Song of Horror

Song of Horror is a singleplayer cinematic camera adventure and survival horror game.

Key points

Headphones and a controller are recommended for a more immersive experience.

General information

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store		Complete Edition.
GamersGate		Complete Edition.
		Complete Edition.
GOG.com		Complete Edition.
Green Man Gaming		Complete Edition.
Steam		Complete Edition.

Version differences

The Complete Edition includes all five episodes.

Monetization

Type	Notes
DLC	Additional game content.
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	Game does not contain microtransactions.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Complete Nightmare Season Pass
Episode 2	Eerily Quiet
Episode 3	A Twisted Trail
Episode 4	The Last Concert
Episode 5	The Horror and The Song

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Replace LogosInicio.mp4 with dummy mp4 file^[2]
Go to `<path-to-game>\SongOfHorror\Content\Movies\`. Delete or rename the existing file `LogosInicio.mp4`. Download the dummy file `LogosInicio.mp4` from here. Place the downloaded file in `<path-to-game>\SongOfHorror\Content\Movies\`.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SongOfHorror\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1096570/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%LOCALAPPDATA%\SongOfHorror\Saved\SaveGames\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1096570/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud		Stores up to 105 MB of files.

Video

Video settings.

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution		16:9 anamorphic.^[3]
Multi-monitor		16:9 anamorphic.^[4]
Ultra-widescreen		16:9 anamorphic.^[5]^[6]
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Used in place of exclusive fullscreen.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with Effects quality.^[7]
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS
120+ FPS		Frame rate is capped at 62 FPS by default. To uncap, open c:\Users\ ... \AppData\Local\SongOfHorror\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini , then find FrameRateLimit=0.000000 and place desired value, for example FrameRateLimit=117.000000
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.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Controller sensitivity
Controller Y-axis inversion

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

PlayStation controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers

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

Audio

Audio settings.

Game settings.

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		General, Voice, Music
Surround sound		5.1^[8]
Subtitles		Text size is adjustable.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost

Localizations

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

Issues fixed

Crash on startup (AMD GPUs)

Update AMD graphics drivers^[9]

Crash on startup (Intel 10th gen CPU or newer)

Apply the workaround until the issue is resolved^[10]

Press WinKey+R to open the Run window
Type in and enter SystemPropertiesAdvanced.
Click on Environment Variables.
In System Variables, click on New.
Enter the following:

 - Variable Name: OPENSSL_ia32cap
 - Variable Value: ~0x20000000

Selected resolution does not persist

Enable the following compatibility setting for `SongOfHorror.exe`:^[11]
`Disable display scaling on high DPI settings`

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX
Audio	OGG Vorbis

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8	10
Processor (CPU)	2.6 GHz	3.0 GHz
System memory (RAM)	8 GB	12 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	25 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon HD 7950 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 AMD Radeon RX 580

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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>/1096570/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1096570) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Song of Horror Windows, XONE, PS4 game - Indie DB - last accessed on 2020-05-07
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-07
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
Tested at 2560x1600 resolution.
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
Tested at 2560x480 custom resolution.
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.
↑ Song of Horror does not support Ultrawide Resolutions - last accessed on 2020-06-02
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-09
r.maxanisotropy gets set from 0 to 8 depending on the setting, as seen in the console.
↑ Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
Tested with Special K.
↑ If your game crashed at launch and you use an AMD card, please read this :: SONG OF HORROR General Discussions - last accessed on 2020-05-09
"AMD has already released compatible drivers (20.1.2), so please make sure you update them."
↑ Game crash on Intel 10th gen CPU or newer - last accessed on 2016-04-15
↑ How to fix Resolution Not Sticking :: SONG OF HORROR General Discussions - last accessed on 2020-05-09

[Proton_path_note-3] 1.0 ^1.1 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>/1096570/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1096570) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[1] Song of Horror Windows, XONE, PS4 game - Indie DB - last accessed on 2020-05-07

[baronsmoki_refcheck-2] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-07

[4] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
Tested at 2560x1600 resolution.

[5] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
Tested at 2560x480 custom resolution.

[6] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
Tested at 2560x1080 custom resolution.

[7] Song of Horror does not support Ultrawide Resolutions - last accessed on 2020-06-02

[8] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-09
r.maxanisotropy gets set from 0 to 8 depending on the setting, as seen in the console.

[9] Verified by User:Baronsmoki on 2020-05-08
Tested with Special K.

[10] If your game crashed at launch and you use an AMD card, please read this :: SONG OF HORROR General Discussions - last accessed on 2020-05-09
"AMD has already released compatible drivers (20.1.2), so please make sure you update them."

[11] Game crash on Intel 10th gen CPU or newer - last accessed on 2016-04-15

[12] How to fix Resolution Not Sticking :: SONG OF HORROR General Discussions - last accessed on 2020-05-09

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Developers

	Protocol Games
Publishers
	Raiser Games
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^[1]
Release dates
Windows	October 31, 2019
Reception
Metacritic	74
OpenCritic	71
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase, DLC
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Perspectives	Cinematic camera
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Adventure, Survival horror
Art styles	Realistic
Themes	Contemporary, Horror