDigitalLtd.48576635C2674_fxgztw5m4nn00\LocalState\
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SnakeSimulator\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/544330/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\SumoDigitalLtd.48576635C2674_fxgztw5m4nn00\SystemAppData\wgs\
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SnakeSimulator\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/544330/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
Origin
Steam Cloud
Xbox Cloud

Video

Snake Pass in-game video settings

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			See Field of view (FOV).
Ultra-widescreen			Vert- scaling. See Ultra-widescreen for a workaround.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		See Field of view (FOV).
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		See Borderless fullscreen windowed.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See Anisotropic filtering (AF).
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Low, Medium, High, Very High TAA. See Anti-aliasing (AA) for sharpening.
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On by default. See Vertical sync (Vsync) to disable.
60 FPS
120+ FPS		See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Ultra-widescreen

Set FOV from horizontal to vertical and decrease it to match that of 16:9
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the line [/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer] On the next line add AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV Follow the instructions to enable the developer console in the game. Enter FOV 59.

Field of view (FOV)

Use the Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker
Follow the instructions to enable the developer console in the game. Enter FOV X where X is the desired value.

Borderless fullscreen windowed

Enable borderless fullscreen[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open GameUserSettings.ini. Add or modify FullscreenMode=1 under [/Script/Engine.GameUserSettings].

Anisotropic filtering (AF)

Modify AF samples[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the line [SystemSettings] if it does not exist. On the next line add r.MaxAnisotropy=16.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Enable sharpening through a config file
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini in a text editor. Add the following lines: [SystemSettings] r.Tonemapper.Sharpen=1

Vertical sync (Vsync)

Disable Vsync
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the line [SystemSettings] if it does not exist. On the next line add r.VSync=0.

High frame rate

Remove 60 FPS cap
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open GameUserSettings.ini. Change FrameRateLimit=0.000000 to the desired frame rate cap, e.g. FrameRateLimit=120.000000. Notes Camera sensitivity with a controller is tied to frame rate. You may need to disable Vsync for it to take effect.

Depth of field

Disable depth of field
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the line [SystemSettings] if it does not exist. On the next line add r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0.

Chromatic aberration

Disable chromatic aberration[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the line [SystemSettings] if it does not exist. On the next line add r.SceneColorFringeQuality=0.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		XInput and Steam Input only.
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration		Only in the Microsoft Store version.

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

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  Snake Pass in-game controller settings

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  Steam input controller settings

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  Snake Pass in-game key bindings menu

Audio

Snake Pass in-game audio settings

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

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Arabic				Fan-translation (Eternal Dream Arabization).
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Issues fixed

An official list of known issues and solution can be found on the Steam User Forums

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	8	10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-750 2.68 GHz AMD II x4 945 3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	5 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 AMD Radeon HD 6870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible

A 64-bit system is required.

The Microsoft Store version requires Windows 10 release 1607 (14393).

Windows 7 is not officially supported however users have reported no issues with it.