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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|IndieBox|Retail}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|IndieBox|Retail}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|XNA|Windows|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/115800/discussions/0/361798516966160891/ 3 questions :: Owlboy General Discussions]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|FNA}}
{{Infobox game/row/engine|FNA|OS X, Linux}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|XNA|Windows (formerly)|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/115800/discussions/0/361798516966160891/|title=3 questions :: Owlboy General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 1, 2016|ref=<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9VwGaycmCQ Owlboy Trailer - Release NOV 1st 2016 - YouTube]</ref>}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|November 1, 2016|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9VwGaycmCQ|title=Owlboy Trailer - Release NOV 1st 2016 - YouTube|date=May 2023}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|January 26, 2017|ref=<ref name="Owlboy For Mac And Linux">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/115800/announcements/detail/583615484601248637|title=Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Owlboy|date=2017-01-26}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|January 26, 2017|ref=<ref name="Owlboy For Mac And Linux">{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/games/115800/announcements/detail/583615484601248637|title=Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Owlboy|date=2017-01-26}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|January 26, 2017|ref=<ref name="Owlboy For Mac And Linux"/>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|January 26, 2017|ref=<ref name="Owlboy For Mac And Linux"/>}}
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|reception    =
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|owlboy|88}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|3270/owlboy|88}}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|owlboy|89}}
 +
|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            | Real-time }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Side view, Scrolling }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | Direct control }}
 +
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | Platform, Adventure }}
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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        | Pixel art }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 115800
 
|steam appid  = 115800
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|steam appid side  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1159880091
 
|gogcom id    = 1159880091
 
|gogcom id side = 1470685745, 1588437651
 
|gogcom id side = 1470685745, 1588437651
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|official site= http://owlboygame.com/
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|hltb        = 26278
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
|mobygames    = owlboy
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|mobygames    = 81173
 
|wikipedia    = Owlboy
 
|wikipedia    = Owlboy
 
|winehq      = 18002
 
|winehq      = 18002
 
|license      = commercial
 
|license      = commercial
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}}
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 +
{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
 +
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|release history  =
 +
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|current state    =
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [http://owlboygame.com/ Official site]
 
 
{{GOG.com links|1159880091|owlboy}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1159880091|owlboy}}
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/115800/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
 
{{mm}} [https://steamcommunity.com/app/115800/discussions/ Steam Community Discussions]
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\Owlboy\Config\}}
 
{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\Owlboy\Config\}}
{{Game data/config|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Owlboy/Config/}}
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{{Game data/config|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Owlboy/Config/}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgconfighome}}/Owlboy/}}
 
{{Game data/config|Linux|{{P|xdgconfighome}}/Owlboy/}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\Owlboy\Saves\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|userprofile}}\Saved Games\Owlboy\Saves\}}
{{Game data/saves|OS X|~/Library/Application Support/Owlboy/Saves/}}
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{{Game data/saves|OS X|{{p|osxhome}}/Library/Application Support/Owlboy/Saves/}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/Owlboy/Saves/}}
 
{{Game data/saves|Linux|{{P|xdgdatahome}}/Owlboy/Saves/}}
 
}}
 
}}
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===[[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
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             = true
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|gog galaxy               = true
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           = true
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|steam cloud               = true
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
 
{{Image|Owlboy - Graphics.png|Graphics settings.}}
 
{{Image|Owlboy - Graphics.png|Graphics settings.}}
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
 
|widescreen resolution      = true
|widescreen resolution notes= Fullscreen uses desktop resolution. Rendering resolution is 640x360. Uses bilinear filtering to stretch to any non-integer scaled resolution, like 2736x1824. 16:10 aspect ratio is fine when using the Letterboxing option.
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|widescreen resolution notes= Fullscreen uses desktop resolution. Rendering resolution is 640x360. Uses bilinear filtering to {{term|stretch}} to any non-{{term|integer scaled}} resolution, like 2736x1824. 16:10 aspect ratio is fine when using the {{term|Letterboxing}} option.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
|ultrawidescreen notes      = Stretched from 16:9.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/115800/discussions/1/312265782625625721/ Fullscreen on Ultrawide displays :: Owlboy Bugs & Feedback]</ref>
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|ultrawidescreen notes      = {{term|Stretched}} from 16:9.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/115800/discussions/1/312265782625625721/|title=Fullscreen on Ultrawide displays :: Owlboy Bugs & Feedback|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
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|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            = 1280x720 only. Toggle with {{key|F11}}. Cursor can be locked inside window.
 
|windowed notes            = 1280x720 only. Toggle with {{key|F11}}. Cursor can be locked inside window.
|borderless windowed        = hackable
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|borderless windowed        = false
|borderless windowed notes  = Use [[Glossary:Borderless fullscreen windowed#Borderless Gaming|Borderless Gaming]].
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|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
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|60 fps notes              =  
 
|60 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps                    = false
 
|120 fps                    = false
|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 61 FPS.<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/app/115800/discussions/0/350540974004719100/ unlocked framerate? :: Owlboy General Discussions]</ref>
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|120 fps notes              = Frame rate is capped at 61 FPS.<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/115800/discussions/0/350540974004719100/|title=unlocked framerate? :: Owlboy General Discussions|date=May 2023}}</ref>
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr                        = unknown
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
 
{{Image|Owlboy - General.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Owlboy - General.png|General settings.}}
 
