Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time

Little Witch Academia
Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time	2018
Little Witch Academia: VR Broom Racing	2021

IMPORTANT: Audio bit depth and sample rate must be 16 bit, 48000 Hz or lower for this game to launch!!!

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Steam
Publisher website (unavailable)
Amazon.com (unavailable)
(unavailable)
Green Man Gaming (unavailable)
Humble Store (unavailable)

All versions require Steam DRM.

Game data

General settings.

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\LWA.cfg^{[Note 2]}
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/710470/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment\Little Witch Academia\14608\Save\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/710470/pfx/^{[Note 3]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Video settings (1/2).

Video settings (2/2).

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD		If 3840x2160 does not appear as an option in-game, set the desktop resolution to 3840x2160 or higher before launching the game.
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen option is a borderless by default, exclusive available through the parameter -window-mode exclusive launch
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		On/Off toggle.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		Up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Capped at 60fps.^[2]
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

Input settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		^[2]
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus		Mouse buttons are supported, but no mouse cursor.^[2]
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support		^[2]
Full controller support		^[2]
Controller remapping		^[2]
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers		^[2]
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers
PlayStation button prompts		(Tested with DS4Windows only, Go to profile > edit > other and change the controller option to Dualshock 4 not Xbox 360.)
Light bar support
Adaptive trigger support
DualSense haptic feedback support
Connection modes

Generic/other controllers

Additional information
Controller hotplugging		^[2]
Haptic feedback		^[2]
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		^[2]

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound		Stereo only. Audio bit depth and sample rate must be 16 bit, 48000 Hz or lower for this game to launch!!!^[3]
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		^[4]
Royalty free audio		Licensed OST

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	3	Co-op, Versus
LAN play
Online play	3	Co-op, Versus

Connection types

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

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11
Shader Model support	5

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows			Despite the requirements saying that a 64-bit system is required, the game only has a 32-bit executable.^[1]

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Audio	Criware
Cutscenes	Criware
Multiplayer	Steamworks

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 10, 11
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-4160 3.60 GHz	Intel Core i5-4690 3.50 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	12 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060

Notes

↑ Unity engine build: 5.6.2p4^[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).
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/710470/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (710470) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2019-07-30
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 ^2.9 Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-06-04
↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-08-15
Tested with Orban Loudness Meter and a Soulion Tracer 30, which reports as a 7.1 audio device using virtual surround sound mode.
↑ Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-08-15

[2] Unity engine build: 5.6.2p4^[1]

[gamedir-3] 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).

[Proton_path_note-4] 3.0 ^3.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/710470/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (710470) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[engineversion-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2019-07-30

[ReferenceA-5] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 ^2.8 ^2.9 Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-06-04

[6] Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-08-15
Tested with Orban Loudness Meter and a Soulion Tracer 30, which reports as a 7.1 audio device using virtual surround sound mode.

[7] Verified by User:Ptolemy on 2020-08-15

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[Note 3]

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Developers

	A+ Games
Publishers
	Bandai Namco Entertainment
Engines
	Unity 5^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	May 15, 2018
Reception
OpenCritic	59
IGDB	46
Taxonomy
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer, Multiplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	Side view, Scrolling
Controls	Direct control
Genres	ARPG, Adventure
Art styles	Anime
Themes	Fantasy
Series	Little Witch Academia