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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Screen 7}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Screen 7}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio}}
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Adventure Game Studio|ref=<ref name="engineversion">{{Refcheck|user=Mastan|date=2022-05-15}}</ref>|build=3.4.1.11}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 20, 2014}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|March 20, 2014}}
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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             = false
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|gog galaxy               = false
|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           = false
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|steam cloud               = false
|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|The Samaritan Paradox - launcher settings.png|Launcher settings (<code>winsetup.exe</code>).}}
 
{{Image|The Samaritan Paradox - launcher settings.png|Launcher settings (<code>winsetup.exe</code>).}}
{{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=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= 320x200 (16:10) {{term|static aspect}}, {{term|stretched}} or {{term|pixel-perfect}} depending on settings.
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen            = false
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
 
|ultrawidescreen notes      =  
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|4k ultra hd                = false
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|4k ultra hd notes          = Resolution can be set, but will have black borders ('''Stretch, preserving aspect ratio''' setting), or be stretched ('''Fill whole screen''' setting).
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed                  = true
 
|windowed notes            = Set in launcher (<code>winsetup.exe</code>).
 
|windowed notes            = Set in launcher (<code>winsetup.exe</code>).
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing              = n/a
|antialiasing notes        = Setting affects output resolution.
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|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync                      = true
 
|vsync notes                = Set in launcher (<code>winsetup.exe</code>).
 
|vsync notes                = Set in launcher (<code>winsetup.exe</code>).
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap                = false
 
|key remap notes          =  
 
|key remap notes          =  
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
 
|mouse sensitivity        = true
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
 
{{Image|The Samaritan Paradox - in-game settings.png|In-game settings.}}
 
{{Image|The Samaritan Paradox - in-game settings.png|In-game settings.}}
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume          = true
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound Effects
 
|separate volume notes    = Music, Sound Effects
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|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = unknown
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|royalty free audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = Italian
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  |language  = German
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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}}
 
}}
 
{{L10n/switch
 
{{L10n/switch
  |language  = German
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  |language  = Italian
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
 
  |audio    = false
 
  |audio    = false
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|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d versions      = 9
 
|direct3d notes        =  
 
|direct3d notes        =  
|directdraw versions    =  
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|directdraw versions    = true
|directdraw notes      =  
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|directdraw notes      = Named '''Software renderer''' in settings.
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|wing                  =
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|wing notes            =  
 
|opengl versions        = true
 
|opengl versions        = true
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|opengl notes          =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide versions        =  
 
|glide notes            =  
 
|glide notes            =  
|software mode          = true
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|software mode          =  
 
|software mode notes    =  
 
|software mode notes    =  
 
|mantle support        =  
 
|mantle support        =  
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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  =  
 
|mac os x powerpc app  =  
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
 
|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
 
|macos app notes        =  
 
|macos app notes        =  
|linux 32-bit executable= unknown
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|linux powerpc app      = unknown
|linux 64-bit executable= unknown
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|linux 32-bit executable= true
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|linux 64-bit executable= true
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|linux arm app          = unknown
 
|linux executable notes =  
 
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}}
 
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Latest revision as of 08:27, 21 March 2023

The Samaritan Paradox
The Samaritan Paradox cover
Developers
Faravid Interactive
Publishers
Screen 7
Engines
Adventure Game Studio[Note 1]
Release dates
Windows March 20, 2014
Linux March 20, 2014
Reception
Metacritic 75
Taxonomy
Microtransactions None
Modes Singleplayer
Perspectives Flip screen, Side view
Controls Point and select
Genres Adventure
Art styles Pixel art
Themes Contemporary
The Samaritan Paradox on HowLongToBeat
The Samaritan Paradox on IGDB
The Samaritan Paradox on MobyGames

General information

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

Availability

Steam version of the game has native Linux build which works, but this build is outdated and no longer supported. Developers advise to use Windows version via Proton.[2]
Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
Steam
Icon overlay.png
Windows

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\The Samaritan Paradox\acsetup.cfg
Linux <Steam-folder>/steamapps/common/TheSamaritanParadox/data/acsetup.cfg
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283180/pfx/[Note 2]
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\The Samaritan Paradox\agssave.*
Linux $XDG_DATA_HOME/ags/The Samaritan Paradox/aggsave.*
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/283180/pfx/[Note 2]
This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Launcher settings (winsetup.exe).
Launcher settings (winsetup.exe).

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
320x200 (16:10) static aspect, stretched or pixel-perfect depending on settings.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Resolution can be set, but will have black borders (Stretch, preserving aspect ratio setting), or be stretched (Fill whole screen setting).
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Set in launcher (winsetup.exe).
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Set in launcher (winsetup.exe).
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
Frame rate is locked to 40 FPS.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Set in launcher (winsetup.exe).
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

In-game settings.
In-game settings.

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Music, Sound Effects
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Only several important actions have closed captioning.
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
DirectDraw
Named Software renderer in settings.
OpenGL
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 500 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9.0 compatible
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Debian 7
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM) 500 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB


Notes

  1. Adventure Game Studio engine build: 3.4.1.11[1]
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References