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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
|cover        =  
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|cover        = A Golden Wake - cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Grundislav Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Grundislav Games}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Wadjet Eye Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Wadjet Eye Games}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Baronsmoki|date=2022-08-06}}</ref>|build=3.5.1.14}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 9, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|October 9, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 9, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 9, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 9, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 9, 2014}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|a-golden-wake|68}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|1403/a-golden-wake|76}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|a-golden-wake|}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | None }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Relaxed }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Flip screen, Side view }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Point and select }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Adventure }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Pixel art }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Interwar, North America, Historical }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 307570
 
|steam appid  = 307570
|gogcom page  = a_golden_wake
+
|steam appid side =
 +
|gogcom id    = 1207666213
 +
|gogcom id side =
 +
|official site= http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/golden-wake/
 +
|hltb        = 23076
 +
|igdb        =
 +
|lutris      = a-golden-wake
 +
|mobygames    = 71204
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|wikipedia    = A Golden Wake
 
|wikipedia    = A Golden Wake
 
|winehq      = 16414
 
|winehq      = 16414
 +
|license      = commercial
 +
}}
 +
 +
{{Introduction
 +
|introduction      =
 +
 +
|release history  =
 +
 +
|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{GOG.com links|a_golden_wake|a_golden_wake}}
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{{mm}} [https://discord.com/invite/kj2mkWs Publisher Discord server]
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/307570/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{GOG.com links|1207666213|a_golden_wake}}
 +
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/307570/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| developer | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/golden-wake/ | DRM-free | | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| publisher | http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/golden-wake/ | DRM-free | Via Humble Widget. | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| GOG | a_golden_wake | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| GOG.com | a_golden_wake | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 307570 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Steam | 307570 | Steam | | | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
 +
 +
===Demo===
 +
{{ii}} A demo is available from the [http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/games/golden-wake/ publisher website].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Saved Games\A Golden Wake\acsetup.cfg}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|game}}/acsetup.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{XDG|unknown}}
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{{XDG|false}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|userprofile}}\Saved Games\A Golden Wake\}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library Application Support/A Golden Wake}}
+
{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library Application Support/A Golden Wake}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
+
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{p|linuxhome}}/.local/share/A Golden Wake/}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 +
{{#vardefine:ScummVM|true}}
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
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|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
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|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = true
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                = true
|uplay notes           =  
+
|gog galaxy notes          =
 +
|origin                   =  
 +
|origin notes             =  
 +
|steam cloud               = true
 +
|steam cloud notes        =
 +
|ubisoft connect          =
 +
|ubisoft connect notes    =  
 +
|xbox cloud                =  
 +
|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Image|A Golden Wake - AGS.png|Launcher settings, accessed through {{file|{{p|game}}\winsetup.exe}}.}}
 +
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes=  
+
|widescreen resolution notes= {{term|Pixel-perfect}} 320x200 (16:10). Scaling algorithm is either {{term|nearest-neighbor}} or bilinear.
|multimonitor              = unknown
+
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
+
|4k ultra hd                = false
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
+
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
+
|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
+
|windowed notes            = Set with {{file|winsetup.exe}} or toggle in-game with {{key|Alt|Enter}}.
|borderless windowed        = unknown
+
|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
|vsync                      = unknown
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =
 +
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
|60 fps                    = unknown
+
|60 fps                    = false
|60 fps notes              =  
+
|60 fps notes              = Frame rate is locked to 40 FPS.
|120 fps                    = unknown
+
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
+
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = n/a
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
|controller support        = unknown
+
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 +
|controller support        = false
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = unknown
 
|full controller          = unknown
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|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis  = unknown
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = unknown
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = unknown
+
|xbox prompts              = unknown
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 +
|impulse triggers notes    =
 +
|dualshock 4               = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 notes        =
 +
|dualshock prompts        = unknown
 +
|dualshock prompts notes  =
 +
|light bar support        = unknown
 +
|light bar support notes  =
 +
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
 +
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =
 +
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 +
|tracked motion controllers notes =
 +
|tracked motion prompts    = unknown
 +
|tracked motion prompts notes =
 +
|other controllers         = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 +
|other button prompts     = unknown
 +
|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug        = unknown
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback          = unknown
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes  =
 +
|steam input api          = unknown
 +
|steam input api notes    =
 +
|steam hook input          = unknown
 +
|steam hook input notes    =
 +
|steam input presets      = unknown
 +
|steam input presets notes =
 +
|steam controller prompts  = unknown
 +
|steam controller prompts notes =
 +
|steam cursor detection    = unknown
 +
|steam cursor detection notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
+
{{Image|A Golden Wake - game settings.png|In-game settings}}
|separate volume          = unknown
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{{Audio
 +
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume notes    =  
 
