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PULSAR: Lost Colony is a singleplayer and multiplayer first-person simulation game.

General information

Offical Forum

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Official website		Purchase via Humble Widget.
Humble Store
Steam

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Saves\^{[Note 2]}
macOS (OS X)
Linux	<path-to-game>\Saves\

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		60 - 110
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen toggle/checkbox only.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)		SMAA only.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unity page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity		Separate sliders for on foot, turret and piloting.
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Separate checkbox for on foot, turret and piloting.
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		Menu and dialogue selection still requires using a cursor.
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Tracked motion controllers
Button/gesture prompts

Generic/other controllers		Supports HOTAS.
Button prompts

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)		Only for Steam Controller.
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Music, SFX, Voice Chat
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Fan-made translations are available in the Steam Workshop as mods. It can be acceded through game menu.

Fan-made translations may not be complete, or be faithful to the original language.

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese				Fan translation
Catalan				Fan translation
French				Fan translation
German				Fan translation
Korean				Fan translation
Portuguese				Fan translation
Brazilian Portuguese				Fan translation
Russian				Fan translation
Spanish				Fan translation

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play	5	Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP

VR support

Headsets	State	Notes
SteamVR
Oculus VR (LibOVR)
Windows Mixed Reality
OSVR

Devices
Tracked motion controllers		See Input for details.
Traditional controller		See Input for details.
Keyboard/Mouse

Play area
Seated
Standing
Room-scale

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Wwise, Dear Reality
Input	OpenVR
Multiplayer	Steamworks, Teamspeak

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP SP3	10
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual Core	2.8 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 5000 DirectX 11 compatible Shader model 3 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
Other		Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

macOS (OS X)
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	10.7	10.10
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual Core	2.8 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 5000 Shader model 3 support	Dedicated 1 GB of VRAM
Other		Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Linux
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU)	2.0 GHz Dual Core	2.8 GHz Quad Core
System memory (RAM)	4 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Intel HD Graphics 5000 Shader model 3 support	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060
Other		Broadband Internet connection

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 2019.4.13f1^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 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).

References

↑ Verified by User:Dave247 on 2021-06-23

[2] Unity engine build: 2019.4.13f1^[1]

[gamedir-3] 2.0 ^2.1 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).

[engineversion-1] Verified by User:Dave247 on 2021-06-23

[Note 1]

[Note 2]

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Developers

	Leafy Games
Engines
	Unity 2019^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	June 22, 2021
macOS (OS X)	June 22, 2021
Linux	June 22, 2021
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Simulation
Vehicles	Space flight
Themes	Space