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Anomaly 2

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Anomaly 2
Anomaly 2 cover
Developers
11 bit studios
Engines
Liquid
Release dates
Windows May 15, 2013
macOS (OS X) May 15, 2013
Linux May 15, 2013
Reception
Metacritic 77
OpenCritic 74
IGDB 79
Taxonomy
Monetization One-time game purchase
Modes Multiplayer
Series Anomaly
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Anomaly 2 on IGDB
Anomaly 2 on MobyGames
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.

Key points

The game features several progression-breaking bugs on Linux, making it entirely impossible to finish.

General information

Official forums
GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page
Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
GamersGate
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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
Also includes Android version
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Mac App Store (unavailable)
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OS X only.
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\11bitstudios\Anomaly 2\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.Anomaly 2/
This game does not follow the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.

Save game data location

System Location
Windows %APPDATA%\11bitstudios\Anomaly 2\
macOS (OS X)
Linux $HOME/.Anomaly 2/
Steam <Steam-folder>/userdata/<user-id>/236730/remote/

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings.
Video settings.

Graphics feature State WSGF Notes
Widescreen resolution
Resolution selection is problematic but the window is fully resizeable.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Maximum resolution is limited by desktop resolution - if you want to play in 4K you must set 4K resolution on your desktop.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Can't be disabled.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
See Run the game at screen refresh rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.

Input

Input settings.
Input settings.

Audio

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

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Polish
Russian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
LAN play
Online play
2

Connection types

VR support

3D modes State Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
See Helix Mod: Anomaly 2.

Issues unresolved

Game freezes during loading (Linux)

The game freezes during mission loading, making certain missions impossible to start.[1][2][3]

Issues fixed

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. Manual local installation may work better.
  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\Anomaly 2.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
macOS (OS X)
This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later.
Linux

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) XP SP3, Vista
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9600 GS
AMD Radeon HD 4000
512 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Shader model 3 support
macOS (OS X)
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10.6
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9600 GS
AMD Radeon HD 4000
512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3 support
Linux
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Processor (CPU) Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 3 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce 9600 GS
AMD Radeon HD 4000
512 MB of VRAM
Shader model 3 support


References