|separate volume notes    =  
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = false
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = true
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
+
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = true
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
 +
|royalty free audio       = unknown
 +
|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
  |fan notes =  
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}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
  |language  = Russian
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|notes    = [https://www.zoneofgames.ru/gamebase/file/5422/ Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»]
 +
|fan      = true
 +
}}
 +
{{L10n/switch
 +
|language  = Spanish
 +
|interface = hackable
 +
|audio    = false
 +
|subtitles = hackable
 +
|fan       = true
 +
|notes     = Fan translation, [http://www.abandonsocios.org/index.php?topic=16820.0 download].
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===API===
 
===API===
 
{{API
 
{{API
|direct3d versions      =  
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|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
|directdraw versions    =  
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|directdraw versions    = 5
 
|directdraw notes      =  
 
|directdraw notes      =  
|opengl versions        =  
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|opengl versions        = true
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
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|metal support          =  
 
|metal support          =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
 
|metal support notes    =  
|vulkan support        =  
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|vulkan versions        =  
|vulkan support notes   =  
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|vulkan notes           =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes              =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|dos modes notes        =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = unknown
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = true
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = false
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.gog.com/game/a_golden_wake|title=GOG.com - A Golden Wake|date=2022-08-06|snippet=Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up.}}</ref>
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    =  
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|minOS    = Me
|minCPU  =  
+
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 700 MHz
|minRAM  =  
+
|minRAM  = 64 MB
|minHD    =  
+
|minHD    = 350 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
|minDX    = 5.2
 +
|minaudio = DirectX compatible
 +
|minother = 640x400 resolution, 32-bit color
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = OS X
 +
|minOS    = 10.11
 +
|minCPU  = 1.2 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|minHD    = 500 MB
 +
|minGPU  =
 +
 
 +
|recOS    =
 +
|recCPU  =
 +
|recRAM  =
 +
|recHD    =
 +
|recGPU  =
 +
}}
 +
 
 +
{{System requirements
 +
|OSfamily = Linux
 +
|minOS    = Ubuntu 16.04
 +
|minCPU  = Intel Pentium 1.2 GHz
 +
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 +
|minHD    = 500 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
 +
|minother = 320x200 resolution, 32-bit color
  
 
|recOS    =  
 
|recOS    =  

Latest revision as of 14:34, 26 December 2023

A Golden Wake
A Golden Wake cover
Developers
Grundislav Games
Publishers
Wadjet Eye Games
Engines
Adventure Game Studio[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows October 9, 2014
macOS (OS X) October 9, 2014
Linux October 9, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 68
OpenCritic 76
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Relaxed
Perspectives Flip screen, Side view
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Interwar, North America, Historical
A Golden Wake on HowLongToBeat
A Golden Wake on IGDB
A Golden Wake on MobyGames
A Golden Wake on Wikipedia

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.

A Golden Wake is a singleplayer flip screen and side view adventure game.

General information

Publisher Discord server
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
DRM-free
Via Humble Widget.
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Demo

A demo is available from the publisher website.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\A Golden Wake\acsetup.cfg
macOS (OS X)
Linux <path-to-game>/acsetup.cfg
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\A Golden Wake\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library Application Support/A Golden Wake
Linux $HOME/.local/share/A Golden Wake/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud
ScummVM 2.1+ supports cloud saves on third-party cloud storage services. See the ScummVM documentation for details.

Video

Launcher settings, accessed through <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe.
Launcher settings, accessed through <path-to-game>\winsetup.exe.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Pixel-perfect 320x200 (16:10). Scaling algorithm is either nearest-neighbor or bilinear.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Set with winsetup.exe or toggle in-game with Alt+ Enter.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is locked to 40 FPS.
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

In-game settings
In-game settings

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
Russian
Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»
Spanish
Fan translation, download.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
DirectDraw 5
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[2]
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Me
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 700 MHz
System memory (RAM) 64 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 350 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 5.2 compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX compatible
Other 640x400 resolution, 32-bit color
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.11
Processor (CPU) 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 16.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 1.2 GHz
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 500 MB
Other 320x200 resolution, 32-bit color


Notes

  1. Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.5.1.14[1]

References

  1. Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2022-08-06
  2. GOG.com - A Golden Wake - last accessed on 2022-08-06
    "Mac notice: The game is 32-bit only and will not work on macOS 10.15 and up."