Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

Sphinx and the Cursed Mummy

Developers
	Eurocom
	THQ Nordic
Publishers
	THQ Nordic
Engines
	EngineX
Release dates
Windows	November 10, 2017
macOS (OS X)	November 10, 2017
Linux	November 10, 2017
Reception
OpenCritic	63
IGDB	71
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Third-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Action, Platform
Art styles	Cartoon
Themes	Egypt, Fantasy

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

Comes with restored original HD textures, mod support and other improvements.

Projected shadows (that were exclusive to the PS2 & GameCube versions) available in Steam beta branch.

General information

Official Discord Server

GOG.com Community Discussions

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GOG.com
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam		Can be played without Steam running.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Authoring Tools	Free tools that were used to create the original game. Contains beta levels and previously-unseen content.

Essential improvements

Sphinx and the Shadow of Set

Mod for Sphinx where you can play the removed content of the game. Restoring the original storyline with the lost worlds of Akaria and Sakkara, and adding playable versions of the beta levels for Abydos, Heliopolis and Uruk.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Sphinx\Sphinx.ini
macOS (OS X)	$HOME/Library/Application Support/Sphinx/Sphinx.ini
Linux	$XDG_DATA_HOME/Sphinx/Sphinx.ini

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

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

This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		From 10 to 170° in 10° increments. Keep the A/Cross buttons or Ctrl/Shift keys pressed for finer 1° increments.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		MSAA, any level supported by graphics card.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 60 FPS. Tied to the game speed.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Control settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Remapping feature is planned.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
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

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts		For DualShock button prompts, open %APPDATA%\Sphinx\Sphinx.ini and put UsePlayStationButtonPrompts=1 under the [Graphics] section.
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Volume settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music and master.
Surround sound		Makes use of OpenAL Soft. Up to 7.1 output.
Subtitles		All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
EAX support		Through the EFX extension, enabled by default.

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Korean
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
OpenGL	3.0	Having the ARB_clip_control extension improves depth precision over large distances, reducing z-fighting.

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			A 64-bit version of EngineX is in development. (See reference 4)
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	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel or AMD 1.5 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions	Intel or AMD 2 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 Core Profile compatible like GeForce 8600	OpenGL 3.0 Core Profile compatible like GeForce 8800

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.6	10.12
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions	2 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.2 Core Profile compatible	OpenGL 3.2 Core Profile compatible

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04 LTS	SteamOS, Arch Linux, Linux Kernel 2.6+ (i686 arch) / glibc 2.1.3+
Processor (CPU)	1.5 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions	2 GHz supporting SSE2 instructions
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	1 GB	2 GB
Video card (GPU)	OpenGL 3.0 Core Profile compatible	OpenGL 3.0 Core Profile compatible