{{Image|Owlboy - Keyboard.png|Keyboard rebinding.}}
 
{{Image|Owlboy - Keyboard.png|Keyboard rebinding.}}
 
{{Image|Owlboy - Controller.png|Controller settings.}}
 
{{Image|Owlboy - Controller.png|Controller settings.}}
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
|key remap notes          = Single key per action.
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|key remap notes          = Single key per action. In-game button prompts do not conform with custom control settings, instead only ever showing the default controls.  
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
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|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|controller support        = true
 
|controller support        = true
|controller support notes  = XInput only on Windows.<ref name="issues">[https://steamcommunity.com/app/115800/discussions/0/312265782625779563/ Known Issues :: Owlboy General Discussions]</ref> Use XInput wrapper or "fnatest" beta.
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|controller support notes  =  
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller          = true
 
|full controller notes    =  
 
|full controller notes    =  
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|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xinput controllers notes  =  
 
|xbox prompts              = true
 
|xbox prompts              = true
|xbox prompts notes        = Linux/macOS support prompt autodetection, with Windows option to change between prompts manually.
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|xbox prompts notes        =  
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers          = unknown
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|impulse triggers notes    =  
 
|dualshock 4              = true
 
|dualshock 4              = true
|dualshock 4 notes        = For Windows use XInput wrapper or "fnatest" beta.
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|dualshock 4 notes        =  
 
|dualshock prompts        = true
 
|dualshock prompts        = true
|dualshock prompts notes  = Linux/macOS support prompt autodetection, with Windows option to change between prompts manually.
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|dualshock prompts notes  =  
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support        = unknown
 
|light bar support notes  =  
 
|light bar support notes  =  
|dualshock 4 modes        = unknown
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|dualshock 4 modes        = USB
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|dualshock 4 modes notes  =  
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
 
|tracked motion controllers= unknown
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|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|tracked motion prompts notes =  
 
|other controllers        = true
 
|other controllers        = true
|other controllers notes  = For Windows use XInput wrapper or "fnatest" beta.
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|other controllers notes  =  
|other button prompts      = Xbox, DualShock
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|other button prompts      = unknown
|other button prompts notes= Linux/macOS support prompt autodetection, with Windows option to change between prompts manually.
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|other button prompts notes=  
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug        = true
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
 
|controller hotplug notes  =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|Owlboy - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
 
{{Image|Owlboy - Audio.png|Audio settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, music and sound.
 
|separate volume notes    = Master, music and sound.
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
|language  = Portuguese
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|language  = Brazilian Portuguese
 
|interface = true
 
|interface = true
 
|audio    = n/a
 
|audio    = n/a
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 32-bit exe    = true
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
 
|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = unknown
 
|windows exe notes      =  
 
|windows exe notes      =  
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = false
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = true
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
 
|linux 64-bit executable= true
 
|linux 64-bit executable= true
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|linux arm app          = false
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
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|OSfamily = Windows
 
|OSfamily = Windows
  
|minOS    = Vista
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|minOS    = Vista, 7, 8, 10
 
|minCPU  = Dual Core
 
|minCPU  = Dual Core
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minRAM  = 1 GB
 
|minHD    = 600 MB
 
|minHD    = 600 MB
 
|minGPU  =  
 
|minGPU  =  
|minDX    = 9.0
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|minDX    = 10
 
|minSM    = 3.0
 
|minSM    = 3.0
  
|recOS    = 7, 8, 10
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|recOS    =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recCPU  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
 
|recRAM  =  
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|minOGLn  = 2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable
 
|minOGLn  = 2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable
 
|minOGL  = 3.0
 
|minOGL  = 3.0
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|recOS    = Latest
 
}}
 
}}
  
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|OSfamily = Linux
 
|OSfamily = Linux
  
|minOS    = glibc 2.15+. S3TC support is NOT required
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|minOS    = glibc 2.15+
 
|minCPU  = Dual Core
 
|minCPU  = Dual Core
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB
 
|minRAM  = 2 GB

Latest revision as of 14:58, 26 December 2023

Owlboy
Owlboy cover
Developers
D-Pad Studio
macOS (OS X) Ethan Lee
Linux Ethan Lee
Publishers
Retail IndieBox
Engines
FNA
Windows (formerly) XNA[1]
Release dates
Windows November 1, 2016[2]
macOS (OS X) January 26, 2017[3]
Linux January 26, 2017[3]
Reception
Metacritic 88
OpenCritic 88
IGDB 89
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Side view, Scrolling
Controls Direct control
Genres Platform, Adventure
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Fantasy
Owlboy on HowLongToBeat
Owlboy on IGDB
Owlboy on MobyGames
Owlboy on Wikipedia

Owlboy is a singleplayer side view and scrolling platform and adventure game.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM details are not known
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Humble Store
DRM-free
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

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

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Owlboy\Saves\
macOS (OS X) $HOME/Library/Application Support/Owlboy/Saves/
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/Owlboy/Saves/
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics settings.
Graphics settings.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Fullscreen uses desktop resolution. Rendering resolution is 640x360. Uses bilinear filtering to stretch to any non-integer scaled resolution, like 2736x1824. 16:10 aspect ratio is fine when using the Letterboxing option.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Stretched from 16:9.[4]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
1280x720 only. Toggle with F11. Cursor can be locked inside window.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS
Frame rate is capped at 61 FPS.[5]
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

General settings.
General settings.
Keyboard rebinding.
Keyboard rebinding.
Controller settings.
Controller settings.

Audio

Audio settings.
Audio settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Master, music and sound.
Surround sound
Subtitles
All speech is text-based.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 3.0 2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable.
Shader Model support 3.0 (HLSL), 1.20 (GLSL)
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 1 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 10 compatible
Shader model 3.0 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.7.5
Processor (CPU) Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.0 compatible 2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable
A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) glibc 2.15+
Processor (CPU) Dual Core
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 600 MB
Video card (GPU) OpenGL 3.0 compatible 2.1 with ARB extensions acceptable


References