The Turing Test

The Turing Test

Developers
	Bulkhead Interactive
Publishers
	Square Enix
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	August 30, 2016
Reception
Metacritic	74
OpenCritic	77
IGDB	76
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Puzzle
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Sci-fi

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website		US region
Publisher website		EU region
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Microsoft Store
Steam

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Upgrade Pack

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Delete or rename movie files
Go to <path-to-game>\TheTuringTest\Content\Movies\ Delete or rename Default_Startup.mp4.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\VenusPrototype\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Microsoft Store
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/499520/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\TheTuringTest\savedata.sav
Microsoft Store	%LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\BulkheadInteractive.TheTuringTest_es3fzbrr4bc5r\SystemAppData\wgs
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/499520/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

General settings.

Graphics settings.

Graphics feature	State	WSGF	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor			Game is Vert- which causes the game to be unplayable on multi-monitor setups. See Multi-monitor.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Between 60° and 120°
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS. See High frame rate.
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Multi-monitor

Instructions[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location Edit Engine.ini. Add the following lines. [/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer] AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV Set the FOV in-game to a lower value, e.g. 60 for the equivalent of 90.

High frame rate

Increase frame rate cap in BaseEngine.ini
Go to <path-to-game>\Engine\Config\. Open BaseEngine.ini. Search for a line starting with SmoothedFrameRateRange in the [/Script/Engine.Engine] section. Edit the line SmoothedFrameRateRange=(LowerBound=(Type="ERangeBoundTypes::Inclusive",Value=XX),UpperBound=(Type="ERangeBoundTypes::Inclusive",Value=YY)) by changing YY to the desired frame rate limit. Save the changes.

Increase frame rate cap with a console command
Start the game and open the console by pressing ~. Type t.maxfps 144 or any desired number. Save the changes by pressing ↵ Enter. Repeat each time after launching the game.

Chromatic aberration

Disable chromatic aberration[citation needed]
Go to the configuration file(s) location. Open Engine.ini. Add the following lines. [/Script/Engine.RendererSettings] r.SceneColorFringe.Max=0

Input

Keyboard settings.

Controller settings.

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Single button per action. Control prompts show the default keys even after they have been remapped. LeftArrow and RightArrow are hardbound to turn left and turn right.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Reverses not only mouse view, but also interactions, making the controls inconsistent
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Shared with mouse setting.
Controller Y-axis inversion		Shared with mouse setting.

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Digital movement supported
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Rapidly changes button prompts.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts

Audio

Audio settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, music, sound and effects.
Surround sound
Subtitles		No subtitles for audio logs.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost		Pauses on lost focus.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Traditional Chinese				Fan translation, download.
French				Fan translation, download.
German				Fan translation, download. Only the prologue and chapters 1-4 are translated.
Italian				Fan translation, download.
Portuguese				Fan translation by David Pires, download
Brazilian Portuguese				Translation.
Russian				Fan translation by «Prometheus Project»
Spanish				Fan translation by Clan Dlan, download.

VR support

3D modes	State	Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision		See Helix Mod: The Turing Test.
vorpX		G3D, Z3D, DirectVR Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list.

Issues fixed

Game does not launch after UE4 Prerequisites (x64) fail to install

If you already have the prerequisites installed, the first time setup can erroneously prompt you to uninstall them.

Skip to step 3 if Steam is not running the first time setup.

Instructions
If you haven't already, run the game and its first time setup. Uninstall UE4 Prerequisites (x64) when prompted. The game should fail to launch here. Exit Steam. Go to <path-to-game>\Redist\. Run and install UE4PRereqSetup_x64.exe. It should say "Install" and not "Uninstall". Restart Steam.

SteamVR starts despite the game not using HMD devices

Generic Unreal Engine 4 solution does not work.

Modify configuration file
Go to <path-to-game>\Engine\Plugins\Runtime\Steam\SteamVR\. Open the SteamVR.uplugin file with Notepad or other text editor. Using the Find function (Ctrl+F), search for "EnabledByDefault". There will be exactly one entry. Change its value from true to false. Save the file.

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11, 12

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400	Intel Core i7-920 AMD A8-3870K
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 ATI Radeon HD 5770 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 AMD Radeon R9 280

A 64-bit operating system is required.