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==Availability==
 
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Native support.<ref>[http://oceanhorn.blogspot.com/2015/02/oceanhorn-comes-to-steam-march-17th.html Oceanhorn - The Adventure Game: Oceanhorn comes to Steam March 17th!]</ref>
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Native support.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://oceanhorn.blogspot.com/2015/02/oceanhorn-comes-to-steam-march-17th.html|title=Oceanhorn - The Adventure Game: Oceanhorn comes to Steam March 17th!|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
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|mute on focus lost notes = Mutes and pauses. Pausing during cutscenes causes some [[#Cutscene audio partially muted after pausing|temporary audio issues]].
 
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{{ii}} Steam language setting in Properties does not work. Set language in-game from the menu during gameplay.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/339200/discussions/0/610575007222889772/ No chinese interface in game, Please fix it. :: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas General Discussions]</ref>
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{{ii}} Steam language setting in Properties does not work. Set language in-game from the menu during gameplay.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/339200/discussions/0/610575007222889772/|title=No chinese interface in game, Please fix it. :: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
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==Issues fixed==
 
==Issues fixed==
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===Black screen on launch on Windows 11===
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{{Fixbox|description=Disable Auto HDR in Windows.|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=Aemony|date=2022-05-22|comment=Comment (optional)}}</ref>|fix=
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===Game runs in slow motion===
 
===Game runs in slow motion===
 
{{ii}} The "locked" frame rate cap options slow the game down if the chosen frame rate cannot be maintained
 
{{ii}} The "locked" frame rate cap options slow the game down if the chosen frame rate cannot be maintained
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===Crash when changing settings in Console Mode on Alienware Alpha===
 
===Crash when changing settings in Console Mode on Alienware Alpha===
{{Fixbox|description=Use Desktop Mode|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/339200/discussions/0/611701360816049937/ Crashing on Alienware aplha :: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas General Discussions]</ref>|fix=
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# Switch to Desktop Mode.
 
# Switch to Desktop Mode.
 
# Launch the game from Steam or a shortcut.
 
# Launch the game from Steam or a shortcut.
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===Flickering graphics on CrossFire setups===
 
===Flickering graphics on CrossFire setups===
{{Fixbox|description=Use AFR Friendly mode|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/339200/discussions/0/611702631218427522/#c611702631227962934 Game Bug Report :: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas General Discussions]</ref>|fix=
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# Open the Catalyst Control Center.
 
# Open the Catalyst Control Center.
 
# Make or edit the Oceanhorn profile.
 
# Make or edit the Oceanhorn profile.
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Latest revision as of 00:46, 10 May 2023

Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas cover
Developers
Cornfox & Bros.
Release dates
Windows March 17, 2015[1]
macOS (OS X) May 19, 2016[2]
Reception
Metacritic 74
OpenCritic 67
IGDB 73
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Series Oceanhorn
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas on IGDB
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas on MobyGames
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas on Wikipedia
Oceanhorn
Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas 2015
Oceanhorn 2: Knights of the Lost Realm 2019
Oceanhorn: Chronos Dungeon 2021

General information

PC Report: Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas
GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions
Official blog

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Developer website
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Purchase via Humble Widget.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Mac App Store
Icon overlay.png
macOS (OS X)
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SaveFiles\metadata-local.sav[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/339200/pfx/[Note 2]
Settings are backed up as metadata-local.sav.bak; delete both files to reset game settings.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\SaveFiles\[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/339200/pfx/[Note 2]
<path-to-game>\readme.txt covers save format specifics.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Mouse cursor is not locked to primary display.
Multi-monitor
Use Windowed (borderless) mode.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Native support.[3]
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Added in Version 3.0.41.049 (Maintenance Update 1).[4]
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
On/off only.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
Set frame rate cap to 60 or 60 (locked). Locked may make game run in slow motion.
120+ FPS
Choice of frame rate cap: 30, 30 (locked), 60, and 60 (locked). Locked may make game run in slow motion.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Effects, Speech, and Music.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech is subtitled.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Mutes and pauses. Pausing during cutscenes causes some temporary audio issues.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Steam language setting in Properties does not work. Set language in-game from the menu during gameplay.[5]
Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
Finnish
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

VR support

Issues fixed

Black screen on launch on Windows 11

Disable Auto HDR in Windows.[6]

Game runs in slow motion

The "locked" frame rate cap options slow the game down if the chosen frame rate cannot be maintained
Change FPS max setting[citation needed]
  1. Go into settings.
  2. Change FPS max to 30 or 60.
  3. Choose Confirm to apply the change.

"This application has failed to start because xinput1_3.dll was not found" error on launch

Install DirectX[citation needed]
  1. Go to <Steam-folder>\steamapps\common\Steamworks Shared\_CommonRedist\DirectX\Jun2010\.
  2. Run DXSETUP.exe and follow the steps.

Crash when changing settings in Console Mode on Alienware Alpha

Use Desktop Mode[7]
  1. Switch to Desktop Mode.
  2. Launch the game from Steam or a shortcut.
  3. Change the settings as needed.
  4. Continue playing or return to Console Mode (the new settings will carry over to Console Mode).

Flickering graphics on CrossFire setups

Use AFR Friendly mode[8]
  1. Open the Catalyst Control Center.
  2. Make or edit the Oceanhorn profile.
  3. Go to AMD CrossFireX Mode for 3D Applications.
  4. Choose AFR Friendly.
  5. Click Apply to save your changes.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 10
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
[9]

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Audio FMOD Ex

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 7
Processor (CPU) 1.7 GHz Dual Core or faster
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 700 MB
Video card (GPU) 256 MB of VRAM
DirectX 10 compatible
Windows Vista works as of Version 3.0.41.049 (Maintenance Update 1) but is not officially supported.[4]


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References