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{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 21, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|October 21, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 21, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|October 21, 2013}}
 +
|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|eldritch|77}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|eldritch|81}}
 +
|taxonomy    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | One-time game purchase }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 252630
 
|steam appid  = 252630
|gogcom page  =  
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|gogcom id    =  
 +
|official site= https://www.eldritchgame.com/
 +
|hltb        = 14120
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|wikipedia    = Eldritch
+
|mobygames    = eldritch
 +
|wikipedia    = Eldritch (video game)
 
|winehq      = 17694
 
|winehq      = 17694
 +
|license      = commercial
 
}}
 
}}
  
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'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://www.eldritchgame.com/ Official site]
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{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/252630/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
{{mm}} [http://steamcommunity.com/app/252630/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Developer | http://www.eldritchgame.com | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| Official | https://www.eldritchgame.com | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | eldritch | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
{{Availability/row| Humble | eldritch | DRM-free |  | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
{{Availability/row| Steam | 252630 | Steam | Can be run without the Steam client. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
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{{Availability/row| itch.io | https://minorkeygames.itch.io/eldritch | DRM-free | Soundtrack available in MP3 and FLAC | Steam | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 +
{{Availability/row| Steam | 252630 | DRM-free | Can be run without the Steam client. |  | Windows, OS X, Linux }}
 
}}
 
}}
{{++}} Games source code is available for free [http://www.eldritchgame.com/about.html#source here].
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{{++}} Game's source code is available for free [https://www.eldritchgame.com/about.html#source here].
  
 
{{DLC|
 
{{DLC|
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===mEldritch===
 
===mEldritch===
 +
{{ii}} Only works with the Legacy version of Eldritch. (Versions prior to build 400)<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/252630/discussions/0/612823460252856622/|title=mEldritch Steam Discussion|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
mEldritch is a community-supported version of the Eldritch source code that has been modified to allow easier modding support. Note that the original game is required to use it (either the Humble or Steam version).
 
mEldritch is a community-supported version of the Eldritch source code that has been modified to allow easier modding support. Note that the original game is required to use it (either the Humble or Steam version).
  
Further details and download links can be found on the [http://tset.de/meldritch/index.html official website].
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Further details and download links can be found on the [https://tset.de/meldritch/index.html official website].
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
===Configuration file location===
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\prefs.cfg}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\Eldritch Reanimated\prefs.cfg}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Eldritch/prefs.cfg}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Eldritch/prefs.cfg}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/Eldritch Reanimated/prefs.cfg}}
 
}}
 
}}
{{XDG|unknown}}
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{{XDG|true}}
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/row|Windows|{{p|game}}\main.eldritchmastersave}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{P|localappdata}}\Eldritch Reanimated\main.eldritchmastersave}}
{{Game data/row|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Eldritch/main.eldritchmastersave}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Eldritch/main.eldritchmastersave}}
{{Game data/row|Linux|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/Eldritch Reanimated/main.eldritchmastersave}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|origin               =  
+
|discord                  =
|origin notes         =  
+
|discord notes            =
|steam cloud           = true
+
|epic games launcher      =
|steam cloud notes    =  
+
|epic games launcher notes =
|uplay                =  
+
|gog galaxy                =
|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==
+
==Video==
 
{{Image|Eldritch - Graphics.png|Graphics settings.}}
 
{{Image|Eldritch - Graphics.png|Graphics settings.}}
{{Video settings
+
{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor              = unknown
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
+
|ultrawidescreen            = true
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
 
|4k ultra hd                = true
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|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic                = false
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = false
+
|antialiasing              = limited
|antialiasing notes        =  
+
|antialiasing notes        = [[FXAA]] on/off toggle.<ref>{{Refsnip|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/252630/announcements/detail/3754222541393434352|title=Eldritch :: ELDRITCH REANIMATED|date=2019-08-16|snippet=FXAA}}</ref>
|vsync                      = false
+
|upscaling                  = unknown
 +
|upscaling tech            =
 +
|upscaling notes            =  
 +
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps                    = true
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
|120 fps                    = false
+
|120 fps                    = true
|120 fps notes              = Game capped at 60 fps.
+
|120 fps notes              = Set Fixed Timestep option to off.
 +
|hdr                        = unknown
 +
|hdr notes                  =
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
|color blind notes          =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Eldritch - Input.png|Input settings.}}
 
{{Image|Eldritch - Input.png|Input settings.}}
 
{{Image|Eldritch - Rebinding.png|Key rebinding.}}
 
{{Image|Eldritch - Rebinding.png|Key rebinding.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = {{key|Backspace}} cannot be bound as it is used to delete key bindings.
 
