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Revision as of 11:44, 26 August 2018

Ghostbusters: The Video Game
Ghostbusters: The Video Game cover
Developers
Terminal Reality
Publishers
Atari
Engines
Infernal Engine
Release dates
Windows June 16, 2009
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Ghostbusters: The Video Game guide on StrategyWiki
Ghostbusters: The Video Game on Wikipedia
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Ghostbusters
Ghostbusters 1986
Ghostbusters II 1989
Ghostbusters: The Video Game 2009
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime 2011
Ghostbusters (2016) 2016
Ghostbusters VR: Now Hiring 2017
Ghostbusters VR: Showdown 2018
Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered 2019
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed 2022

This page is for the 2009 game. For the 1986 game, see Ghostbusters. For the 2016 game, see Ghostbusters (2016).

Key points

PC version lacks the console versions' multiplayer.[1]

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
Disc check (requires the CD/DVD in the drive to play)
Requires online activation
 SecuROM 7 and SecuROM PA DRM.
Windows
Incorrect store name. See here for available options.
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Windows

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete/rename video files[citation needed]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>\video\
  2. Delete or rename loading.ogv and logo.ogv.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %LOCALAPPDATA%\GHOSTBUSTERS (tm)\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9870/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Documents\GHOSTBUSTERS (tm)\
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/9870/pfx/[Note 1]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

Video settings.
Video settings.

Template:Video settings

settings.ini also contains an option for SSAO

Windowed

Force windowed[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
  2. Start the game and press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+← Backspace to toggle Special K's Control Panel.
  3. Open the Display menu and select "Windowed Mode" and "Force Override".
  4. Set the preferred window style and close the Control Panel.
  5. Press Ctrl+⇧ Shift+O to toggle Special K's On-Screen Display.

Anti-aliasing (AA)

Set higher AA[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open settings.ini.
  3. Change antiAliasMultipleX=1 to antiAliasMultipleX=2.
  4. Change antiAliasMultipleY=1 to antiAliasMultipleY=2.
  5. Higher values are not recommended as they are extremely taxing even on powerful hardware.

High frame rate

Remove FPS limit[citation needed]
  1. Go to the configuration file(s) location.
  2. Open settings.ini.
  3. Change lockTo30Hz=1 to lockTo30Hz=0.
  4. Change lockTo60Hz=1 to lockTo60Hz=0.
  5. See Issues fixed to set the screen refresh rate.

Input settings

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Template:Audio settings

Issues fixed

Game not launching in Windows 8.1 and Windows 10

This issue is most likely caused by a controller being plugged into your computer.
Unplug controller[citation needed]
  1. Unplug the controller from your PC before launching the game

Notes

If you'd like to use a controller while playing, wait until the game has completely loaded and plug it back in.
The Xbox 360 and Xbox One controllers are not affected by this issue.
Some players have reported adding the -safe launch option in Steam has worked as well.

Run the game at screen refresh rate

Fullscreen mode defaults to 60 Hz, even if the screen refresh rate is set higher than that.
Set screen refresh rate[citation needed]
  1. Install Special K by following the Special K Unofficial Guide.
  2. Start the game once and close it to allow the configuration file of Special K to be created.
  3. Open <path-to-game>\d3d9.ini or %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Mods\SpecialK\Profiles\ghost_w32.exe\SpecialK.ini depending on the installation method you used.
  4. Change RefreshRate=-1 to RefreshRate=0 under [Render.FrameRate].

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel or AMD Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 9 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 8400
ATI Radeon X1300
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References