|key remap notes          = {{key|Backspace}} cannot be bound as it is used to delete key bindings.
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|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = true
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 +
|touchscreen              = unknown
 +
|touchscreen notes        =
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support notes  =  
 
|controller support notes  =  
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|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis  = true
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
 
|invert controller y-axis notes=  
|touchscreen               = unknown
+
|xinput controllers        = true
|touchscreen notes        =  
+
|xinput controllers notes  =
|button prompts           = Xbox
+
|xbox prompts              = true
|button prompts notes     =  
+
|xbox prompts notes        =
 +
|impulse triggers          = false
 +
|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  =
 +
|other controllers        = unknown
 +
|other controllers notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback          = false
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
 
|haptic feedback notes    =  
|light bar support        = unknown
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|simultaneous input        = unknown
|light bar support notes   =  
+
|simultaneous input notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Eldritch - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Eldritch - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = false
 
|separate volume          = false
|separate volume notes    = Master and music
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|separate volume notes    = Master, Music
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound          = unknown
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
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|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions          = false
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = false
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|mute on focus lost      = always on
 
|mute on focus lost notes = Game pauses which mutes effects.
 
|mute on focus lost notes = Game pauses which mutes effects.
 
|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 =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
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  |language  = Danish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Danish
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  |language  = Finnish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Finnish
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  |language  = French
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = French
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  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = German
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  |language  = Hungarian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Hungarian
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  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
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  |language  = Polish
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Polish
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  |language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
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  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
|fan notes =
 
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|shader model versions  = 3
 
|shader model versions  = 3
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = true
 +
|windows arm app        = unknown
 +
|windows exe notes      =
 +
|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
 +
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 +
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 +
|macos arm app          = unknown
 +
|macos app notes        = <ref>{{Refurl|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17DkOsI9AwAT4dzPkLmunYJJmUpf1FuWR62Q1vAEfJzM/htmlview|title=Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs|date=5 May 2023}}</ref>
 +
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
 +
|linux arm app          = unknown
 +
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|physics          =  
 
|physics          =  
 
|physics notes    =  
 
|physics notes    =  
|audio            = FMOD
+
|audio            = SoLoud
|audio notes      =  
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|audio notes      = Formerly FMOD.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://minorkeygames.itch.io/eldritch/devlog/76853/2019-source-code-release|title=2019 source code release|date=2021-07-04|snippet=For the first time in over five years, I've uploaded the source code for Eldritch. ... This replaces FMOD with the open source SoLoud audio engine, and supports the current Steam version (minus Steam libs, and redacted to avoid cheevo/leaderboard hacking).}}</ref>
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface        =  
 
|interface notes  =  
 
|interface notes  =  

Latest revision as of 09:17, 16 May 2023

Eldritch
Eldritch cover
Developers
Minor Key Games
Release dates
Windows October 21, 2013
macOS (OS X) October 21, 2013
Linux October 21, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 77
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Eldritch on HowLongToBeat
Eldritch on IGDB
Eldritch on MobyGames
Eldritch on Wikipedia

Key points

Runs very well on lower end systems including modern integrated graphics.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Official website
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
itch.io
DRM-free
Soundtrack available in MP3 and FLAC
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
DRM-free after installation through Steam client (notes may include more details)
Can be run without the Steam client.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Game's source code is available for free here.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Mountains of Madness Free DLC included with latest version.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Essential improvements

mEldritch

Only works with the Legacy version of Eldritch. (Versions prior to build 400)[1]

mEldritch is a community-supported version of the Eldritch source code that has been modified to allow easier modding support. Note that the original game is required to use it (either the Humble or Steam version).

Further details and download links can be found on the official website.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Eldritch Reanimated\prefs.cfg
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Eldritch/prefs.cfg
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Eldritch Reanimated/prefs.cfg
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\Eldritch Reanimated\main.eldritchmastersave
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Eldritch/main.eldritchmastersave
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Eldritch Reanimated/main.eldritchmastersave

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
HUD does not scale well.
Field of view (FOV)
60-120°. Default is 80°. If numbers are not shown change language temporarily to English.[citation needed]
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Selecting desktop resolution from list while windowed automatically changes to borderless windowed mode.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
FXAA on/off toggle.[2]
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Set Fixed Timestep option to off.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.
Key rebinding.
Key rebinding.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, Music
Surround sound
Subtitles
No speech.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Game pauses which mutes effects.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Danish
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Ukrainian

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 2 OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[3]
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio SoLoud Formerly FMOD.[4]

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6 Snow Leopard
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8 series or equivalent
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD) 150 MB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8 series or equivalent


References

  1. mEldritch Steam Discussion - last accessed on May 2023
  2. Eldritch :: ELDRITCH REANIMATED - last accessed on 2019-08-16
    "FXAA"
  3. Catalina 64-bit Compatibility - Google Docs - last accessed on 5 May 2023
  4. 2019 source code release - last accessed on 2021-07-04
    "For the first time in over five years, I've uploaded the source code for Eldritch. ... This replaces FMOD with the open source SoLoud audio engine, and supports the current Steam version (minus Steam libs, and redacted to avoid cheevo/leaderboard hacking)."